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Home/People/Ben Astar
Ben Astar profile photo
Born
Jun 15, 1909Died: Oct 20, 1988
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Palestine [now Israel]
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

23
Movies
5
TV Shows
Also Known As
Abraham Isaac Shklarch
IMDb Profile

Ben Astar

Acting

Blade Runner poster

Blade Runner

as Abdul Ben Hassan
1982
The Kids Who Knew Too Much poster

The Kids Who Knew Too Much

as Premier Markov
1980
Sextette poster

Sextette

as Israeli Delegate
1978
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round poster

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

as General Mailenkoff
1966
Walk Don't Run poster

Walk Don't Run

as Dimitri
1966
A House Is Not a Home poster

A House Is Not a Home

as Max Ludwig
1964
Bye Bye Birdie poster

Bye Bye Birdie

as Ballet Manager
1963
The Honeymoon Machine poster

The Honeymoon Machine

as Russian consul
1961
On the Double poster

On the Double

as General Zlinkov
1961
The Story of Ruth poster

The Story of Ruth

as Official (uncredited)
1960
The Man Who Understood Women poster

The Man Who Understood Women

as French Doctor
1959
This Earth Is Mine poster

This Earth Is Mine

as Yakowitz
1959
Charge of the Lancers poster

Charge of the Lancers

as Gen. Inderman
1954
The Robe poster

The Robe

as Cleander (uncredited)
1953
The Desert Song poster

The Desert Song

as Sheik
1953
Fort Ti poster

Fort Ti

as François Leroy
1953
Target Hong Kong poster

Target Hong Kong

as Suma
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful poster

The Bad and the Beautiful

as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)
1952
Assignment: Paris poster

Assignment: Paris

as Minister of Justice Vajos
1952
5 Fingers poster

5 Fingers

as Siebert
1952