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Dudu Topaz(1946-2009)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Dudu Topaz was born on 20 September 1946 in Haifa, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and writer, known for Hitchhikers (1998), Tel Aviv-Los Angeles (1988) and Dani VeGil (1973). He died on 20 August 2009 in Ramla, Israel.
BornSeptember 20, 1946
DiedAugust 20, 2009(62)
BornSeptember 20, 1946
DiedAugust 20, 2009(62)
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Known for

Hitchhikers (1998)
Hitchhikers
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1998
Tel Aviv-Los Angeles (1988)
Tel Aviv-Los Angeles
5.6
  • Modi Gazit
  • 1988
Raphael Klatchkin, Amir Orion, Alexander Peleg, and Ami Segal in Dani VeGil (1973)
Dani VeGil
TV Series
  • Writer
  • 1973
Goodbye, New York (1985)
Goodbye, New York
4.7
  • Albert(as David Topaz)
  • 1985

Credits

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Actor

  • Gala Kogan and Gal Gadot in Bubot (2007)
    Bubot
    2.0
    TV Series
    • Arik Tzorfati
    • 2007–2008
  • Naor's Friends (2006)
    Naor's Friends
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Dudu Topaz
    • 2007
  • Tom Avni in Super Boy (1998)
    Super Boy
    6.1
    • 1998
  • Tel Aviv-Los Angeles (1988)
    Tel Aviv-Los Angeles
    5.6
    • Modi Gazit
    • 1988
  • Goodbye, New York (1985)
    Goodbye, New York
    4.7
    • Albert (as David Topaz)
    • 1985
  • Lo L'Shidur (1981)
    Lo L'Shidur
    2.9
    • 1981
  • Timothy Bottoms in The Story of David (1976)
    The Story of David
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Abinadab (as David Topaz)
    • 1976
  • Tel Aviv Call Girls (1972)
    Tel Aviv Call Girls
    5.5
    • 1972
  • Chamsin (1972)
    Chamsin
    5.1
    • Emanuel
    • 1972

Writer

  • Hitchhikers (1998)
    Hitchhikers
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Tel Aviv-Los Angeles (1988)
    Tel Aviv-Los Angeles
    5.6
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Raphael Klatchkin, Amir Orion, Alexander Peleg, and Ami Segal in Dani VeGil (1973)
    Dani VeGil
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1973–1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • David Topaz
  • Born
    • September 20, 1946
    • Haifa, Palestine [now Israel]
  • Died
    • August 20, 2009
    • Ramla, Israel(suicide by hanging)

Did you know

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    Found hanging from the cord of an electric kettle in a shower stall next to his cell. Topaz had been in prison since his arrest May 31, accused of ordering the beating of two television executives who had rebuffed his ideas for new shows, and the agent who had abandoned Topaz's comeback bid.

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