Shmuel Wolf

Shmuel Wolf

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.

  • Title: Shmuel Wolf
  • Popularity: 1.543
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1934-02-12
  • Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
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  • Also Known As: Ш. Вольф, Sh. Volf, Шмуэль Вольф
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Shmuel Wolf Movies

  • 1972
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    Der Leuchtturm

    Der Leuchtturm

    1 1972 HD

    A psychological and existential study of a prisoner charged with guarding an isolated lighthouse. If he makes it through two years, the remainder of...

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  • 1972
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    An American Hippie in Israel

    An American Hippie in Israel

    4.6 1972 HD

    Incited by a disillusioned young man who has decided to flee from civilization, a group of 4 people go searching for freedom and happiness on an...

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  • 2011
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    Cats on a Pedal Boat

    Cats on a Pedal Boat

    4.8 2011 HD

    Not the sort of film we usually see coming from Israel, this teen horror-comedy is a loving tribute to American films of the 80s. Mili and Noam are...

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  • 1986
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    Esther

    Esther

    6.4 1986 HD

    Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to...

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  • 1990
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    The Passport

    The Passport

    6.3 1990 HD

    A man, who becomes mistaken for his brother who was immigrating to Israel from USSR, finds himself caught up in the middle of a bureaucratic mess...

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  • 1993
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    The Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein

    The Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein

    8 1993 HD

    In this surreal comedy, a ghost monk convinces Itzik, a keychain importer living with his mother, to take revenge on those who are responsible for...

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  • 1971
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    Carlos

    Carlos

    1 1971 HD

    In the Southwest of 1915 Carlos backs an intended uprising of the common countymen against his father Phillip, a despotic landowner who exploits the...

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  • 2005
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    Don Quixote in Jerusalem

    Don Quixote in Jerusalem

    1 2005 HD

    Don Quixote and Sancho Pancha arrive in Israel in the year 2005. They reach a hill on the Jerusalem by-pass road overlooking the wall, which divides...

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  • 1964
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    Sallah

    Sallah

    6.8 1964 HD

    Sallah Shabati, the patriarch of the big family recently arrived to Israel from Yemen, tries to make money and get better housing, in a country that...

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  • 1995
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    Things

    Things

    6.7 1995 HD

    Drama - This Israeli drama tells the story of three men living in Tel Aviv. They set off to attend a funeral. Unfortunately, they cannot find the...

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  • 1985
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    War and Love

    War and Love

    1 1985 HD

    Jacek, who is Jewish, miraculously manages to survive World War II in Nazi-occupied Poland. As a subplot to Jacek's story, which also involves a love...

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