Jason LaVeris / FilmMagic/Getty Images Veteran screen actor Mohammad Bakri, best known to U.S. viewers for his role in Homeland , has died, according to multiple reports. Bakri, 72, died on Dec. 24 after suffering heart problems, according to CNN. He was born in northern Israel, and CNN reported his funeral was held the same day in his hometown of al-Bi’neh, with AP reporting that hundreds of well-wishers attended the service. Bakri was best known internationally for playing the fictional vice president of Afghanistan on the TV series Homeland . as well as for roles including HBO’s The Night Of , FX’s Tyrant , and Peacock’s Those About to Die . Bakri also starred in the Oscar-nominated 1984 prison drama Beyond the Walls and directed the 2003 documentary Jenin, Jenin , which was banned in Israel and fought over in court for years. He is survived by his wife and six children, three of whom, Saleh, Ziad, and Adam, followed him into acting. Read it at CNN Read more at The Daily Beast.