Israeli actor Alon Aboutboul, known in the U.S. for his roles on the FX series Snowfall and the movies Rambo III, Munich and The Dark Knight Rises, has died. He was 60. Aboutboul died after collapsing on HaBonim Beach near Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning, his manager Mark Teitelbaum told The Hollywood Reporter .

Aboutboul portrayed Russian nuclear physicist Dr. Leonid Pavel in 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” the third and final film in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy. Dr. Pavel is kidnapped by Bane (Tom Hardy) in the movie, which made over $1 billion at the box office.

The Dark Knight Rises actor Alon Aboutboul tragically passed away at HaBonim Beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the morning of July 29, 2025. He was 60 years old and was reportedly swimming in the water there before he came out and collapsed.