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Ya'ackov Ben-Sira

Ya'ackov Ben-Sira

Actor · Died February 4, 2016, aged 88 · Belgium

Ya'ackov Ben-Sira was born on 20 March 1927 in Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor, known for The Jesus Film (1979), Lend Me Your Wife (1988) and Sahara (1983). He died on 4 February 2016 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 20, 1927
Died
February 4, 2016 (aged 88)
From
Belgium
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Ya'ackov Ben-Sira's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Self
27%
Bonds
17%
Society
8%
Sacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Romantic
1
Contemplative
1
Joyful
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ya'ackov Ben-Sira's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Ya'ackov Ben-Sira's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Passport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bernstein - Inga's uncle

  • Lend Me Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Puss in Boots(1988)

    as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Young Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mr. Schnitzer

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    as Bailiff

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Rumpelstiltskin(1987)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Operation Shtreimel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Sahara(1983)

    as Major

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as The Shopkeeper

  • The Jesus Film(1979)

    as Zacchaeus

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Theft from a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Only Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Kazablan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mr. Spiegel

  • Nurith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Salomonico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Seven Times a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as (as Jacques Ben-Sira)

  • The Jolly Cobbler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • He Walked Through the Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ervinka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Love in the Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Moishe Air-Condition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Sallah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1964 to 1990; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Puss in Boots (1988)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

The Jesus Film (1979)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

19641990

Peak 1987 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1979Screen debut· Jesus

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 22: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ya'ackov Ben-Sira's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Jesus Film (1979)

71st percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Jesus Film (1979)

Midcredits 86th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ya'ackov Ben-Sira work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ya'ackov Ben-Sira's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eugene Marner shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers