Jacques Cohen

Jacques Cohen

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1930-10-13
Deathday: 2016-12-01 (86 years old)

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Biography

Jacques Cohen (Hebrew: ז'אק כהן; October 13, 1930 – December 1, 2016) was an Israeli actor. Cohen, who was born in Alexandria, Egypt, moved to Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel) with his parents when he was just 5 years old. The family settled in Jerusalem, where Cohen became an actor during his 20s. Cohen first came to prominence with the amateur Circle Theater, in English, in Jerusalem, directed by Phillip Diskin. He played the lead in Jarry’s ‘Ubu Roi” for a year, 1965-1966. This was the first full length production to appear on the stage of the Tzavta Club in Tel-Aviv. He also performed the one-man play “Krapp’s Last Tape” by Samuel Beckett.

Cohen was best known for his starring role as Abu Rami, an Arab Israeli restaurant owner, on the sitcom HaMis'ada HaGdola, from 1985 until 1988. The show, which aired for three seasons, was created to appeal to both Jewish and non-Jewish television viewers in the surrounding region. Cohen, who was already an accomplished stage and television actor before HaMis'ada HaGdola, became so identified with his iconic role of Abu Rahmi that he later became a spokesperson for a major brand of hummus. Cohen spoke fluent Arabic and Hebrew, allowing him to play characters in both languages.Cohen spoke Hebrew without an accent. The dialogue for his best known role as restaurateur Abu Rahmi on HaMis'ada HaGdola was mostly in Arabic, but also required lines in Hebrew, as well as other languages, including Japanese and Yiddish.He played a Lebanese government minister in the 1986 American action film The Delta Force.During the 2000s, Cohen opened his own restaurant in his hometown of Bitzaron.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-10-13

Deathday
2016-12-01 (86 years old)

Birth Place
Alexandria, Egypt

Citizenships
Israel


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