---
name: "Eli Danker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eli-danker"
fi1m_id: "eli-danker"
imdb_id: "nm0200294"
tmdb_id: 78111
wikidata_id: "Q929891"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 October 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T22:17:46.428393+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eli Danker

## Identity

Eli Danker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eli-danker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eli-danker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0200294
- **TMDB ID:** 78111
- **Wikidata ID:** Q929891
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Danker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929891, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0200294/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78111

Actor. Born 12 October 1948 in Israel.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 October 1948, Israel
- **Also known as:** אלי דנקר 
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Danker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929891, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0200294/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78111

## Biography

Eli Danker (born 12 October 1948) is an Israeli actor. He trained at the Beit Zvi School of the Performing Arts in Israel and the HB Studio in New York, and began his career in Israeli theatre before moving into film and television.

Danker is known for roles including Crot in *Undisputed II: Last Man Standing* (2006), Jean Yves Tatao in *My Mom's New Boyfriend* (2008), and Ibrahim Bin-Khalid in *24: Legacy* (2017). He has appeared in numerous American television series such as *NCIS*, *CSI: Miami*, *Alias*, *The West Wing* and *The Closer*. He played Joseph in the biblical drama *The Covenant* (2023). He is the father of actor and singer Ran Danker.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Covenant* (2023), Fi1m 50, as Joseph — [page](https://film.one/film/the-covenant.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Covenant* (2023), as Joseph — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-covenant.md)
- *Oracles of God the Story of the Old Testament* (2023), as Essene Scribe
- *First We Take Brooklyn* (2018), as Dudu
- *Family* (2017), as Dad
- *24: Legacy* (2017), series, as Ibrahim Bin-Khalid
- *Once There Was a Girl* (2016), Actor
- *Viktor* (2014), as Souliman
- *If You Tell Your Dreams They Won't Come True* (2012), as Yosi
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Karim Akbari
- *My Mom's New Boyfriend* (2008), as Jean Yves Tatao
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Zafar Marwat — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Undisputed II: Last Man Standing* (2006), as Crot
- *HaAlufa* (2006), series, as Itzik Zelig
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Abdul al-Fulani
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Michael Bashan — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Special Forces* (2003), as Hasib Rafendek
- *Air Marshal* (2003), as Elijah
- *Ticker* (2002), as General
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Richard Thomason
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Ahmad Kabir — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as The Iraqi Intelligence Defector
- *Suckers* (1999), as Mohammed
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Israeli Defense Minister Doran Mazar — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Escape: Human Cargo* (1998), as Central Judge
- *Jephtah's daughter* (1997), Actor
- *The Jungle Book The Musical* (1996), as ShereKhan
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Abraham Lansk
- *Chain of Command* (1994), as Col. Hakkim
- *The Mummy Lives* (1993), as Museum Director
- *A Gnome Named Gnorm* (1991), as Zadar
- *Impulse* (1990), as Dimarjian
- *Max Monroe: Loose Cannon* (1990), series, as Rosenberg
- *The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story* (1988), as Castro
- *On the Fringe* (1987), as Eli
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1987), as Robert Aziz
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Yanif
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (1984), as Litvak
- *Jesus* (1979), as Judas Iscariot
- *The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke* (1979), as Judas Iscariot

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