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's credited for appearing alongside Salah Zulfikar in 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]
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 |
Career and filmography
editCinema
edit- 1973 – Memory of a Night of Love
Theater
editTV series
edit- 2000 – Al-Zeer Salem
- 2001 – Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi
- 2004 – Al-Taghriba Al-Filistinia
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
editReferences
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.