Nadim Joakim Sawalha (; born 9 September 1933) is a Jordanian-British actor. He has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years, which include two James Bond films, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and The Living Daylights (1987). He is the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha.
Early life Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1933https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/AfvsdDyW16RERgos0FSRLvBFiUU/appointments and moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of Who Do You Think You Are? that he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September.Who Do You Think You Are?; Event occurs at 22:00 His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha.
Personal life Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, including Nadia and Julia.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1973 Yellow Dog An Arab pilot A Touch of Class Night Hotel Manager1974 Callan Padilla The Bunny Caper Abduraka Sex Play Gold A member of the Syndicate Vampira An airline representative1975 The Wind and the Lion The Sherif of Wazan The Return of the Pink Panther Museum guide1977 Are You Being Served? The Emir's Interpreter Sweeney! Chairman of the Oil Producers' Conference Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Hassan The Spy Who Loved Me Aziz Fekkesh 1980 The Awakening Dr El Sadek 1981 Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? Sheikh Kahlifa bin Hirscham al Saba 1985 Young Sherlock Holmes Egyptian tavern owner 1986 Half Moon Street (film) Karim Hatami 1987 The Living Daylights Tangier police chief 1991 Company Business Faisal 2005 Syriana Emir Hamad Al-Subaai 2006 The Nativity Story Melchior 2007 Whatever Lola Wants Adham 2008 Captain Abu Raed Abu Raed 2010 West Is West Pir Naseem 2015 The Rendezvous Professor Al Ahmad 2018 Tel Aviv on Fire Bassem
Television Year Title Role Notes1976 Space: 1999 Zoran Episode: "The Immunity Syndrome" The Sweeney Captain Shebbeq Episode: "Visiting Fireman" Survivors Amul Episodes: "Lights of London", parts 1 & 2 1977 The Professionals Sheikh Achmeia Episode: "Long Shot" 1978 The Professionals Arab Diplomat Episode: "First Night"1979 The Knowledge Arab Man Minder Sardi Episode: "A Tethered Goat", Series 1 1981 Juliet Bravo Mr. Hamid Episode: "The Third Man" 1981–1982 Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself Mumtaz 1984 Bergerac Zaki Mansoor Episode: "A Touch Of Eastern Promise" Season 3 Episode 6 1985 Open All Hours Mr. Gupta Episode: "Horse-Trading" 1988 Tales of the Unexpected Zayid Episode (9/8): "The Finger of Suspicion" 1990 House of Cards Bank Manager Episode 1 1993–2006 The Bill Multiple Episode: "Part of the Family" (1993) Mr. Said Episode: "Nice Boy" (1996) Hussein Bakri Episode: "To Catch a Cobra" (1999) Amit Roy Episode: "On the Wagon" (2000) Viviek Gupta Episode: "461: Go For Gold" (2006) Rafi Nadir 1995–1998 Dangerfield Dr. Shaaban Hamada 2000 Cleopatra Mardian 2000 Arabian Nights Judge Zadic 2002 The Last Cavalier 2003 Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World Narrator PBS 2007 Diana: Last Days of a Princess Mohammed Al-Fayed Docudrama 2007 Robin Hood Bassam Episode: "We Are Robin Hood" 2008 House of Saddam King Hussein 2011 The Hour Naguib Hafiz Episode #1.2
Other roles He played the part of Omar Badri in the 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.BBC Radio 4 - Drama, A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London
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