Avraham Mor
Avraham Mor | |
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אברהם מור | |
| File:אברהם מור.jpg Mor in 2012 | |
| Born | Avraham Markowitz 5 May 1935 |
| Died | 16 December 2012 (aged 77) |
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| Years active | 1953–2012 |
| Spouse |
Dalia Mor (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
Avraham Mor (Hebrew: אברהם מור; 5 May 1935 – 16 December 2012) was an Israeli actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Tel Aviv, Mor started out in his teenage years performing in a show for the Hashomer Hatzair alongside fellow actors Uri Zohar and Illi Gorlitzky. He then began studying acting within the drama studio of the Cameri Theatre for the next two years. Mor also found stage acting opportunities in the Habima Theatre and starred in many plays which includes Kazablan as well as taking part in the comedy troupe known as Batzal Yarok.
On screen, Mor found professional opportunities on cinema and television. His earliest film appearance took place in 1966 and he starred in 10 other films throughout the next 30 years, most notably Alex Holeh Ahavah, Fortuna and Laura Adler's Last Love Affair. On television, Mor appeared on Rechov Sumsum, Parpar Nechmad and more. On the television show Downtown Precinct, he had a recurring role as the central character's father.
Mor was known internationally as a voice dubber. He performed major Hebrew dubbing roles for Disney which includes Happy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Archimedes Q. Porter in Tarzan, Maurice in Beauty and the Beast, Al in Toy Story 2, Horace in One Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Sultan in Aladdin. Other roles included Reverend Clement Hedges in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit as well as Grandpa Simpson in The Simpsons Movie.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]From 1978 until his death in 2012, Mor was married to sociologist Dalia Mor who was 18 years his junior. [2] They had two sons.
Death
[edit | edit source]On 16 December 2012, Mor died in Meir Hospital from cancer at the age of 77.[3][4] He was survived by his wife and two sons and was buried at the Menucha Nechona Cemetery.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Avraham Mor's filmography Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- ^ "נשים, די להדרת הגברים מהבית" Archived 2020-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
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External links
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- Avraham Mor at IMDb
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- 1935 births
- 2012 deaths
- Male actors from Tel Aviv
- Hashomer Hatzair members
- Israeli male film actors
- Israeli male stage actors
- Israeli male television actors
- Israeli male voice actors
- Jewish Israeli male actors
- Deaths from cancer in Israel
- Burials at Menucha Nechona Cemetery
- 20th-century Israeli male actors
- 21st-century Israeli male actors
- 20th-century Israeli Jews
- 21st-century Israeli Jews