Arnon Milchan, a Hollywood producer behind hit films such as Pretty Woman and Fight Club has said he spied for Israel in support of its nuclear programme, reports BBC.
Milchan, who was born in what is now Israel, gave an account to Israeli investigative programme Uvda.
Milchan said he performed dozens of clandestine missions on behalf of Israel after he was recruited by Shimon Peres, now Israel’s president.
“I did it for my country and I’m proud of it,” he said.
Milchan, 68, said he was recruited to Israel’s Bureau of Scientific Relations, a secretive organisation founded to supply the nation’s nuclear programme, in the 1960s by Peres.
His activities continued after he became a high-profile Hollywood producer, rising to chairman of film company New Regency.
He produced such hits as Mr and Mrs Smith and LA Confidential, and worked with famed directors including Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski and Oliver Stone.