The Israeli actor, who also appeared in &34;Rambo III&34; and &34;Snowfall,&34; reportedly died after collapsing on a beach near Haifa. Alon Aboutboul, illfated

The Israeli actor, who also appeared in "Rambo III" and "Snowfall," reportedly died after collapsing on a beach near Haifa.

Alon Aboutboul, ill-fated nuclear scientist in The Dark Knight Rises, dies at 60

The Israeli actor, who also appeared in "Rambo III" and "Snowfall," reportedly died after collapsing on a beach near Haifa.

By Wesley Stenzel

Published on July 29, 2025 06:32PM EDT

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Alon Aboutboul at the 'Snowfall' season 5 premiere in Los Angeles in 2022. Credit:

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Alon Aboutboul, the veteran Israeli actor known for playing a doomed nuclear expert in the hit superhero movie *The Dark Knight Rises*, died Tuesday on HaBonim Beach, near the city of Haifa. He was 60.

His manager, Mark Teitelbaum, confirmed the news to ** and said, "Alon was a brilliant actor, a true artist, an Israeli icon… but more importantly he was a loving father of his four children, and a dear friend of mine and many others. He possessed both a moral and spiritual clarity that is rare to find. As you might imagine, his family is in shock. He will be deeply missed. May his memory be a blessing."

*The Jerusalem Post* reported that Aboutboul collapsed on the beach and received CPR from lifeguards but could not be revived. Representatives for Aboutboul could not immediately provide further information to EW.

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Miki Zohar, Israel's minister of culture and sports, memorialized the actor on social media, celebrating his "profound mark on Israeli culture" in a translated post on X.

"I was deeply saddened to hear about the sudden passing of the actor Alon Abutbul, may his memory be blessed," Zohar wrote. "Last night, I watched an interview with him where he spoke about filming a movie he recently participated in, and the passion for his craft that radiated from him was evident even after so many years in the industry."

To American audiences, Aboutboul was most recognizable for playing Dr. Pavel, the nuclear scientist kidnapped by the villainous Bane (Tom Hardy) in the airborne prologue to Christopher Nolan's Batman threequel.

Alon Aboutboul in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.

Born in Kiryat Ata in 1965, Aboutboul began his screen career with 1980's *Morning Star*. In 1986, he headlined the war drama *Ricochets* and played a supporting role in the drama *Bar 51*. That same year, he made his American debut in *Every Time We Say Goodbye*, which starred Tom Hanks as a World War II pilot recovering from an injury in Jerusalem.

In 1988, Aboutboul appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the*Rambo III*. In the 1990s, he starred in two Michael Paré action movies, *Killing Streets* and *Deadly Heroes*, as well as Israeli projects like *Planet Blue*, *Passover Fever*, and *Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter*.

Aboutboul led the TV drama *Shabatot VeHagim* for five seasons in the early 2000s. He played a supporting part in the Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie *The Order* in 2001, and appeared in a small role in Steven Spielberg's historical drama *Munich* in 2005. Aboutbol also portrayed a terrorist in Ridley Scott's *Body of Lies*, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, in 2008.

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In the 2010s, Aboutboul appeared in more American projects, including episodes of *NCIS*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Homeland*, *Twin Peaks: The Return*, *The Blacklist*, *The Mentalist*, *Fringe*, *Burn Notice*, *Castle*, and *Madam Secretary*. His most significant American TV project, however, was FX's *Snowfall*, on which he played drug lord Avi Drexler for 25 episodes across five seasons.

Alon Aboutboul in 'London Has Fallen'.

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Aboutboul also acted in a number of American films during the last decade of his career, including *London Has Fallen*, starring Gerard Butler; *Septembers of Shiraz*, starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek; and *Beirut*, starring Jon Hamm. His most recent credit came in the 2025 Israeli TV series *The German*.

The actor is survived by his wife, Shir Bilia, and his four children.**

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