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Assi Dayan was born in [[Nahalal]], the son of Israeli [[general]] [[Moshe Dayan]] and his wife, Ruth. In February 1970, Dayan was traveling on the London-bound [[El Al]] plane hijacked by Arab terrorists in [[Munich]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1115409.html Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> In March 2009, Dayan was indicted on suspicion of drug use and beating his girlfriend. In the wake of an earlier conviction for possession of drugs, he received a suspended sentence and 200 hours of community work as part of a plea bargain. Dayan admitted at the time that he was in possession of cocaine for personal use. <ref>[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1237727567654&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull TA court charge Assi Dayan]</ref>In November 2009, Dayan suffered a massive heart attack and underwent angioplasty at [[Tel Aviv]]'s Ichilov hospital. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1128808.html Dayan suffers heart attack]</ref> |
Assi Dayan was born in [[Nahalal]], the son of Israeli [[general]] [[Moshe Dayan]] and his wife, Ruth. In February 1970, Dayan was traveling on the London-bound [[El Al]] plane hijacked by Arab terrorists in [[Munich]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1115409.html Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> In March 2009, Dayan was indicted on suspicion of drug use and beating his girlfriend. In the wake of an earlier conviction for possession of drugs, he received a suspended sentence and 200 hours of community work as part of a plea bargain. Dayan admitted at the time that he was in possession of cocaine for personal use. <ref>[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1237727567654&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull TA court charge Assi Dayan]</ref>In November 2009, Dayan suffered a massive heart attack and underwent angioplasty at [[Tel Aviv]]'s Ichilov hospital. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1128808.html Dayan suffers heart attack]</ref> |
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Dayan's sister is [[Yael Dayan]]. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=695200 'That you will remember your love for him', [[Haaretz]]]</ref>He was married three times and has four children. Lior is his youngest son, born to Dayan and actress Caroline Langford. |
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Asaf "Assi" Dayan (born November 23, 1945) is an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.
Biography
Assi Dayan was born in Nahalal, the son of Israeli general Moshe Dayan and his wife, Ruth. In February 1970, Dayan was traveling on the London-bound El Al plane hijacked by Arab terrorists in Munich.[1] In March 2009, Dayan was indicted on suspicion of drug use and beating his girlfriend. In the wake of an earlier conviction for possession of drugs, he received a suspended sentence and 200 hours of community work as part of a plea bargain. Dayan admitted at the time that he was in possession of cocaine for personal use. [2]In November 2009, Dayan suffered a massive heart attack and underwent angioplasty at Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital. [3]
Dayan's sister is Yael Dayan. [4]He was married three times and has four children. Lior is his youngest son, born to Dayan and actress Caroline Langford.
Acting career
In 1967, Dayan established himself as a film actor and Israeli icon in He Walked Through the Fields, Yossi Milo's adaptation of Moshe Shamir's novel and play by that name.[5]That year, he appeared in Micha Shagrir's Scouting Patrol, about elite fighters on a mission to capture the commander of a fedayeen squad. [6] In 1969, Dayan starred in the American movie A Walk with Love and Death, directed by John Huston, in which he plays alongside Huston's daughter, Angelica. [7]He portrayed Giora Geter, owner of a Tel Aviv pub whose life falls apart, in Eitan Green's Into the Night.[8]In 1984, Dayan had a supporting role as a prisoner in Uri Barbash's Beyond the Walls, described as an important milestone in Israeli political cinema.[9]Other acting credits include Operation Thunderbolt, about the Israeli raid in Entebbe, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Dayan is the deputy of Yoni Netanyahu, played by Yehoram Gaon. [10]
Directing career
Dayan wrote and directed Life According to Agfa, which was nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Television career
Dayan played the leading role of psychologist Reuven Dagan in the TV drama series Betipul. His character is played by Gabriel Byrne in the HBO adaptation, In Treatment. [11]
Awards
Dayan won the Israeli Academy Award as Best Actor for Mr. Baum.[12] In 1998, he received a lifetime achievement award at the Jerusalem International Film Festival. His role in Time of Favor was acclaimed by Israeli critics as his best screen role to date. [13]
Filmography
- A Walk with Love and Death[14]
- Scouting Patrol
- Promise at Dawn, 1970 (actor, as Romain)
- Into the Night
- Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer, 1976 (director)
- Operation Thunderbolt, 1976 (actor, as Shuki)
- The Hit, 1979 (director)
- Beyond the Walls, 1984 (actor, as Assaf)
- Life according to Agfa, 1992 (director)
- An Electric Blanket named Moshe, 1995 (director)
- The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum, 1997 (director, actor, as Mr. Baum)
- Things Behind the Sun
- Time of Favor
- Real Time
- My Father My Lord, 2007 (actor)
- Betipul (Television series), 2005
References
- ^ Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, Haaretz
- ^ TA court charge Assi Dayan
- ^ Dayan suffers heart attack
- ^ 'That you will remember your love for him', Haaretz
- ^ Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film, Oliver Leaman
- ^ Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, Haaretz
- ^ Film movement: Assi Dayan
- ^ Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, Haaretz
- ^ Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, Haaretz
- ^ Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, Haaretz
- ^ Dayan suffers heart attack
- ^ Film movement: Assi Dayan
- ^ Film movement: Assi Dayan
- ^ Long night's journey into day, Uri Klein, Haaretz