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Hamdy Ghaith

1924-01-07 – 2006-03-07 (age 82) Egypt
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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.

Known For

Saladin
Saladin

1963

as Richard the Lionheart

The Message
The Message

1976

as Abou Sufyan ibn Harb

A House in the Air
The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun

1954

as Selim سليم

Land of Fear
Land of Fear

2000

as Hodhod

The Devil of the Desert
Borgwan Lane
Ghaltet El Omr
Ghaltet El Omr

1953

as Mohsen - Theater Manager

Dawn of a New Day
Dawn of a New Day

1964

as Hussein

Nar Elshouq
Verdict at hearing's end
Round Trip to Ismailia
Round Trip to Ismailia

1997

as Salem Al-Masry - Ibrahim's father

Traces in the Sand
Traces in the Sand

1954

as Dr. Ahmed Zaki

The Berry and the Cane
The Berry and the Cane

1986

as Hasouna

Lovers Village
Lovers Village

1954

as كامل

Assassination of a Teacher
Assassination of a Teacher

1988

as Abdul Ghani Al-Sharqawi

Banat Al-Lail
Love also dies
حياة خطرة