Mosko Alkalai (; March 10, 1931 – April 1, 2008) was an Israeli actor. He was best known for a string of hits including Blaumilch Canal, The Fox in the Chicken Coop and Yana's Friends.
Career
Born in Bucharest to a Romanian Sephardi-Jewish family, Alkalai's career in acting started relatively late, though his career in film and theater roles spanned 40 years. He appeared in dozens of Israeli films and theater productions. Alkalai was extremely active in professional organizations within the Israeli entertainment industry. He served as the chairman of the Israeli Union of Performing Arts. and was also a member of the Israeli Film Academy and the Israeli Arts Council. Alkalai was the 2003 winner of the Israeli Film Academy's lifetime Achievement Award.
Personal life
Mosko Alkalai died of respiratory failure at the age of 77 on April 1, 2008, in Tel Aviv. He had undergone surgery at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center several weeks prior to his death, but never recovered. His casket was placed at the Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv before he was buried at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, Rodika, and their two sons, Ron and Shai.
Partial filmography
Ervinka (1967) - Zigler
Ha-Ben Ha'Oved (1968) Blaumilch Canal (1969) - Zelig Schultheiss Madron (1970) - Claude (uncredited) Bloomfield (1971) - 1st Committee Man 7 fois... par jour (1971) Salomonico (1972) Hagiga Le'enayim (1975) Hagiga B'Snuker (1975) - Azriel's Employer Ha-Diber Ha-11 (1975) Hamesh Ma'ot Elef Shahor (1975) Ha-Shu'al B'Lool Hatarnagalot (1978) - Tzemach Goorevitch Jesus (1979) - Matthew Repeat Dive (1982) Edut Me'ones (1984) - Belkin Goodbye, New York (1985) - Papalovski Nadia (1986) - English Teacher The Delta Force (1986) - TV reporter Bar 51 (1986) - Karl Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné (1988) - Paltiel's Father Meeting Venus (1991) - Jean Gabor Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein (1993) Mehapeset Baal Al Arba (1993) The Mummy Lives (1993) - Kroll Ha-Gamal Hame'ofef (1994) Ein Shemot Al Hadlatot (1997) - Kuba Voyages (1999) - Shimon Yana's Friends (1999) - Yitzhak Shisha Million Rasisim (2001) - Yitzhak The Holy Land (2001) - Professor Milan Rashevski's Tango (2003) - Rabbi Shmouel Alenbi Romance (2005) Eskimosim ba Galil (2006) - Mundek Julia Mia (2007) - Johnny's father King of Beggars (2007) - Yankalle Soffer Landsman (2009) - Ze'ev Landsman (final film role)