Makram Khoury
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![]() Makram Khoury in the movie Petah Tikva By Tom Shoval. | |
Born | Makram Jamil Khoury 30 May 1945 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1970–present |
Spouse |
Makram Jamil Khoury (Arabic: مكرم خوري, Hebrew: מכרם כורי) is a Palestinian born Arab-Israeli actor, born 30 May 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest civic honor in Israel.
Makram is active in films,[1] on the stage, and on television.
Life
Makram J. Khoury was born in 1945, into a Palestinian-Christian family, in the al-Sheikh Jarrah section of Jerusalem to his father, who was a judge, and his mother, a teacher. The Khoury family fled to Lebanon during 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A year later, they returned to what had become the new State of Israel. The family took up residence in the port city of Acre, near Haifa. Educated there and in the nearby village of Kufr Yasif, Khoury finished high school in 1963. He then entered the Hebrew University of Jerusalem but later dropped out and pursued a career as an actor.
Khoury trained in Israel and from 1970 to 1973 he studied for three years at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, England. He later became involved with the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv and the Haifa Municipal Theater, continuing as a member of the latter for twenty years.
Makram has recently returned to Haifa following a year-long tour playing Tierno Bokar in Peter Brook's 11 and 12.[2]
Family
His eldest daughter, Clara Khoury, is a rising actress in Israel, having recently appeared in three films that garnered international attention: Rana’s Wedding (2002), The Syrian Bride (she played the daughter of the character played by Makram) (2004) and Lipstikka (2011). His son Jameel Khoury is also an actor, and appeared in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies (2008).
Filmography
Actor
- 1979: Imi Hageneralit (by Joel Silberg)
- 1982: Mitahat La'af (by Jacob Goldwasser) - Detective chief inspector Ben-Shooshan
- 1983: Michel Ezra Safra U'vanav (TV Mini-Series, by Nissim Dayan) - Michel
- 1984: Kasach (by Haim Gil)
- 1985: Gesher Tzar Me'od (by Nissim Dayan)
- 1986: Hiuch HaGdi (by Shimon Dotan) - Col. Moshe Katzman
- 1987: Wedding in Galilee - The governor
- 1989: Esh Tzolevet (by Gideon Ganani) - Anton
- 1990: Torn Apart - Mahmoud Malek
- 1990: Le Cantique des Pierres (by Michel Khleifi)
- 1992: Lahav Hatzui (by Amos Kollek) - Ahmed Shafik
- 1994: Les Patriotes (by Eric Rochant) - Barak
- 1995: The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels (by Michel Khleifi) - Abu Iman
- 1997: Shvil Hahalav (by Ali Nasser) - Mukhtar
- 2001: The Body (by Jonas McCord) - Nasir Hamid
- 2003: Ha-Mangalistim (by Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni, David Ofek) - Ezra
- 2004: The Syrian Bride (by Eran Riklis) - Hammed
- 2005: Free Zone (by Amos Gitai) - Samir aka "The American"
- 2005: Munich (by Steven Spielberg) - Wael Zwaiter
- 2006: Forgiveness (by Udi Aloni) - Dr. Isaac Shemesh
- 2006: Djihad! (TV Movie) - Médecin hôpital
- 2008: Etz Limon (by Eran Riklis) - Abu Kamal
- 2009: Italians (by Giovanni Veronesi) - Hamed (first segment)
- 2009: Carmel
- 2010: Miral (by Julian Schnabel) - Governor Khatib
- 2012: The Inheritance (by Hiam Abbass) - Abu Majd
- 2013: Complicit (TV Movie, by Niall MacCormick) - Colonel Hazem Ashraf
- 2013: Farewell Baghdad - Nouri El Saeed
- 2013: Sukaryot - Salach
- 2013: The Physician - Imam
- 2014: Magic Men - Avraham Kofinas
- 2014: Desert Dancer (by Richard Raymond) - Mehdi
- 2014: The Cut - Omar Nasreddin
- 2014: Atlit - Mafous
- 2015: A Tale of Love and Darkness (by Natalie Portman) - Al Hilwani
- 2015: Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merchant of Venice - Shylock
- 2015: Wounded Land
- 2015: Abulele - Hani
- 2016: Everything is Broken up and Dances - Shlomi
- 2017: Unlocked - Yazid Khaleel
- 2017: Wajib
- 2018: The Tower
- 2018: Le'at Yoter - Voice Over
- 2019: Spider in the Web - Nader
- 2020: Messiah (TV Series) - Mullah Umar
Theater
Actor
- 2010 : Tierno Bokar in11 and 12 director by Peter Brook
- 2015 : Shylock in the RSC production of The Merchant of Venice
Television
Actor
- 2006 : House of Saddam - HBO
- 2004 : The West Wing episode The Birnam Wood[3] as Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad created by Aaron Sorkin
- 2014 : Zaguri Imperia
- 2015 : Homeland
Awards
- 1987 : Khoury was awarded the Israel Prize for acting.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Makram Khoury IMDB (1945-)". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Strolling Players review". strollingplayers.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "The West Wing" The Birnam Wood (TV Episode 2004), retrieved 2018-04-01
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)". Retrieved 2009-07-03.