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9 Famous Syrian People You REALLY Don’t Know

5. Michael Ansara

Actor Michael Ansara was born in a small village in Lebanon during the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. His family emigrated to the United States when he was two years old. Today, Ansara is best known for his portrayal of Cochise on the 1950’s television series Broken Arrow. It’s also where he met his second wife, Barbara Eden. He went on to appear on Eden’s I Dream of Jeannie as the evil djinn who imprisoned Jeannie. His Middle-Eastern background helped get him cast in biblical epics like The Robe, The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Story Ever Told. He also played the Klingon commander Kang on three different Star Trek series. Ansara passed away in 2013 at the age of 91.

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