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Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi(1952-2012)

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Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi was born on 1 April 1952 in Tripoli, Libya. He died on 20 May 2012 in Tripoli, Libya.
BornApril 1, 1952
DiedMay 20, 2012(60)
BornApril 1, 1952
DiedMay 20, 2012(60)
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Known for

The Maltese Double Cross (1994)
The Maltese Double Cross
8.0
  • Self - Libyan Suspect
  • 1994
60 Minutes (1968)
60 Minutes
7.4
TV Series
  • Self(segment "Pan Am 103")

Credits

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Self

  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Accused of Pan Am 103 Bombing (segment "Eight Years and Counting")
    • 1996
  • The Maltese Double Cross (1994)
    The Maltese Double Cross
    8.0
    • Self - Libyan Suspect
    • 1994

Archive Footage

  • Peter Mullan, Merritt Wever, Patrick J. Adams, and Connor Swindells in The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (2025)
    The Bombing of Pan Am 103
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Pam Am 103 Bombing Suspect (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2025
  • Lockerbie: The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (2025)
    Lockerbie: The Bombing of Pan Am 103
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Lockerbie (2023)
    Lockerbie
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Libyan Intelligence Officer (archive footage, as Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi)
    • 2023
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • Self - Libyan (archive footage, archive footage)
    • 2015
  • The Science of Crime (2012)
    The Science of Crime
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2012
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Libyan Suspect (archive footage, segment "Pan Am 103")
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • April 1, 1952
    • Tripoli, Libya
  • Died
    • May 20, 2012
    • Tripoli, Libya(cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals

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