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Aharon Ipalé

Aharon Ipalé was an Israeli actor known for his roles in American and British film and television, including Pharaoh Seti I in The Mummy.

1941 to 2016Pharaoh Seti I in The MummyJoshua in Moses the LawgiverAmerican television guest roles

Born: 27 December 1941, Morocco
Died: 27 June 2016, Sheba Medical Center
Occupation: actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor

Aharon Ipalé was born in 1941 in Morocco

Ipalé was born in Morocco in 1941 and moved with his family to the Land of Israel as a child. After serving in the Israeli army, he went to London to study acting at a theater school.

He started out in British television and theater, and he appeared in Fiddler on the Roof in 1971. He played Joshua in the British mini-series Moses the Lawgiver alongside Burt Lancaster. That role drew attention from Hollywood and led to work in the United States.

In the United States he appeared in many television series, including Hawaii Five-O, Kojak, Dynasty, Knight Rider and MacGyver. His films included Raid on Entebbe, Ishtar and Charlie Wilson's War. He played Pharaoh Seti I in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and in Israel he acted in Gesher Tzar Me'od.

He returned to live in Israel in 2012 after decades in London and Los Angeles. He died of cancer at Sheba Medical Center in 2016 and was survived by a daughter.