# Jonathan Sagall

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**Jonathan Sagall** (Hebrew: יהונתן סגל; born 23 April 1959) is a Canadian-born Israeli actor, director, producer and screenwriter.[1]

## Early life

Sagall was born to a [Jewish](/source/Jewish) family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Several members of his family were survivors of the [Holocaust](/source/Holocaust), who then [immigrated](/source/Aliyah) from Poland to [Israel](/source/Israel) after [World War II](/source/World_War_II), then to Canada. Sagall immigrated to Israel from Canada with his family at age 3. During the rest of his childhood, Sagall grew up in [Haifa, Israel](/source/Haifa,_Israel), and eventually graduated from the [Hebrew Reali School](/source/Hebrew_Reali_School) in this city. His mother, [Ruth Sagall](/source/Ruth_Sagall), was an actress at the [Haifa Theatre](/source/Haifa_Theatre).

## Career

At a young age, Sagall did stagework for local Israeli theaters. His first appearance as an actor occurred in a 1977 Israeli television film which did not gain much attention. Sagall gained much success after he played Momo in the successful 1978 Israeli film *[Lemon Popsicle](/source/Lemon_Popsicle)* (*Eskimo Limon*) which became an Israeli [cult film](/source/Cult_film), and reprised the role in 6 of the 7 sequels: *[Going Steady](/source/Going_Steady_(1979_film))* (1979), [*Hot Bubblegum*](/source/Shifshuf_Naim) (1981), *Private Popsicle* (1982), *Baby Love* (1984), *Young Love* (1987) and *Summertime Blues* (1988).

In 1979, Sagall was an actor in the New Media Bible Series as Joseph.

In 1983, Sagall played the lead role in the drama *[Drifting](/source/Drifting_(1983_film))* directed by [Amos Guttman](/source/Amos_Guttman), where he played a lonely young homosexual man who attempts to find love and break into the movie business. During the mid-1980s, Sagall began producing and directing short films.

He appeared opposite [Diane Keaton](/source/Diane_Keaton) in the 1984 [George Roy Hill](/source/George_Roy_Hill) film *[The Little Drummer Girl](/source/The_Little_Drummer_Girl_(film))*. In 1992 Sagall was cast in the role of [Poldek Pfefferberg](/source/Poldek_Pfefferberg), in the film *[Schindler's List](/source/Schindler's_List)* which was produced and directed by [Steven Spielberg](/source/Steven_Spielberg).

As a screenwriter and film director, Sagall created and directed the 1998 drama film *Link City* (קשר עיר), in which he also played a supporting role. Among the other films he created - *The Jewish State* and *blood*.

His 1999 film *[Urban Feel](/source/Urban_Feel)* was entered into the [49th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/49th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).[2]

In 2007, Sagall participated in the TV series *HaMakom* (*The Place*) in Channel 10.

His 2011 film *[Lipstikka](/source/Lipstikka)* premiered at the [61st Berlin International Film Festival](/source/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) and was nominated for the [Golden Bear](/source/Golden_Bear).[3][4]

## Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1978 Lemon Popsicle Momo / Bobby / Momo 1979 Going Steady Momo / Bobby 1981 Hot Bubblegum Bobby / Momo 1982 Drifting Robi 1982 Private Popsicle Momo / Bobbie 1983 Ha-Megillah '83 1983 Baby Love Momo / Bobbie 1984 The Little Drummer Girl Teddy 1987 Young Love Bobby 1988 Summertime Blues Bobby 1993 Schindler's List Poldek Pfefferberg 1999 Urban Feel Emanuel / Eva's lover

## References

1. [Jonathan Sagall’s filmography](https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=יונתן+סגל) (in Hebrew)

1. ["Berlinale: 1999 Programme"](http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1999/02_programm_1999/02_Programm_1999.html). *berlinale.de*. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

1. ["Berlinale 2011: First Competition Films"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101229025913/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_7188.html). *Berlinale*. Archived from [the original](http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_7188.html) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

1. ["Jonathan Sagall's Lipstikka at Berlin Film Festival 2011 line-up"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110725081403/http://www.israelfilmcenter.org/connect-now/news/jonathan-sagall-s-i-lipstikka-i-at-berlin-film-festival-2011-line-up). *israelfilmcenter.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.israelfilmcenter.org/connect-now/news/jonathan-sagall-s-i-lipstikka-i-at-berlin-film-festival-2011-line-up) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

## External links

- [Jonathan Sagall](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755974/) at IMDb

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