Yosef Shiloach


Yosef Shiloach 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 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