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Nadim Sawalha

Nadim Sawalha

British-Jordanian actor


Nadim Joakim Sawalha (Arabic: نديم صوالحة) (born 8 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor, the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha. He appeared in two Bond films, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and The Living Daylights (1987).

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Background

Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935[1] and moved to Britain in the early 1950s, to study drama.[2] His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of Who Do You Think You Are? that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September.[3]

Acting career

Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years.

Personal life

Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, Nadia, Julia and Dina.[4] His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

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Other roles

  • He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game.
  • In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 miniseries A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London, he played the role of "Dr. Mahmoud".[5]

References

  1. "The Arab Talks To....Nadim Sawalha". Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. Participant: Julia Sawalha (25 October 2006). "Episode page on BBC website". Who Do You Think You Are?. Series 3. Episode 8. London, England. Event occurs at 1:10. BBC. BBC One.
  3. Who Do You Think You Are?; Event occurs at 22:00

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