Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy ( ar, عبد السلام النابلسي) (23 August 1899 – 5 July 1968) was an

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of Lebanese-Palestinian origin.

Life

Nabulsy was born in

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, in 1899, and died 1968 in

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. He is known for Egyptian movies in which he co-starred with renowned actors like

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and

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Nabulsy studied in Egypt at

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. While there, he developed an interest in acting. He acted on stage for a while and when his family got wind of his new career, they stopped sending him money so that he may focus instead on his studies. Acting afforded Nabulsy a way to earn a living. While he portrayed some evil if not too violent characters, his filmography was generally characterized by comedic roles. He died in

in 1968.

Filmography

* Yom min omri (1961) * Ashour kalb el assad (1961) * Ahlam al banat (1960) * Bayn el samaa wa el ard (1960) * Itharissi minal hub (1960) * Hekayat hub (1959) * Ismail Yassine bolis harbi (1959) * Sharia el hub (1959) * Fata ahlami (1957) * Ard el salam (1957) * El-Kalb Loh Ahkam (1957) * Wadda'tu hubbak (1957) * Hub wa insania (1956) * Mogezat el samaa (1956) * N'harak said (1955) *

El Ard el Tayeba ''El Ard el Tayeba'' (aliases: ''The Good Land'' or ''The Good Earth'', ar, الأرض الطيبة, translit. ''Al-Ard Al-Tayyiba'') is a 1954 Egyptian film written, directed by and produced by Mahmoud Zulfikar. Synopsis Saadia discovers tha ...

(1954) * El Mohtal (1954) * Ayza atgawwez (1952) * Ma takulshi la hada (1952) * Taa la salim (1951) * Akher kedba (1950) *

Afrita hanem Afrita hanem ( ar, عفريتة هانم, English: ''Little Miss Devil'') is a 1949 Egyptian film about Asfour, a poor singer, played by Syrian musician Farid Al Atrache, who falls in love with Aleya, the somewhat spoiled daughter of his boss. Pl ...

(1949) * Ahebbak inta (1949) * El Warsha (1941)

References

External links

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Interview video with Nabulsi's widow
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nabulsy, Abdel Salam Al 1899 births 1968 deaths People from Tripoli, Lebanon Lebanese actors Al-Azhar University alumni Lebanese people of Palestinian descent 20th-century Egyptian male actors Egyptian male film actors Egyptian comedians 20th-century comedians