Nadim Sawalha
| Nadim Sawalha | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 September 1935 Madaba, Jordan |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Spouse(s) | Roberta Lane (? - present) |
| Children |
Nadia Sawalha Julia Sawalha Dina Sawalha |
| Relatives |
Nabil Sawalha (brother) Baha Sawalha (nephew) Lara Sawalha (niece) |
Nadim Sawalha (Arabic: نديم صوالحة) (born 9(?) September 1935) is a Jordanian-born British actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.
Nadim was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935[1] and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama.[2] His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of Who Do You Think You Are? that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September.[3]
Acting career
Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Television roles
(list not exhaustive)
- Zoran in Space: 1999 episode "The Immunity Syndrome" (1976)
- Captain Shebbeq in The Sweeney episode "Visiting Fireman" (1976)
- Amul in Survivors episodes "Lights of London" parts 1 & 2 (1976)
- Sheikh Achmeia in The Professionals episode "Long Shot" (1977)
- Arab Man in The Knowledge (1979)
- Sardi in episode A Tethered Goat in Series 1 of Minder (1979)
- Mumtaz in Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself * Zaki Mansoor in A Touch Of Eastern Promise Season 3 Ep.6 of Bergerac{1984}
- Mr.Gupta in Open All Hours episode "Horse-Trading" (1985)
- Bank Manager in episode 1 of House of Cards (1990)
- Dr. Shaaban Hamada in Dangerfield (1995)
- Judge Zadic in Arabian Nights (2000)
- The Last Cavalier (2002)
- Narrator of Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World (2003) [PBS]
- Mohammed Al-Fayed in Diana: Last Days of a Princess (2007 docudrama)
- King Hussein in House of Saddam (2008)
Film roles
- An Arab pilot in Yellow Dog (1973)
- Night Hotel Manager in A Touch of Class (1973)
- Padilla in Callan (1974)
- A member of the Syndicate in Gold (1974)
- An airline representative in Vampira (1974)
- The Sherif of Wazan in The Wind and the Lion (1975)
- Museum guide in The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- The Emir's Interpreter in Are You Being Served? (1977)
- Chairman of the Oil Producers' Conference in Sweeney! (1977)
- Hassan in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
- Aziz Fekkesh in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Dr El Sadek in The Awakening (1980)
- Egyptian tavern owner in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
- Tangier police chief in The Living Daylights (1987)
- Emir Hamad Al-Subaai in Syriana (2005)
- Melchior in The Nativity Story (2006)
- Adham in Whatever Lola Wants (2007)
- Abu Raed in Captain Abu Raed (2008)
- Pir Naseem in West Is West (2010)
- The Rendezvous (2015)
Other roles
- He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game.
References
- ↑ "The Arab Talks To....Nadim Sawalha". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ↑ Participant: Julia Sawalha (2006-10-25). "Episode page on BBC website". Who Do You Think You Are?. Series 3. London, England. Event occurs at 1:10. BBC. BBC One.
- ↑ Who Do You Think You Are?; Event occurs at 22:00
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.