Biography
An Egyptian actor, born in the Faggala district of Cairo in 1890, he studied at the French Frere Schools in Bab al-Louq and later enrolled in the Faculty of Law, earning a bachelor's degree. He was nominated for a scholarship to France, but his studies were cut short due to the outbreak of World War I. He began his artistic career with the troupes of Abdel Rahman Rushdi and George Abyad, and then worked with Youssef Wahbi in his troupe. He also worked with Mounira al-Mahdiyya, and starred in numerous films during the 1930s and 1940s, including: (Bisalamtuh Ayez Yitgawz, Al-Bashkawil, Law Kont Ghani, Intisar al-Shabab, and Al-Arees al-Khamis).
Movies & TV Shows
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The Lady's Game (1946) — وجيه الشابوري
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Passion and Revenge (1944) — دكتور بشاره تمرية
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Barsoum Looking for a Job (1923) — Metwalli
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I Love Wrongdoing (1942) — بشارة واكيم
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If I Was Rich (1942) — محروس الحلاق
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The Avenger (1947)
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A Bullet in the Heart (1944) — عبده بك السمالوطى - مرشح مصر العتيقة
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Marouf the Cobbler (1947)
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Malak alrahma (1946) — Shaker - شاكر
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Layla The Schoolgirl (1941) — شفيق
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Casino el latafa (1945)
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The Civil Servant (1924)
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The Unknown Past (1946) — الأستاذ شبكشي
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Qais and Laila (1939) — زياد
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The Fifth Groom (1942) — العريس الثاني حسني بك
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A lie within a lie (1944) — عبد المقصود
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Rebellious girl (1940)
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The three musketeers (1940) — شيحة
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Dreams of the Youth (1942) — غضبان العبسي
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Bint Al-Sheikh (1943)
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The Straight Road (1943)
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Les Misérables (1943) — عبد الباسط
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Victims of Love (1944) — الوالي شلبي باشا
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Son of the East (1945)
- Cairo-Baghdad (1947)
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Cleopatra (1943)
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Laylat Al-Jumea (1945) — بشير شريك انور
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I'm No Angel (1946) — Mustafa
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Long live women! (1944)
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The Bashmakul (1940) — نظمي بك
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In a rainy night (1939)
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Layla the Country Girl (1941) — رشوان
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Leila, ghadet el camelia (1942)
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Under The Sky of Egypt (1928)
- Hell in the Sand (1929)
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The Victory of Youth (1941) — بشارة
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Qesset Gharam (1945) — Ragab
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My Heart is My Guide (1947) — درويش بيه أبو المعاطي
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Leila, Daughter of the Poor (1945) — Darwish Pasha
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Hassan & Hassan (1945) — Ashour Effendi