Hanan Goldblatt

Hanan Goldblatt was born in 1941 in Tel Aviv

Hanan Goldblatt was born on 10 October 1941 in Tel Aviv. As a youth he studied at the youth village HaKfar HaYarok, where he met Yisrael Poliakov. The two formed a comedy duo and performed skits and songs there.

He served in the Nahal troupe of the IDF and later commanded it together with Poliakov. After his release in 1961 he helped found the band HaTarnegolim, then left it in 1962 for the theater. He acted in films such as "The Flying Matchmaker" and formed the trio Shlishyat HaTeomim, which performed until 1970.

After a period in the United States, he returned to Israel and played the balloon seller Hanan Annan in the children's series "Carousel". In 1984 he played the detective Gashash Balash in "Bli Sodot". He also dubbed characters, directed shows for military bands and taught acting.

In 2005 he was arrested after acting students complained to police, and he was indicted in the Tel Aviv District Court. He pleaded not guilty. In 2008 he was convicted of rape, sodomy, indecent assault and other offenses, and acquitted of some charges. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison and released after serving 4.