Rafiq Subaie ( ar, رفيق السبيعي‎; 9 February 1930 – 5 January 2017) was a

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

actor, writer and director. He appeared in '' A Memory of a Night of Love'' (1973).

Career

Subaie was born in one of the oldest districts of old

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

and as an actor contributed to Syrian drama. He was well known for acting alongside Egyptian leading actor

Salah Zulfikar Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an ac ...

in ''

Memory of a Night of Love Memory of a Night of Love (Arabic: ''ذكري ليلة حب'', French: ''Souvenir d'une Nuit d'Amour'', translit: ''Thikra Laylat Houbb'' or ''Zekra Lailat Hubb'') is a 1973 Syrian film starring Salah Zulfikar, Nelly and Nabila Ebeid. The film is ...

'' (1973). Subaie is also known by the name "Abu Sayyah", that of a character he played in plays and television series.

Selected filmography

*1967 – "Makalib Ghawar", actor, comedy series *1973 – "

", actor, Syrian film *2013 – "Amar el Sham", actor, Syrian dramaPublic profile in elcinema.com
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References

1930 births 2017 deaths Syrian Muslims Syrian male television actors People from Damascus 20th-century Syrian male actors 21st-century Syrian male actors Syrian screenwriters {{Syria-actor-stub