Hamdy Ghaith
Born: 1924-01-07 in Egypt
Died: 2006-03-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mahmoud Hamdy El Husseini Ghaith was an Egyptian actor, who was born in the village of Shalashlamoun, Ash Sharqia in 1924. He studied at the Faculty of Law and then studied at the Higher Institute of Cinema. He continued his theatrical studies in the French capital, Paris, and debuted through the movie Struggle in the Valley. In cinema, he presented many films, most notably Dawn of a New Day, The Message, and Land of Fear. He has also worked in television dramas since the 1960s, many of which belonged to religious and historical works, such as: Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Islamic Conquests, There Is No God But Allah, and Zezenia. He died in 2006 of respiratory failure at the age of 82.
Filmography
2000
- Land of Fear as Hodhod
1997
- Zezenia as عامر عبدالظاهر
- Al Sera Al Helalya as ابو عزة
- Round Trip to Ismailia as Salem Al-Masry - Ibrahim's father
- عصر الأئمة
- Looking for Tutankhamun
1993
1992
- Bwabet Elhalwani as رفاعة الطهطاوي
- Heart of Night
- Samara Al-Amir
1989
1988
- Assassination of a Teacher as Abdul Ghani Al-Sharqawi
- A House in the Air
- Love also dies
1986
- The Berry and the Cane as Hasouna
- حارة الشرفا
1985
- Verdict at hearing's end as hammam
- El Madbah
1983
- The Honey and The Tears as الحاج رضوان - ضيف الحلقات
1981
- صراع العشاق as سليم النجعاوي
1980
- محمد رسول الله as السميدع
1979
- The Days
- الشوارع الخلفية as شكري بك عبدالعال
1977
1976
- The Message as Abou Sufyan ibn Harb
1973
- When Love Sings as فاضل ( صاحب المحل )
1971
1970
1967
- The Intruder as abdualaleem عبدالعليم علوان
1964
- Dawn of a New Day as Hussein
1963
- Saladin as Richard the Lionheart
1960
- 3 Men and a Woman ... (Dialogue Coach)
1955
1954
- The Blazing Sun as Selim سليم
- Lovers Village as كامل
- The Devil of the Desert as Zayyah
- Traces in the Sand as Dr. Ahmed Zaki
1953
- Ghaltet El Omr as Mohsen - Theater Manager