Eli Danker (; born 12 October 1948) is an Israeli actor who has appeared in many films and television series. He is also the father of the Israeli singer-actor Ran Danker.
Career Danker made his professional television debut on the Israeli comedy program ("Head Cleaning"), though he quickly established himself as a character actor in both television and film, playing Judas Iscariot in Jesus, and contributing to several Israeli films, including Gabi Ben Yakar and B'Yom Bahir Ro'im et Dameshek.
During the 1980s, Danker guest-starred on a number of American television series, including MacGyver and Mission: Impossible. Starting in 2000, Danker's television appearances increased with guest roles on Nash Bridges, The Agency, Alias, The West Wing, JAG, and The Closer.
Partial filmography
Jesus (1979) - Judas Iscariot video maker (1982) B'Yom Bahir Ro'im et Dameshek (1984) Little Drummer Girl (1984) - Litvak Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986) - Robert Aziz Bouba (1987) - Eli The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988, TV Movie) - Castro War and Remembrance (1988, TV Series) - Udam MacGyver (1989, TV Series) - Yanif Mission: Impossible (1988, TV Series) - Robard Impulse (1990) - Dimarjian A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990) - Zadar Derech Ha'nesher (1990) The Mummy Lives (1993) - Museum Director Chain of Command (1994) - Col. Hakkim Tzedek muchlat (1997) Isha Beafor (1997-1999, TV Series) Suckers (1999) - Mohammed Besame Mucho (2000) Nash Bridges (2000, TV Series) - Abraham Lansk Ingil (2001) The Agency (2002, TV Series) - The Iraqi Intelligence Defector Alias (2003, TV Series) - Ahmad Kabir Special Forces USA (2003) - General Hasib Rafendek Air Marshal (2003) - Elijah The West Wing (2004, TV Series) - Israeli Defense Minister Doran Mazar JAG (2005, TV Series) - Judge Haji Shareef CSI: Miami (2005, TV Series) - Richard Thomason The Cutter (2005) - Professor Abrams Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) - Crot The Closer (2006, TV Series) - Abdul al-Fulani Alufa, Ha- (2006-2007, TV Series) - Itzik Zelig My Mom's New Boyfriend (aka My Spy) (2008) - Jean Yves Tatao Viktor (2014) - Souliman 24 Legacy (2017, TV Series) - Ibraham Bin-Khalid Family (2017) - Dad First We Take Brooklyn (2018) - Dudu
References
External links
Reference page devoted to Danker, giving film, movie, and television credits