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Mohammad Bakri

Palastinan-Arab filmmaker and actor of Palestinian descent

1953 - 2025

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammad Bakri is the 4,339th most popular actor (down from 3,805th in 2024), the 272nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Israeli Actor.

Mohammad Bakri was a renowned Palestinian-Israeli actor and filmmaker, best known for directing the controversial 2002 documentary Jenin, Jenin, which presented Palestinian testimonies about the Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp during the Second Intifada and faced bans and defamation lawsuits in Israel. He also gained acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in the Oscar-nominated 1984 film Beyond the Walls, which humanized Palestinian experiences in an Israeli prison setting, as well as appearances in series like Homeland.

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Mohammad Bakri shares a November 27 birthday with Bruce Lee, Anders Celsius, and Alexander Dubček.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Mohammad Bakri ranks 4,338 out of 13,578. Before him are Ruth Roman, James Read, Keiko Kishi, Barbara La Marr, Christiane Hörbiger, and Waheeda Rehman. After him are Ewa Aulin, Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Ken Jeong, Carlo Verdone, Ji Jin-hee, and George Eads.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Mohammad Bakri ranks 310. Before him are Adam Sandurski, Kurt Fuller, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Abdelmajid Dolmy, James Read, and Patti Scialfa. After him are Esther Hayut, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Jürgen Pommerenke, Müslüm Gürses, Otmar Hasler, and Louie Anderson. Among people deceased in 2025, Mohammad Bakri ranks 343. Before him are Gailard Sartain, Lenny Wilkens, Bahram Beyzai, Dieter Herzog, Kim Sae-ron, and Marita Lange. After him are Jørgen Leth, Giora Epstein, Homayoun Ershadi, Oleg Strizhenov, Bedros Kirkorov, and Ruth Buzzi.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Mohammad Bakri ranks 272 out of 466. Before him are Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (1938), Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (1843), Ron Arad (1951), Bar Refaeli (1985), Rika Zaraï (1938), and Nahum Stelmach (1936). After him are Esther Hayut (1953), Giora Epstein (1938), Idan Ofer (1955), Oded Fehr (1970), Yossi Beilin (1948), and Elia Suleiman (1960).

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Among Actors In Israel

Among actors born in Israel, Mohammad Bakri ranks 12. Before him are Hiam Abbass (1960), Nehemiah Persoff (1919), Gila Almagor (1939), Yvan Attal (1965), Alon Abutbul (1965), and Ayelet Zurer (1969). After him are Oded Fehr (1970), Mili Avital (1972), Ronit Elkabetz (1964), Juliano Mer-Khamis (1958), Hana Laszlo (1953), and Inbar Lavi (1986).

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