Khaled Taja
Khaled Omar Taja (Arabic: خالد عمر تاجا; November 6, 1939 – April 4, 2012) was a Syrian-Kurdish actor born in Rukneddine district in the city of Damascus. The poet Mahmoud Darwish called him "Anthony Quinn of the Arabs", he was ranked among the fifty best actors in the world according to the American Time magazine. He worked in more than 62 different TV series.[1][2] He died at the age of 73 on April 4, 2012.[2]
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خالد تاجا | |
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| Born | November 6, 1939 Rukneddine, Damascus, Syria |
| Died | April 4, 2012 (aged 72) Damascus, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Years active | 1966–2012 |
| Known for | TV series, Movies |
Notable work | Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya |
Career and Filmography
Cinema
- 1973 – Memory of a Night of Love
TV series
- 2000 – Al-Zeer Salem
- 2001 – Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi
- 2004 – Al-Taghriba Al-Filistinia
Awards
- Khaled Taja won the Best Actor Award for a Second Role for his performance in the Palestinian TV series Al-Taghreba al-Falastenya, at the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television, 2005.[3]
References
- Khaled Taja is not like anyone else(ar)
- "Khaled Taja passes away". Al Bawaba.
- "6 جوائز للكويت في مهرجان القاهرة للاذاعة والتلفزيون". جريدة القبس.
External links
- Khaled Taja at IMDb
- Khaled Taja at Rotten Tomatoes
- Works by or about Khaled Taja in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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