Alon Abutbul

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alon Abutbul

• Alon Abutbul grew up in Kiryat Ata, Israel.

  

• His family hailed from Egypt and Algeria.

• In 1983, Alon graduated from Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts in Givatayim, Israel. That same year, he appeared as ‘Doron’ in the film ‘Hapnimiyah.’

• In 1985, Alon played the role of ‘Aranjuez’ in the film ‘Bar 51.’

  

• His performance as ‘Georgie’ in the 1986 film ‘Shtei Etzbaot Mi’Tzidon’ (also known as Ricochets) was appreciated by viewers and critics.

  

• That same year, he played ‘Joseph’ in the American drama film ‘Every Time We Say Goodbye,’ featuring Tom Hanks and Cristina Marsillach.

  

• He appeared as ‘Nissem’ in an American action film titled ‘Rambo III’ (1988), which starred renowned actor Sylvester Stallone.

  

• In 1989, Alon played the role of ‘Yotam’ in the film ‘Ehad Mishelanu’ (trans. One of Us). His performance in the film gained him great recognition.

  

• Alon Abutbul worked in many other films, including ‘Deadly Heroes’ (1993) (Israeli-Canadian-American), ‘Ha-Kochav Hakachol’ (1995), ‘The Belly Dancer’ (2001) (Turkish), ‘Noodle’ (2007) (Israeli), and ‘Septembers of Shiraz’ (2015) (American).

  

• In 1994, Abutbul appeared as ‘Yosi’ in a British comedy-drama series titled ‘Love Hurts,’ which aired on BBC1.

  

• He worked in a few Israeli television series, such as ‘Sitton’ (1995), ‘Short Stories About Love’ (1997), ‘Rosa Roth’ (1998), and ‘Ha’achim de Gama’ (2009).

  

• Apart from being an actor, Abutbul was socially and politically active. In 2006, he supported the Israeli Labor Party and wrote opinion pieces for Walla! and Ynet. He even released a song about corruption in leadership.

• Alon also worked in some American television series, including CBS’ ‘NCIS’ (2010), Fox’s ‘Fringe’ (2011), NBC’s ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (2012), and CBS’ ‘FBI: International’ (2022-2023).

  

• In 2012, he played the role of ‘Dr. Leonid Pavel’ in the film ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’

  

• In 2016, he appeared as ‘Aamir Barkawi’ in the political action thriller film ‘London Has Fallen.’

  

• In 2018, Alon played the role of ‘Roni Niv’ in the American film ‘Beirut.’

  

• He appeared as ‘Amos Shapira’ in the television series ‘The German’ in 2025.

  

• On 29 July 2025, Alon walked out of the water at HaBonim Beach near Tel Aviv and told others he was not feeling well. Just moments later, he collapsed. Although people gave him CPR, they could not save him.

• Alon Abutbul was an avid animal lover and had a pet dog named Frida.