Makram J. Khoury
Acting
Biography
Makram J. Khoury is an Israeli Arab, born May 30, 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest civic honor in Israel. He is one of the most accomplished and well-known Israeli Arab actors.
Born: May 30, 1945
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Known For
Shred of Hope
Shred of Hope (2007) It is winter, Julian is heading to work, as always. On his face signs of trouble are noticeable, but maybe it isn't so, maybe it's nothing, just another ordinary day at work
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Wounded Land
Police officer Kobi Amar and his Region Commander Yehuda Neumann have been partners at the Haifa police force for years, but now, they face a critical turning point in their relationship and those of their families when one is forced to turn against the other. Furthermore, the tumultuous events of the night, following a brutal terror attack, place Kobi and Neumann's moral and professional values at stake, as well as their long dedicated friendship.
Farewell Baghdad
Between the years 1950-51 close to 130 thousand Jews left Iraq. The most ancient community in the world ceased to exist.
Nicht ganz Koscher
Three religions. Two men. One mission. Ben has gone off into the desert. In order to escape the matchmaking attempts of his family in Jerusalem, he agrees to fly to Alexandria to save what was once the largest Jewish community in the world, which is desperately short of a tenth man to celebrate Passover. When Ben misses his flight and is subsequently thrown off a bus in the Sinai Desert, a grumpy Bedouin in search of his lost camel becomes Ben’s only hope.
Homeland
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
Tale of the Three Jewels
A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
The Physician
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
Messiah
A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?
Voice Over
Fifty years after Slow Down by Avraham Heffner won a prize at Venice Film Festival, top alumni of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School challenge the 1968 legendary black and white
Filmography
as Kaifa
as Shlomi
as Sheikh Negm
as Sheikh Kamel
as Gaon
as Kamal
as Leon Bachar
as Mullah Umar
as Nader
as Yazid Khaleel
as Hani
as Halawani
as Al Hilwani
as Shylock
as Mafous
as Omar Nasreddin
as Mehdi
as Narrator (voice)
as Prime Minister
as Avraham Kofinas
as Imam
as Colonel Hazem Ashraf
as Abu Majda
as Samir Khalil
as Governor Khatib
as Hamed
as Tariq Aziz
as Abu Kamal
as Julian
as Dr. Isaac Shemesh
as Wael Zwaiter
as Samir aka "The American"
as Hammed
as Nasir Hamid
as Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad
as Mukhtar
as Abu Iman
as Barak
as Ahmed Shafik
as The governor
as Col. Moshe Katzman
as Ben-Shooshan
as Jonas