Yosef Shiloach

Yosef Shiloach (; 9 July 1941 – 3 January 2011) was an Israeli actor.

Biography Yosef Shiloach was born in Kurdistan to a Mizrahi Jewish family. He immigrated to Israel at the age of nine. Shiloach was one of the first graduates of the Beit Zvi acting school.

In 1964, Shiloach appeared in his first film, Mishpachat Simchon. He went on to appear in many Israeli films, especially the Bourekas film genre which portrays the life of Sephardi Jews in an exaggerated comic manner. He often played parts of people of Persian descent. He also appeared in international films, such as I Love You Rosa, The House on Chelouche Street and Rambo III.

As an occasional voice actor, Shiloach provided the Hebrew voice of Arik (Ernie) on Rechov Sumsum, which is the Israeli TV version of Sesame Street.

Death Shiloach died in Tel Aviv on 3 January 2011, aged 69, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was survived by a wife and two daughters.

Selected filmography

(1968) - Captain Halil, Egyptian Army Margo Sheli (1969) - Hotel Manager Ha-Pritza Hagdola (1970) - Heikal (1970) Katz V'Carasso (1971) - Kadosh Carasso The Policeman (1971) - Amar I Love You Rosa (1972) - Eli Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz (1973) - Simcha Abu el Banat (1973) - Joseph Omri The House on Chelouche Street (1973) - Nissim Hagiga Le'enayim (1975) The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) Hagiga B'Snuker (1975) - Salvador Rosebud (1975) - Hacam Diamonds (1975) - Mustafa Mishpahat Tzan'ani (1976) - Ben Naim The Passover Plot (1976) - Zealot (uncredited) Street 60 (1976) - Himself (1977) Vengeance (1977) - Lupe Hatzilu Et HaMatzil (1977) Nisuin Nusah Tel Aviv (1979) - Avram Natziv Hamelech (1979) Jesus (1979) - Joseph Melech LeYom Ehad (1980) Kohav Hashahar (1980) - Uncle Sammy Sofo Shel Milton Levy (1981) Sapiches (1982) - Sgt.Shemesh / Ramirez Paradise (1982) - Ahmed Sababa (1983) - 1st Sgt. Shemesh Sahara (1983) - Halef Green (1984) The Ambassador (1984) - Shimon Ha-Doda Mi'Argentina (1984) Up Your Anchor (1985) - Georgiyan Ha-Shiga'on Hagadol (1986) - Jacuzzi Ha-Tov, HaRa, VeHaLo-Nora (1986) Alex Holeh Ahavah (1986) - Faruk Iron Eagle (1986) - Tower Official The Lion of Africa (1987) Rambo III (1988) - Khalid Tzamot (1989) Not Without My Daughter (1991) - Mohsen's Companion American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993) - Akmir Night Terrors (1993) - Pardy Hardy The Mummy Lives (1993) - Capt. Mahmoud Chain of Command (1994) - Azil Leylasede (1995) - Michael Nashim (1996) Ben (1997) Desperado Square (2001) - Yisrael 'the Indian' Yamim Shel Ahava (2005) - Yossef Dahan (final film role)