Tzvi Shissel

Tzvi Shissel (Hebrew: צבי שיסל‎; 15 July 1946 – 28 July 2021) was an Israeli actor, film and television producer, screenwriter, and film director.^[1][2]

Tzvi Shissel
צבי שיסל
Shissel attending the funeral service of Eli Mohar in 2006
Born	(1946-07-15)15 July 1946 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	28 July 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 75) Tel Aviv, Israel
Other names	Zvi Shissel
Occupations	Actor director producer screenwriter
Years active	1968–2021
Children	2

Schissel was born in Tel Aviv and served in the Armored Corps Band [he] of the IDF. After the military discharge he started acting in films including Fifty-Fifty and later filmmaking.^[3] He was part of the comedy group Havurat Lul [he] ("Chicken coop group"), which, among others, included Uri Zohar and Arik Einstein.^[2]

During 1980-1987 Shissel worked in the United States.^[2]

He died at the Ichilov Hospital due to systemic collapse developed from food poisoning, leaving behind his wife and two sons.^[4] His family sued the hospital claiming negligence.^[5]

Shissel performs as part of the Armored Corps Band, 1966