Rushdy Abaza
Egyptian film actor whose charismatic screen presence made him one of Arabic cinema's most celebrated leading men across more than three decades.
What do we know about Rushdy Abaza?
Here are the key biographical details about Rushdy Abaza:
- Name: Rushdy Abaza
- Also Known As: Rushti Abaza, Rushdi Abaza, Rouchdy Abaza
- Date of Birth: August 3, 1926
- Place of Birth: Al Mansoura, Egypt
- Date of Death: July 27, 1980
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Writer, Producer
Who is Rushdy Abaza?
An Egyptian actor, born in 1926 to an Italian mother and an Egyptian father. He obtained his baccalaureate from St. Mark's College in Alexandria, but did not complete his university studies due to his love of sports. He began his career in cinema when director Barakat assigned him an important role in the film The Little Millionairess in 1948. In 1950, he traveled to Italy for six months hoping to appear in Italian films, but he was not successful there. Among his most important films are: (A Woman on the Road), The Road, The Road of Hope, The Second Man, Struggle on the Nile, There Is a Man in Our House, and Wife No. 13). He died in 1980 after suffering from brain cancer.
What is Rushdy Abaza known for?
With 156 film credits, Rushdy Abaza's most celebrated screen appearances include:
- The Ten Commandments (1956, Movie)
- Valley of the Kings (1954, Movie)
- A Man in Our House (1961, Movie)
- Sleepless (1957, Movie)
- Wife Number 13 (1962, Movie)
- Oh Islam (1961, Movie)
- Struggle on the Nile (1959, Movie)
- Too Young for Love (1966, Movie)
- Smart but Stupid (1980, Movie)
- Jamila, the Algerian (1958, Movie)
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