Khaled Taja

Acting

Born: 1939-11-06

Biography

A Syrian actor of Kurdish origins, born in Damascus. At the age of eight he discovered that he was fond of drawing and fell in love with the imagination of the shadow. At the age of ten he began to frequently visit the seven theaters of Damascus, such as "Al-Nasr", "Al-Rasheed" and "Andalus". He starred in two theatrical works written and directed by one of his high school teachers. In 1956 he moved to the Free Theater troupe. He played a number of roles on stage, after which he moved on to writing and directing for theater. Among his works in this field is The Servants of the Rich, which he also co-starred in. He also wrote the play The Crazy, which did not see the light due to the bad financial circumstance he suffered after his father’s death. In 1965, the Yugoslavian director Boško Futonovic chose him to star in the movie Truck Driver.

Khaled Taja

Biography

Known For

Kings of Sects

Al Zeer Salem

The Cheetah

Palestinian Alienation

Aziza

Ashtar

The Four Seasons

The Falcon of Quraish

Cordoba's Spring

The End of a Brave Man

Damascus with Love

Ayyam Shamiyya

Deer in the Wolves' Forest

Aldighri

Love Has Decreed

The Leader

Al Thuraya

City Secrets

Big Dreams

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi

Ayam fi landan

A'rous min Demashq

Men Under the Sun

The Long Night

The Memory of a Night of Love

The Truck Driver

Hamido's Return

Something Is Burning

Seven Floors

Shame: A Trilogy

Sea, O', Sea

The Visitor

Forced Marriage

درب التبان

Houbara dance

On the Edge of the Abyss

Abu Khalil Qabbani

Forbidden Bread

Akrekoz's Girls

Murder in the Memory