Yosef Shiloach


Yosef Shiloach was an Israeli actor and voice actor.

Biography

Yosef Shiloach was born in Kurdistan. He immigrated to Israel at the age of 9.Shiloah was one of the first graduates of the Beit Zvi acting school.
In 1964, Shiloah 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 a voice actor, Shiloach dubbed Arik on Rechov Sumsum, which is the Israeli TV version of Sesame Street.

Death

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

Selected filmography