Rami Heuberger, the controversial actor from Israel, has died in a Tel Aviv hospital, according to family who spoke to ynet. He was 61.

Heuberger is widely known in Israel for his stage and screen work, though he faced two sexual misconduct scandals over the years. He is best known in the U.S. for appearing in Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Holocaust drama that earned six Academy Awards.

In Schindler’s List, Heuberger portrays real-life Holocaust survivor Joseph Bau. Bau was imprisoned at Płaszów and secretly married another prisoner, Rebecca Tennenbaum. The wedding is depicted in the movie.

Heuberger once faced a police investigation after a makeup artist accused him of sexual assault in 2007. The actor denied any wrongdoing. The Jersuelem Post reported that the investigatio

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