Mohammad Bakri

Mohammad Bakri

Known for
Acting
Born
November 27, 1953
Died
December 24, 2025 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Galilee, Palestine

Biography

Mohammed Bakri (also credited as Mohammad Bakri, 1953-2025) was a popular Palestinian actor, director and playwright. He began to act in theatre in 1976. During his career, he worked with many directors such as Costa-Gavras, Amos Gitai, Rashid Masharawi, Saverio Costanzo, Michel Khleifi and Annemarie Jacir. His sons Saleh, Ziad and Adam Bakri are also actors.

Known For

Filmography

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Fly Little Bird

Fly Little Bird

Movie · as Abdullah Sharif

2025
All That's Left of You poster

All That's Left of You

Movie · as Older Sharif

2025
Le Monde

Le Monde

Movie · as The blind man

2025
House of David poster

House of David

TV · as Dayan · 2 eps

2024
Upshot poster

Upshot

Movie · as Suleiman

2024
Khaled & Nema poster

Khaled & Nema

Movie · as Abu Mariam

2022
Cairo Conspiracy poster

Cairo Conspiracy

Movie · as General Al Sakran

2021
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

Movie · as Abu Adnan

2019
Strange Cities Are Familiar poster

Strange Cities Are Familiar

Movie · as Ashraf

2018
The Tower poster

The Tower

Movie · as Grandpa Lufti (voice)

2018
In His Place poster

In His Place

Movie · as Mohammad

2017
American Assassin poster

American Assassin

Movie · as Ashani

2017
Wajib poster

Wajib

Movie · as Abu Shadi

2016
Of Kings and Prophets poster

Of Kings and Prophets

TV · as Samuel · 9 eps

2016
The Night Of poster

The Night Of

TV · as Tariq · 3 eps

2015
Inertia poster

Inertia

Movie · as Max

2015
The Bureau poster

The Bureau

TV · as Ahmad Shahanah · 5 eps

2014
Fairuz

Fairuz

Movie · as Yussef

2014
Giraffada poster

Giraffada

Movie · as Hassan

2014
The Savior poster

The Savior

Movie · as Herod - Devil

2014
The Warren poster

The Warren

Movie · as Abu Mahmoud

2014
Blackness poster

Blackness

Movie · as Father

2014
Tyrant poster

Tyrant

TV · as Sheik Rashid · 3 eps

2012
Water poster

Water

Movie · as Himself

2012
Wild Horses

Wild Horses

Movie · as Ashraf

2011
The Salt Fisherman poster

The Salt Fisherman

Movie · as The Fisherman

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as Abdul Qadir G'ulom · 2 eps

2010
Weddings and Other Disasters poster

Weddings and Other Disasters

Movie · as Sergio Bauer

2010
The Flowers of Kirkuk poster

The Flowers of Kirkuk

Movie · as Old Sherko

2010
Sense of Morning poster

Sense of Morning

Movie · as Mahmoud

2009
Laila's Birthday poster

Laila's Birthday

Movie · as Abu Laila

2009
Zindeeq poster

Zindeeq

Movie · as M.

2007
The Lark Farm poster

The Lark Farm

Movie · as Nazim

2006
Nuzhat al-Fuad poster

Nuzhat al-Fuad

Movie · as Ezra - Kahiri

2004
Private poster

Private

Movie · as Mohammad B.

2003
The Olive Harvest poster

The Olive Harvest

Movie · as Raeda's father

2002
Il bambino di Betlemme

Il bambino di Betlemme

Movie

2001
The Body poster

The Body

Movie · as Abu Yusef

2001
Desperado Square poster

Desperado Square

Movie · as Avram Mandabon

2001
In Search of Peace poster

In Search of Peace

Movie · as Self

1998
1948 poster

1948

Movie · as Self (interviewer)

1998
Short Stories About Love poster

Short Stories About Love

TV · 1 ep

1997
The Milky Way poster

The Milky Way

Movie · as Mahmud

1997
Sous les pieds des femmes poster

Sous les pieds des femmes

Movie · as Amin 1996

1996
Haifa poster

Haifa

Movie · as Haifa

1995
Tale of the Three Jewels poster

Tale of the Three Jewels

Movie · as Aida's father

1995
Scar poster

Scar

Movie

1993
The Mummy Lives poster

The Mummy Lives

Movie · as Alexatos

1992
Double Edge poster

Double Edge

Movie · as Mustafa Shafik

1992
Beyond the Walls II poster

Beyond the Walls II

Movie · as Issan

1991
Cup Final poster

Cup Final

Movie · as Ziad

1989
Shelter

Shelter

Movie

1988
Rami og Julie poster

Rami og Julie

Movie · as Rami's Cousin

1987
Death Before Dishonor poster

Death Before Dishonor

Movie · as Gavril

1986
Esther poster

Esther

Movie · as Mordecai

1984
Beyond the Walls poster

Beyond the Walls

Movie · as Issan

1983
Hanna K. poster

Hanna K.

Movie · as Selim Bakri

1983
La maison de la mémoire

La maison de la mémoire

Movie · as Abdel Al

1983
Fellow Travellers poster

Fellow Travellers

Movie