Khaled Taja

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.

Known For

Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)

Al Zeer Salem

The Four Seasons

The Falcon of Quraish

On the Edge of the Abyss

Men Underneath the Fez

Palestinian Alienation

Another Rainy Day

All Movies (16)

• Damascus with Love2010 · as ألبير
• The Long Night2009
• Aziza2009 · as Abu Ahmad
• Seven Floors1994
• Something Is Burning1993
• Sea, O', Sea1993
• Ayam fi landan1976
• Shame: A Trilogy1974
• A'rous min Demashq1973
• The Memory of a Night of Love1973
• The Visitor1972
• The Cheetah1972
• Forced marriage1972 · as ماجد صدقي
• Hamido's Return1971
• Men Under the Sun1970
• The Truck Driver1967

All TV Shows (41)

• The Leader2011 · as الزعيم أبو داغر
• Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)2010 · as Abu AL-Muluk
• Al-Khubz Al-Haram2010
• Abu Khalil Qabbani2010
• The Curse of Mud2010 · as أبو نزار
• The Slums2009 · as أبو ربيع
• The Age of Shame2009
• طريق النحل2009
• Neighborhood Live On Air2008 · as أبو معروف
• ليس سراباً2008
• Al-Hout2008
• Another Rainy Day2008 · as فاروق (ضيف شرف)
• On the Edge of the Abyss2007 · as وسيم - ضيف شرف
• Deer in the Wolves' Forest2006 · as Abu Samer
• Love Has Decreed2006 · as أبو كريم
• أيام الولدنة2006
• Soft Thorns2005 · as أبو مرح
• Kings of Sects2005 · as خلف الحصري - ضيف شرف
• Holding Back Tears2005 · as (ضيف شرف)
• Palestinian Alienation2004 · as صالح (أبو أحمد)
• Ashtar2004 · as Jawad
• Men Underneath the Fez2004 · as عماد
• Big Dreams2004 · as أبو هيفاء - ضيف شرف
• Cordoba's Spring2003 · as عبدالرحمن الناصر - ضيف شرف
• Akrekoz's Girls2003 · as farouk baik
• The Falcon of Quraish2002 · as هشام بن عبدالملك - ضيف شرف
• Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi2001 · as الإمبراطور عيمانؤيل الأول - ضيف شرف
• Al Zeer Salem2000 · as ابن عباد
• City Secrets2000 · as أبو منصور
• The Four Seasons1999 · as كريم
• رقصة الحباري1999
• Al Thuraya1998 · as إسماعيل بيك
• النصية1998
• The Lost Case1996
• A Manager by Luck1996
• The End of a Brave Man1994 · as إبراهيم المغضوب
• Murder in the Memory1992 · as د. عزمي
• درب التبان1992
• Ayyam Shamiyya1992 · as أبو عبدو
• Aldighri1992
• Bahloul the Brave1990