Rushdy Saiid El Bughdady Abaza ( arz, رشدي سعيد البوغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an
Egypt
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ian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry. He died of brain cancer at the age of 53.
Family
Rushdy Abaza was born in Sharqia, Egypt, to Egyptian father, Said Abaza, belonging to one of Egypt's most well-known families, the Abaza family. Rushdy attended school at
Collège Saint Marc
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Alexandria
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.
From his father's side he had three half-sisters, ''Ragaa'', ''Mounira'', ''Zeinab'' and one half-brother, ''Fekri'' (an actor). From his mother's side, he had one half-brother, ''Hamed''. His only child is a daughter, ''Qismat'' (Eismat).
Egypt
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ian actress and dancer
*Barbara, American mother of his only child, Qismat
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Samia Gamal
Samia Gamal ( ar, سامية جمال, born as Zaynab Khalil Ibrahim Mahfuz, 5 March 1924 – 1 December 1994) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.
Biography
Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in March 1924, Samia's family move ...
, famous
Egypt
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ian dancer (his longest marriage)
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He appeared in more than 100 films from 1948 until 1980; the year of his death. English Article titled “Who is Najat Al Saghira? “, 2015, Accessed 2015/08/28.
1948
*''El-Millionaira El-Saghira'' (also known as '' The Small Millionaire'')
1949
*''Zou El-Waghein'' (a.k.a. ''The Man with Two Faces'')
1950
*''Emraa Menn Nar'' (a.k.a. ''A Woman of Fire'')
1951
*''Awlad El shareh''
*''
Amina
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Valley of the Kings
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'' - Robed Man (uncredited)
*''Gaaluni Mogremann'' (a.k.a. ''They Made Me a Murderer'')
*'' Erham Domouie''
1955
*''Fortune carrée'' (a.k.a. ''Square Fortune'')
*''Enni Rahhela'' (a.k.a. ''I Depart'')
*''Hayah Aw Moot'' (a.k.a. ''Life or Death'')
*''Arayess Fel-Mazad'' (a.k.a. ''Brides for Auction'')
1956
*'' Mawed Gharam''
*''
The Ten Commandments
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''
*''Dalila''
*''Mann al-Qattel?'' (a.k.a. ''Who Is the Murderer?'')
*''Ezzay Ansak'' (a.k.a. ''How Would I Forget You'')
*''Ismaeel Yassin fel-Boliss'' (a.k.a. ''Ismaeel Yassin in the Police'')
*''Bahr al-Gharam'' (a.k.a. ''Sea of Love'')
1957
*'' Tamr Henna'' (a.k.a. ''Tamarind'') - Hassan
*'' Rodda Qalbi''
*''
La Anam
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Jamila, the Algerian
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'' (a.k.a. ''Jamila Buhreid'') - Bigeard
*''Toggar al-Moat'' (a.k.a. ''Death Merchants'') - Ra'oof
*'' Tareeq al-Ammal''
*''Soultan'' (1958)
*''Emraa fel-Tareeq'' (a.k.a. ''A Woman on the Road'')
*''Qoloob al-Azara'' (a.k.a. ''Hearts of the Virgins'')
1959
* '' El rajul el thani''
*'' Seraa Fel-Nil''
*''Samraa Sina'' (a.k.a. ''The Brunette of Sinai'')
*''Rehla ilal kamar''
*''Maleesh Gherak'' (a.k.a. ''I Have None But You'') - Fathi
*''Katia tarik''
*''Bafakkar Felli Nassini'' (a.k.a. ''Thinking of Who Forgot Me'')
*''Ana Baree'a'' (a.k.a. ''I am Innocent'')
*''Qatte' Tareeq'' (a.k.a. ''The Highwayman'')
1960
*''Malak wa Shaytan'' (a.k.a. ''Angel and Devil'') - Ezzat
*''Ana wa Ommi'' (a.k.a. ''My Mother and I'')
*'' Al-Moraheqat'' - Adel
*''Ya Habeebi'' (a.k.a. ''My Beloved'')
*''Nehayat al-Tareeq'' (a.k.a. ''End of the Road'')
*''Mufattesh al-Mabaheth'' (a.k.a. ''The Police Inspector'')
*''Leqaa Fil-Ghoroob'' (a.k.a. ''Meeting at Sunset'')
*''Kholkhal Habeebi'' (a.k.a. ''My Love's Bugle'')
*''Al-Raggol al-Thani'' (a.k.a. ''The Second Man'')
1961
*'' Wa Islamah'' - Prince Baybars
*''Qalb Fi Zalam'' (a.k.a. ''Heart in the Shadows'')
*''Hob wa Herman'' (a.k.a. ''Love and Deprivation'')
*''He Talata'' - Kamal
*'' Fi baitina rajul'' - Abd El-Hamid
*''Bela Awdah'' (a.k.a. ''No Return'')
1962
*'' Al zouga talattashar''
*''Helwa wa kaddaba''
*''Sett el-Banat'' (a.k.a. ''The Lady of All Women'')
*''Ah Menn Hawwa'' (a.k.a. ''Beware of Eve'')
*''Shahidat al-Hob al-Elahi'' (a.k.a. ''Martyr of Divine Love'')
1963
*''La Waqt lel-Hob'' (a.k.a. ''No Time for Love'')
*'' Aroos al-Nil'' - Sami Fouad (Engineer)
*''Tareeq al-Shaytan'' (a.k.a. ''The Way of the Devil'')
*''Al-Saherra al-Saghira'' (a.k.a. ''The Young Charming'') - Essmat el daramaly
*''Al-Maganin Fi Naeem'' (a.k.a. ''The Insane Are in Bliss'')
*''Amirat el Arab''
1964
*''Al-Tareeq'' (a.k.a. ''The Road'') - Saber
*''Fatat shaza''
*''Al-Shayatin al-Talata'' (a.k.a. ''The Three Devils'') - Saadawy
*''Al badawia fi Paris''
1965
*''Ganab al-Safeer'' (a.k.a. ''His Excellency the Ambassador'') - Amin (Samia's Father)
1966
*''Addow Al-Maraa'' (a.k.a. ''Enemy of Women'') - Essa
*'' Zawga Menn Paris''
*''Shaqqet Al-Talabba'' (a.k.a. ''The Students' Apartment'') - Saad Selim
*'' Saghira Ala Al-Hob'' - Kamal
*''Mabka el oshak''
*''Howa wal-Nessaa'' (a.k.a. ''He and Women'')
*''Guanab el safir''
*''Al-Moshagheboon'' (a.k.a. ''Troublemakers'') - Amin
*''Shaqawet Reggala'' (a.k.a. ''Naughty Men'')
*''Mawwal'' (with Sabah the Lebanese Singer (A Ballad))
1967
*''Gareema fil-Hayy al-Hadi'' (a.k.a. ''Crime in the Calm District'') - Ahmed Ezzat
*''Endama Nohheb'' (a.k.a. ''When We Love'') - Ahmed
*''Al-Aib'' (a.k.a. ''Shame'') - Mohamed El-Guindy
*''Al-Qobla al-Akhira'' (a.k.a. ''The Last Kiss'') - Samy, The Director
1968
*'' Raw'at el-Hob'' (a.k.a. ''The Beauty of Love) - Ahmed Ragab
*''Hawwaa ala al-Tareeq'' (a.k.a. ''Eve on The Road'') - Khaled
*''Al-Massageen al-Thalatha'' (a.k.a. ''The Three Prisoners'') - Mr. Joe
*''Baba Ayez Keda'' (a.k.a. ''Dad Wants So'') - Kamal
1969
*''El Shoug'an el Thalatha''
*''Nos Sa'a Gawaz'' (a.k.a. ''half an Hour of marriage'')
1970
*'' Ghoroob wa Shorouq'' (a.k.a. ''Sunset and Sunrise'') - Essam
*''Al-Hob al-Daaie'' (a.k.a. ''The Lost Love'')
*''Al-Sarab'' (a.k.a. ''The Mirage'') - Dr.Amin
*''Al-Ashrar'' (a.k.a. ''Evil Men'')
*''Nar al-Shouq'' (a.k.a. ''Flame of Crave'')
*''Zawga le-Khamsat Regal'' (a.k.a. ''Wife of Five Men'')
1971
*''Shay' fi Sadri'' (a.k.a. ''Something in My Heart'')
*''Ebnati al-Aziza'' (a.k.a. ''My Dear Daughter'') - Sherif
*''Emraa wa Raggol'' (a.k.a. ''A Woman and A Man'')
1972
*''Emraa le-Koll al-Regal'' (a.k.a. ''A Woman for All Men'') - Zaki
*''Saaett al-Sefr'' (a.k.a. ''Zero Hour'') - Hussein
1973
*''Hekayti Maa Al-Zaman'' (a.k.a. ''My Story with Life'')
1974
*''Ayna Aqli'' (a.k.a. ''Where is My Mind'') - Zohdi
1975
*''Youm al-Ahad al-Damy'' (a.k.a. ''Bloody Sunday'')
*'' Oreedo Hallan'' (a.k.a. ''Seeking A Solution'')
*''Hobi al awal wa al akhir''
*''Abadan Lann Aaoud'' (a.k.a. ''I Shall Never Come Back'')
1976
*''Tawheeda''
*''A world of children'' - Helmi Abdulqader
1977
*''Al Domo Fe Ouyon Dhahekah''
*''Ah Ya Leil Ya Zamman'' (a.k.a. ''Oh Night, Oh Life'')
1978
*''Wa Daa al-Omr Ya Waladi'' (a.k.a. ''Life Has Gone, My Son'')
*''Al-Qadi wal-Gallaad'' (a.k.a. ''The Judge'')
1979
*''Le-Mann Toshreq al-Shams'' (a.k.a. ''For Whom the Sun Rises?'')
1980
*''Daerrat al-Shakk'' (a.k.a. ''Circle of Suspicion'')
*''Azkeyaa Lakken Aghbeyaa'' (a.k.a. ''Intelligent But Stupid'') - Hamdi (final film role)
See also
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Top 100 Egyptian films
Top 100 Egyptian films aliases: CIFF 100 Egyptian films or Greatest 100 Egyptian films in 20th century or Top 100 films in the centenary of Egyptian cinema (Egyptian Arabic: قائمة أفضل مئة فيلم في مئوية السينما الم ...
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List of Egyptian films of the 1960s
Below are lists of films produced in Egypt in the 1960s.
*List of Egyptian films of 1960
*List of Egyptian films of 1961
*List of Egyptian films of 1962
*List of Egyptian films of 1963
*List of Egyptian films of 1964
*List of Egyptian films of 19 ...