Shmuel Atzmon (Hebrew: שמואל עצמון; born 29 June 1929) is an Israeli actor, theatre director and playwright. Atzmon was born in Biłgoraj, Poland. After World War II broke out, his home was destroyed by German bombing during the Invasion of Poland and he subsequently escaped the Holocaust by fleeing to the Soviet Union. After the war, he wandered throughout Europe before immigrating to Israel in 1948. He fought in the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, including in the Battles of Latrun. Following his discharge from the IDF in 1949, he started a career in theatre.
Filmography
He Walked Through the Fields
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Frog Prince