Oded Kotler | |
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![]() Kotler at the 2011 Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | 5 May 1937
Occupation(s) | Actor Theatre director |
Years active | 1960–present |
Oded Kotler (Hebrew : עודד קוטלר; born 5 May 1937) is an Israeli actor and theatre director. He is best known for his role in the film Three Days and a Child (1967), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male. [1] [2]
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