Actor
Jonathan Sagall
Born 23 April 1959 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jonathan Sagall is a Toronto-born Israeli actor, director and screenwriter. He rose to fame in the Israeli Lemon Popsicle teen comedy series, then gained international recognition as Poldek Pfefferberg in Schindler's List. He later directed films including Urban Feel and Lipstikka.
Key films
Schindler's List (1993)
His best-known international role, appearing in Spielberg's Holocaust drama as Poldek Pfefferberg.
Lemon Popsicle (1978)
Launched his career in the hugely popular Israeli teen comedy series.
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Hollywood-backed John le Carré adaptation that brought him to a wider English-language audience.
Urban Feel (1999)
Film he both directed and acted in, marking his move behind the camera.
Lipstikka (2011)
A feature he directed, showing his later career as a filmmaker.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 18
- 1978Lemon Popsicle · as MomoActor
- 1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story · as DraftsmanActor
- 1979Going Steady · as BobbyActor
- 1981Hot Bubblegum · as MomoActor
- 1982Private Popsicle · as BobbyActor
- 1982DriftingActor
- 1984Baby Love · as BobbyActor
- 1984The Little Drummer Girl · as TeddyActor
- 1985Up Your Anchor · as Bobby - MomoActor
- 1987Young Love · as BobbyActor
- 1987At HomeDirector
- 1988Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII · as BobbyActor
- 1993Schindler's List · as Poldek PfefferbergActor
- 1996Deadly Outbreak · as GalloActor
- 1999Urban FeelActor
- 1999Urban FeelDirector
- 2011LipstikkaDirector
- 2018An Oral History of: Schindler's List · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.