The beloved actor, whose career spanned over four decades, gained international recognition for playing Dr. Leonid Pavel in The Dark Knight Rises and Nissem in Rambo III. He also appeared in Munich, Fringe, London Has Fallen, and the TV hit Snowfall, where he portrayed Mossad-linked drug lord Avi Drexler.
Born in 1964 in Kiryat Ata, Aboutboul trained at Thelma Yellin High School of Arts before launching a career that earned him top honors, including Ophir and Israeli Television Academy awards.
He is survived by his partner, writer/director Shir Bilya, and their four children.
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar paid tribute, saying: “Alon brought depth and emotion to every character. His passing is a painful loss to Israeli culture.”
