# Gideon Singer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gideon_Singer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gideon_Singer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Singer > Source revision: 1356946322 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Israeli actor (1926–2015)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Gideon Singer | native_name = גדעון זינגר | native_name_lang = Hebrew | image = File:Theatre performance (FL45952101).jpg | caption = Singer performing on stage in 1973 | birth_name = Harry Singer | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|6|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [Brno](/source/Brno), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia) | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|5|11|1926|6|29|df=y}} | death_place = [Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv), [Israel](/source/Israel) | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}} | years_active = 1949–2015 | other_names = | children = 4 }} '''Gideon Singer''' ({{langx|he|גדעון זינגר}}{{lrm}}; 29 June 1926 – 11 May 2015) was an Israeli actor and singer.[https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=גדעון+זינגר Gideon Singer’s filmography] (in Hebrew) == Biography == Born in Brno, Singer emigrated with his family from Czechoslovakia to Israel in 1940 and he was a survivor of the [Patria](/source/Patria_disaster) shipwreck. Singer lived in Tel Aviv where he started singing as well as learning to play the violin and he also worked as a diamond polisher during his youth. After passing adolescence, Singer served in the [Palmach](/source/Palmach) where he also participated in the [Chizbatron](/source/Chizbatron) mainly during the late 1940s and early 1950s and he was also a member of a satire singing group along with Yaakov Ben-Sira, Shimon Bar and [Reuven Shefer](/source/Reuven_Shefer).[http://zemer.nli.org.il/artist/Bait_Lazemer900385095 גדעון זינגר], zemer.nli.org.il. Retrieved September 21, 2020 (in Hebrew) After appearing twice in the [Israel Song Festival](/source/Israel_Song_Festival), Singer appeared frequently at the [Habima Theatre](/source/Habima_Theatre), the [Cameri Theatre](/source/Cameri_Theater) and the [Beersheba Theatre](/source/Beersheba_Theater) and appeared in stage adaptations of ''[The Threepenny Opera](/source/The_Threepenny_Opera)'', ''[Twelfth Night](/source/Twelfth_Night)'' and numerous musical productions. His success on-stage led him to star in European and Broadway theatre productions as well. On films, Singer had notable roles in ''[One Pound Only](/source/One_Pound_Only)'', ''[I Like Mike](/source/I_Like_Mike_(film))'' and ''[Blaumilch Canal](/source/Blaumilch_Canal)''. His television appearances include ''[Delet Haksamim](/source/Delet_Haksamim)'' and he was the Hebrew voice of Mr. Owl in ''[Fabeltjeskrant](/source/Fabeltjeskrant)''.{{cite news|url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/2853486 |title= השחקן גדעון זינגר הלך לעולמו |date=May 11, 2015 |publisher=e.walla.co.il|language=he|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} In 1983, following his dismissal from the Habima Theatre, Singer moved to Austria and had lived in Vienna since 1987.{{cite news|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/281257 |title= גדעון זינגר הלך לעולמו |date=May 12, 2015 |publisher=israelhayom.co.il|language=he|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} He found professional opportunities on stage and screen and he heavily contributed to the [Theater in der Josefstadt](/source/Theater_in_der_Josefstadt).{{cite news|url=https://www.vienna.at/josefstadt-ehrenmitglied-gideon-singer-gestorben/4325950 |title=Josefstadt-Ehrenmitglied Gideon Singer gestorben |date=May 11, 2015 |publisher=vienna.at|language=de|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} He made his international cameo appearance in the 2015 film ''[Woman in Gold](/source/Woman_in_Gold_(film))''. This was his final film before his death. Singer returned to Israel occasionally. His most notable visit was during his 80th birthday. === Personal life === Singer was married twice. From his first marriage, he had four children. His son, Joel is a lawyer who served as a legal adviser to the Israeli Foreign Minister during the [Oslo Accords](/source/Oslo_Accords). He married Shira Singer ten years before his death. == Death == On 11 May 2015, at the age of 88, Singer died at [Ichilov Hospital](/source/Tel_Aviv_Sourasky_Medical_Center) due to complications from heart surgery he had prior to leaving Austria.{{cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4656209,00.html |title= הלך לעולמו השחקן גדעון זינגר |date=May 11, 2015 |publisher=Ynet|language=he|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} He was buried at [Yarkon Cemetery](/source/Yarkon_Cemetery).{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/cinema/1.2634330 |title= מת השחקן גדעון זינגר |date=May 11, 2015 |publisher=haaretz.co.il |language=he|accessdate=September 21, 2020}} == Partial filmography == {{Div col}} *''[I Like Mike](/source/I_Like_Mike_(film))'' (1961) - Benjamin Arieli *''Rak Ba'Lira'' (1963) *''Sallah Shabati'' (1964) *''[Dalia And The Sailors](/source/Dalia_And_The_Sailors)'' (1964) - Vice Captain *''Moishe Ventilator'' (1966) *''Haminiyah Leretzach'' (1966) *''Hu Halach B'Sadot'' (1967) *''Ha-Shehuna Shelanu'' (1968) *''[The Battle of Sinai](/source/The_Battle_of_Sinai_(film))'' (1968) - Egyptian Colonel (uncredited) *''[Blaumilch Canal](/source/Blaumilch_Canal)'' (1969) - Police Chief Akiva Levkowicz *''Shod Hatelephonim Hagadol'' (1972) *''Nahtche V'Hageneral'' (1972) *''Ha-Glula'' (1972) *''Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit'' (1972) - Dr. Haruvi *''HaSandlar HaAliz'' (1973) *''Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz'' (1973) *''Abu el Banat'' (1973) - Dr. Mazor *''Rak Hayom'' (1976) - Doctor Lapid *''Another Shadow'' (1976) *''Millioner Betzarot'' (1978) - Gila's Father *''[The Fox in the Chicken Coop](/source/The_Fox_in_the_Chicken_Coop)'' (1978) - Prof. Tennebaum / Elifaz hermanovitch *''Imi Hageneralit'' (1979) *''Ta'ut Bamispar'' (1979) - Hotel Manager *''Lo La'alot Yoter'' (1979) - Dr. Singer *''Transit'' (1980) *''[Firefox](/source/Firefox_(film))'' (1982) - KGB agent (uncredited) *''{{ill|Santa Fe (1986 film)|fr|3=Welcome in Vienna: Santa Fe|lt=Santa Fe}}'' (1986) - Popper *''Trostgasse 7 - eine Kindheit in Wien 1934-1938'' (1988) - Herr Kohn *''Hund und Katz'' (1991) - Pogosz *''Gospel According to Harry'' (1994) - Jerry *''Ha-Gamal Hame'ofef'' (1994) - Professor Bauman *''[Jailbirds](/source/Jailbirds_(1996_film))'' (1996) - Opa Steinbock *''Der Bockerer 2'' (1996) - Beamter im Paßamt *''Der Bockerer III - Die Brücke von Andau'' (2000) - Pfalzners assistant *''[Woman in Gold](/source/Woman_in_Gold_(film))'' (2015) - Restitution witness {{div col end}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons category-inline}} *{{IMDb name|nm0227633|Gideon Singer}} *{{discogs artist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Gideon}} Category:1926 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Male actors from Brno Category:Musicians from Brno Category:Male actors from Tel Aviv Category:Singers from Tel Aviv Category:Shipwreck survivors Category:Palmach members Category:Chizbatron members Category:Members of Aliyah Bet Category:Israeli male film actors Category:Israeli male television actors Category:Israeli male stage actors Category:Israeli male musical theatre actors Category:Israeli military personnel of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Category:Israeli expatriates in Austria Category:Israeli people of Czech-Jewish descent Category:Czechoslovak emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Category:Jewish Israeli male actors Category:Jewish Israeli singers Category:Moravian Jews Category:Deaths from complications of heart surgery Category:Burials at Yarkon Cemetery Category:20th-century Israeli male singers Category:20th-century Israeli male actors Category:20th-century Israeli Jews Category:21st-century Israeli Jews --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gideon Singer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Singer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Singer?action=history)). 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