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The creativity of Moustapha Akkad came in such movies as The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), where he directed and showed some really creative amazing view on the history of Islam. As an Arabic Muslim it was really hard for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his talent as a director and a producer.- Director
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Irvin S. Yeaworth began his career in radio, singing (at age ten) on the first radio station in the world, KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He later became a radio and TV producer. His first feature, "Twice Convicted", was shot in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, in the early 1950s (several years later new footage was added and it was re-titled The Flaming Teenage (1956)). He directed three sci-fi films in the late '50s/early '60s (The Blob (1958), 4D Man (1959), Dinosaurus! (1960)), then went back to his first love: making religious films (some with Billy Graham. He also worked in amusement and theme park pavilion design and production.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
Henning Schellerup was born on 3 January 1928 in Thisted, Viborg, Denmark. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Death Race 2000 (1975) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). He was married to Annie Tove Gondy. He died on 12 May 2000 in West Jordan, Utah, USA.- Bronzell Miller was born on 12 October 1971. He was an actor, known for Mr. 3000 (2004), Bringing Down the House (2003) and The Creator's Game (1999). He was married to Jane Krohn and Marnie Oliver. He died on 21 December 2013 in West Jordan, Utah, USA.
- Rima Akkad Monla was born in 1971. Rima was married to Ziad Monla. Rima died on 9 November 2005 in Amman, Jordan.
- King Hussein was born on 14 November 1935 in Amman, Jordan. He was married to Queen Noor, Alia Baha ed Toukan, Antoinette Avril Gardiner and Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid. He died on 7 February 1999 in Amman, Jordan.
- Sajida Al-Rishawi died on 4 February 2015 in Zarqa, Jordan.
- Atif Kaptan was born on 21 May 1908 in Izmit, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Kiziltug - Cengiz Han (1952), Agri Dagi Efsanesi (1975) and Görünmeyen adam Istanbul'da (1955). He died on 22 April 1977 in Amman, Jordan.
- Yasser Al Masri was born in 1970 in Kuwait. He was an actor, known for Oyoun Alia (2008), Madam President (2015) and Underground (2013). He was married to Nisreen. He died on 23 August 2018 in Zarqa, Jordan.
- Talhat Hamdy was born in 1941 in Damascus, Syria. He was an actor, known for Al Hasan and Al Husein (2011), Damascus: The Smile of Sadness (2008) and Antar Invades the Desert (1960). He died on 4 December 2012 in Amman, Jordan.
- Ghassen Mashini was born in 1952 in Amman, Jordan. He was an actor, known for The Savior (2014), Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (2004) and Oversized Coat (2013). He died on 18 December 2021 in Amman, Jordan.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Faisal Al-Yasiri was born on 16 September 1933 in Najaf, Iraq. He was a director and producer, known for Al-ras (1976), Al-nahr (1979) and Babel Habibati (1988). He was married to Hind Kamil. He died on 27 October 2022 in Amman, Jordan.- Don Fullmer is the younger brother of Gene Fullmer who twice held the Middleweight Boxing Championship of the World. One of three brothers to box professional (the other was Jay Fullmer), Don became a professional boxer in 1957. He won his first 17 fights and found himself rated in the top ten of world contenders. Fullmer would remain rated for the next 16 straight years. In a 78 fight career he met 8 world champions in the ring and defeated four of them: Jimmy Ellis, Emile Griffith, Carl "BoBo" Olsen, and Virgil "Sugar Bear" Atkins. He won the American Middleweight Championship and the Junior Light-Heavyweight Title. He failed however in his only attempt to capture the World Middleweight Championship. In 1973 he announced his retirement after dropping a 10 round decision to Richie Kates. Fullmer's record was 53-20-5 with 13 wins by knockout.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Osama Namrouqa was a producer, known for The Hurt Locker (2008), Fair Game (2010) and Redacted (2007). He died on 4 July 2010 in Jordan.- Jay Fullmer was married to Marilyn Alayne Ball. He died on 22 April 2015 in South Jordan, Utah, USA.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Rifqi Assaf is a Jordanian/Palestinian Filmmaker, writer and poet, born in Amman-Jordan, on 31st of July 1978, with origins that come from Arraba - Jenin in Palestine, as the elder son of late Adnan Rifqi Assaf (1949-1998) and Nawal Yousef Abu Na'ameh, with 2 sisters and one brother.
Suffering from a physical problem called Congenital Scoliosis, which caused him deforms in the spine and Short stature, secured him an inspirational childhood and teenage, which sharpened the creative side he already had. Winning many awards as a child for drawing, and praised for his acting skills in a school play.
He started writing in the age of 12, with short stories, articles and poems, later he started publishing his writings in many publications. With the internet revolution, forums and blogs became the new publishing medium for his writing. He started his filmmaking career by attending filmmaking workshops with Amman Filmmakers Cooperative to follow his childhood and teenage wildest dream...
That was in 2005, at the age of 27, this time as a writer/director, he made many short films as a director, before making a step back to writing with his award-winning short film "The View" (2008) as a co-writer/co-director with Hazim Bitar, winning many awards including 2 screenwriting awards. He then wrote and directed his first feature length film as a Writer/Director "The Curve" (2015), winning script grants from Jordan Film Fund, AFAC and shortlisted as a finalist for Shasha script grant. The completed film made it to many film festivals around the world winning some awards and still touring.
Rifqi wrote short films for other directors, such as "ABC" for Mohammad Salameh, "A Cold Morning in November" by Robert Abboud (winner of Jury and Audience awards at the Jordan Short Film competition at the Franco Arab Film Festival) and "The Parrot" (winner of Robert Bosch grant) as a co-writer with Darin Sallam and Amjad Rasheed.
He also worked as a head writer/creative director/executive producer for the first Jordanian sitcom to be ever made; "Asfoureyyeh". He also wrote 3 episodes of the Saudi episodic first of its kind interactive series "Asaab Qarar". Besides working as a script doctor and consultant for many projects (both credited and uncredited), he also started coaching "screenwriting" as a contractor with Royal Film Commission of Jordan, in September 2018 he started a part time job with Royal Film Commission of Jordan as a contracted film advisor, He is now working on his second feature length script and some other TV projects, such as Jordan Film Fund TV Development Finalist "AlMarsoud".- Sami Abdul Hameed was born in 1927 in Samawah, Iraq. He was an actor, known for The Shadow Men (1996), Clash of Loyalties (1983) and Bagdad My Rosy Dream (2012). He was married to Fawzia Aref. He died on 29 September 2019 in Amman, Jordan.
- Salma Khadra Jayyusi was born on 16 April 1925 in As-Salt, Jordan. Salma Khadra died on 20 April 2023 in Amman, Jordan.
- Hisham Huneidi was born in 1946 in Jordan. He was an actor, known for Malik Bin Al Rayb (2016). He died on 17 June 2022 in Amman, Jordan.
- Sami Al-Saraj was an actor, known for Theyab Al-Lail (1992), Al-ayyam al-tawila (1980) and Place in Tomorrow (1989). He died on 19 November 1998 in Amman, Jordan.
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Terence Verity was born on 4 December 1913 in Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an art director and production designer, known for Stage Fright (1950), The Franchise Affair (1951) and 1984 (1956). He died in October 1967 in Jordan.- Nabil Al Mashini was born on 22 July 1939 in Jordan. He was an actor, known for Al Hajjaj (2003) and Malik Bin Al Rayb (2016). He died on 2 March 2019 in Jordan.
- Actor
- Writer
Youssef El Ani was born on 1 July 1927 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an actor and writer, known for Farewell to Lebanon (1968), The smell of coffee (1986) and The Shadow Men (1996). He died on 10 October 2016 in Amman, Jordan.