Igal Naor


Igal Naor is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.

Biography

Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from History of [the Jews in Iraq|Iraq]. He has appeared in the American films Munich, Green Zone and Rendition. Naor portrayed Saddam Hussein in the four-episode House of Saddam television docudrama from BBC and HBO, in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of Homeland, he portrays General Youssef, a high-ranking Syrian military officer whom the CIA wants to install in place of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He also appeared in the Netflix series, Fauda.

Selected filmography

Deadline – AntoineThe Seventh Coin – GrocerThe Mummy Lives – Egyptology OfficialSaint Clara – Headmaster TissonaHa-Dybbuk B'sde Hatapuchim Hakdoshim – SenderMiss Entebbe – AvramBonjour Monsieur Shlomi – Headmaster AvihuMunichMahmoud HamshariDjihad! – Colonel Walid Rendition – Abasi FawalHouse of SaddamSaddam HusseinA House Divided – AhmedOccupation – Dr. Sadiq AlasadiGreen Zone – General Mohammed Al RawiThe Infidel – Arshad El-MasriI Am Slave – SaidDead Europe – SydThe [Grass Crown (film)|The Grass Crown] Sinbad – EmirFarewell Baghdad – SalmanAmbassadors – President KarzakThe Honourable Woman – Shlomo Zahary300: Rise of an Empire – King Darius ISuicide – MukiHomeland – General YoussefFalse Flag – Gavriel "Gabi" SilverThe Women's Balcony – ZionThe Promise – MesrobRiviera – Jakob NegrescuStratton – Tariq AlawiMaktub – TzafufDamascus Cover – General FuadThe Unorthodox – Rabbi Ovadia YosefOn the Ropes – Sami Al-AmirOslo – Joel SingerLegend of DestructionJohn of GiscalaWendell & Wild – ManbergHighway 65Nissim Kugel - Rabbi Vermout