
Tzvi Shissel
Biography
Tzvi Shissel (Hebrew: צבי שיסל; 15 July 1946 – 28 July 2021) was an Israeli actor, film and television producer, screenwriter, and film director. Schissel was born in Tel Aviv and served in the Armored Corps Band of the IDF. After the military discharge he started acting in films including Fifty-Fifty and later filmmaking. He was part of the comedy group Havurat Lul ("Chicken coop group"), which, among others, included Uri Zohar and Arik Einstein. During 1980-1987 Shissel worked in the United States. He died at the Ichilov Hospital due to systemic collapse developed from food poisoning, leaving behind his wife and two sons. His family sued the hospital claiming negligence.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
54 releases · 10 albums · active 1965–2026
- Production · 49
- Other credits · 12
- Performance · 6
Studios: Kolinor Studios · Israkol Studios · H.M. Acoustica Ltd. · Triton Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Arik Einstein


