Jerusalem: One of Israel's most influential filmmakers, Assi Dayan, died Thursday at his Tel Aviv apartment at the age of 68, Xinhua reported citing Israeli media.

Dayan, who was an influential film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, was the son of famed Israeli general and former defence minister Moshe Dayan. Assi Dayan had directed 16 films and appeared in 50 different acting roles.