Khaled Taja
Khaled Taja | |
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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 |
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 appeared in several films including; Memory of a Night of Love (1973). Taja worked in over 62 different TV series.[1][2] He died at the age of 73 on April 4, 2012.[2]
Career and filmography
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Cinema
[edit]- 1973 – Memory of a Night of Love
Theater
[edit]TV series
[edit]- 2000 – Al-Zeer Salem
- 2001 – Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi
- 2004 – Al-Taghriba Al-Filistinia
- - Saqr Quraish
Awards
[edit]- 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Khaled Taja is not like anyone else(ar)
- ^ a b "Khaled Taja passes away". Al Bawaba.
- ^ "6 جوائز للكويت في مهرجان القاهرة للاذاعة والتلفزيون". جريدة القبس.