Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza (Egyptian Arabic : رشدي سعيد بغدادي أباظة ) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor.[1] He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry and is one of the most famous.[2] He died of brain cancer at the age of 53.[1]
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Rushdy Abaza
Born Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza
(1926-08-03 ) 3 August 1926Died 27 July 1980(1980-07-27) (aged 53) Education Collège Saint Marc Years active 1948–1980 Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Spouses Tahiya Karioka Barbara Samia Gamal Sabah Nabila Abaza Children 1 (daughter) Honours
Order of Sciences and Arts
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Rushdy Abaza
Rushdy Abaza is "widely considered one of the greatest names in the history of Arab cinema ", with no less than 150 movies to his name.[1]
Rushdy Abaza was born in Sharqia , Egypt, to an Italian mother, Teresa Luigi, and an Egyptian father, Saïd Abaza, belonging to one of Egypt's most well-known families, the Abaza family , who are of maternal-Circassian heritage.[3] [1] He had difficulty at the start because "[acting] was not allowed in ...[his] aristocratic family...and his father and the entire Abaza family strongly objected ...[but] he insisted."[1]
He is the best known Abaza family member and a household name in the Arab world due to the number of films he acted in that remain popular throughout the Arab world.[4] [2]
Rushdy attended school at Collège Saint Marc in Alexandria .[1] 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).
He appeared in more than 100 films from 1948 until 1980; the year of his death.[6]
1948
1949
Zou El-Waghein (a.k.a. The Man with Two Faces )
1950
Emraa Menn Nar (a.k.a. A Woman of Fire )
1951
1952
El-Osta Hassan (a.k.a. Hassan the Craftsman )
El-Montasser (a.k.a. The Conqueror )
Awladi (a.k.a. My Children )
1953
Shamm El-Nesseem (a.k.a. The Spring Festival )
Mouamara (a.k.a. Conspiracy )
1954
1955
Fortune carrée (a.k.a. Square Fortune )
Enni Rahhela (a.k.a. I Depart )
Hayah Aw Moot (a.k.a. Life or Death )
Bahr Elgharam (a.k.a. "Sea of Love '"')
Arayess Fel-Mazad (a.k.a. Brides for Auction )
1956
Mawed Gharam
The Ten Commandments
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
1958
Jamila, the Algerian (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
Malaak 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 ) - Ahmed Kanaan
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
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)
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