Stephan Rosti

Biography

Stéphane de Rosti was born in Alexandria. His father, Stéphane Rosti senior, an Austrian Baron, who married an Italian, bought her palace in Shoubra and decided to live there. As the mother was about to give birth to her child, the father returned to Vienna in obedience to his Aristocratic family. When Stéphane Rosti was born, she gave him his father’s name. He lived with his mother in Shoubra, and went to al-Khedeweyya school. When he got his school certificate, he decided to try to meet his father. At the same time, he got in touch with an Austrian ballet dancer in “Teatro Abbas” with whom he travelled to Vienna. He managed to meet his father there but eventually fell from favor because of his relation with the dancer, in addition to his Artistic tendencies. It was in Europe that Stéphane met the director Muhammad Kareem, was studying cinema in Germany at the time, who helped him to return to Egypt. In 1917, Rosti met Aziz Eid who was about to form his own theatrical troupe. Later, Rosti together with Nagueeb al-Rehaany presented the operetta “Al-‘ashara al-tayyeba i.e. Ten of hearts (1920)”. It was his activity in Ramsis troupe that made his colleague ‘Azeeza Ameer decide to…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Flirtation of Girls (1949) — مدير الكباريه
2. Salama Is Fine (1937) — رستم باشا
3. Have Mercy (1953)
4. Women Can’t Lie (1954)
5. Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady (1949) — Ishta
6. Mr. Omar (1941) — المحامي
7. Sayedat el kasr (1958) — Shafik
8. Tamarind (1957) — رستم
9. Ladies Barber (1960) — Rashed
10. The Millionaire (1950)
11. The Last Lie (1950)
12. The Laughing Crime (1963) — Dr. Mamdouh الدكتور ممدوح
13. Love and Tears (1955) — Khawaga
14. El Maganeen Fi Naeem (1963) — dentist
15. Good News (1952) — Abbas Effendi عباس أفندي
16. Ismail Yassine in Prison (1960) — Faraj Sharaf
17. The Sea Is Smiling (1928) — Driver
18. His Excellency Kish Kish Bey (1931) — Translator Abu Al-Dabal
19. Laila (1927) — Raouf Bey
20. Al-Torgoman (1961) — Rostom Bey
21. El Nashal (1963)
22. The Farewell Dance (1954)
23. Shore of Love (1950)
24. The King of Petrol (1962) — Abdul Muttal Bey
25. Baladay wakhifa (1950)
26. Seraa El Gababera (1962) — Danny
27. Tough Road (1950) — Soliman
28. Hakam Qaraqush (1953) — كركور الدولة
29. The workshop (1940) — على عبدالرحمن
30. The Straight Road (1943) — إبراهيم
31. Believing in God (1952) — Abbas Ibrahim
32. Victims of Love (1944) — شهاب الجزار
33. Salamah (1945) — الشاعر عمر بن ابي ربيعة
34. Lailet El Henna (1951)
35. Sageen Abu Za'abal (1957)
36. Soul lover (1955)
37. Life when it smiles (1953)
38. Halal Aleik (1952) — Farid
39. Night Train (1953)
40. Abu halmos (1947) — زكى أفندي

Directed

1. Laila (1927) — Director
2. The Sea Is Smiling (1928) — Director
3. His Excellency Kish Kish Bey (1931) — Director
4. The workshop (1940) — Director
5. Antar Effendi (1935) — Director
6. Beauty and charm (1945) — Director
7. abn albalad (1942) — Director
8. Ahlahom (1945) — Director