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Shmuel Wolf

Actor
Born February 12, 1934Died February 23, 2019 (85 years)
Shmuel Wolf was an Israeli actor. Born in Budapest, Wolf's mother died at a young age and his father, who sold sewing machines, later remarried. Wolf and his stepmother were forced to relocate to the local ghetto during the Holocaust after his father was murdered by members of the Arrow Cross Party. After the ghetto was liberated in 1945, Wolf resided in a Bnei Akiva camp in France from 1948 until emigrating to Israel the following year. He lived in Masu'ot Yitzhak and then Kfar Masaryk. Wolf also served in the Hashomer Hatzair movement and the Nahal movement. He moved to Tel Aviv in 1959. From the 1960s onwards, Wolf focused on his career as an actor. He studied acting with Nola Chilton and he became a regular performer at many theatres which included the Ohel Theatre and the Haifa Theatre. Wolf's most popular stage performances was in Josef Mundy’s play It Comes Around in which he performed over 2,000 times. On film and television, Wolf made his film debut in Sallah Shabati starring Chaim Topol. He was also featured in the 1972 film An American Hippie in Israel. Other films he appeared in included Fifty-Fifty, An Intimate Story and A Woman Called Golda. He also made minor appearances in the television shows Life is Not Everything and Srugim.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Farewell Party
  • An American Hippie in Israel
Known For
  • An American Hippie in Israel
  • Esther

Filmography

2014
2011
2007
King of Beggars · as Moshe David
2004
Delayed Reaction · as Cast
2001
Life Isn’t Everything (TV Series) · as Psychologist
1997
Shemesh (TV Series) · as Dr. Kurtz
1995
Things · as Guard
1994
Electric Blanket · as Cast
1990
1986
Esther · as Narrator
1985
War and Love · as Warszawski
1982
1972
1972
1971
1964

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