Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Abaza
Born
Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza

(1926-08-03)3 August 1926
Zagazig, Kingdom of Egypt
Died27 July 1980(1980-07-27) (aged 53)
Cairo, Egypt
EducationCollège Saint Marc
Years active1948–1980
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouses
  • Tahiya Karioka
  • Barbara
  • Samia Gamal
  • Sabah
  • Nabila Abaza
Children1 (daughter)
Honours
Order of Sciences and Arts
Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza (Egyptian Arabic: رشدي سعيد بغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor.[1] He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry and is one of the most famous.[2] He died of brain cancer at the age of 53.[1]

Rushdy Abaza is "widely considered one of the greatest names in the history of Arab cinema", with no less than 150 movies to his name.[1]

Family

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Rushdy Abaza was born in Sharqia, Egypt, to an Italian mother, Teresa Luigi, and an Egyptian father, Saïd Abaza, belonging to one of Egypt's most well-known families, the Abaza family, who are of maternal-Circassian heritage.[3][1] He had difficulty at the start because "[acting] was not allowed in ...[his] aristocratic family...and his father and the entire Abaza family strongly objected ...[but] he insisted."[1]

He is the best known Abaza family member and a household name in the Arab world due to the number of films he acted in that remain popular throughout the Arab world.[4][2]

Rushdy attended school at Collège Saint Marc in Alexandria.[1] From his father's side he had three half-sisters, Ragaa, Mounira, Zeinab and one half-brother, Fekri (an actor). From his mother's side, he had one half-brother, Hamed. His only child is a daughter, Qismat (Eismat).

Marriages

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Filmography

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He appeared in more than 100 films from 1948 until 1980; the year of his death.[6]

1948

1949

  • Zou El-Waghein (a.k.a. The Man with Two Faces)

1950

  • Emraa Menn Nar (a.k.a. A Woman of Fire)

1951

1952

  • El-Osta Hassan (a.k.a. Hassan the Craftsman)
  • El-Montasser (a.k.a. The Conqueror)
  • Awladi (a.k.a. My Children)

1953

  • Shamm El-Nesseem (a.k.a. The Spring Festival)
  • Mouamara (a.k.a. Conspiracy)

1954

1955

  • Fortune carrée (a.k.a. Square Fortune)
  • Enni Rahhela (a.k.a. I Depart)
  • Hayah Aw Moot (a.k.a. Life or Death)
  • Bahr Elgharam (a.k.a. "Sea of Love'"')
  • Arayess Fel-Mazad (a.k.a. Brides for Auction)

1956

  • Mawed Gharam
  • The Ten Commandments
  • Dalila
  • Mann al-Qattel? (a.k.a. Who Is the Murderer?)
  • Ezzay Ansak (a.k.a. How Would I Forget You)
  • Ismaeel Yassin fel-Boliss (a.k.a. Ismaeel Yassin in the Police)
  • Bahr al-Gharam (a.k.a. Sea of Love)

1957

1958

  • Jamila, the Algerian (a.k.a. Jamila Buhreid) - Bigeard
  • Toggar al-Moat (a.k.a. Death Merchants) - Ra'oof
  • Tareeq al-Ammal
  • Soultan (1958)
  • Emraa fel-Tareeq (a.k.a. A Woman on the Road)
  • Qoloob al-Azara (a.k.a. Hearts of the Virgins)

1959

  • El rajul el thani
  • Seraa Fel-Nil
  • Samraa Sina (a.k.a. The Brunette of Sinai)
  • Rehla ilal kamar
  • Maleesh Gherak (a.k.a. I Have None But You) - Fathi
  • Katia tarik
  • Bafakkar Felli Nassini (a.k.a. Thinking of Who Forgot Me)
  • Ana Baree'a (a.k.a. I am Innocent)
  • Qatte' Tareeq (a.k.a. The Highwayman)

1960

  • Malaak wa Shaytan (a.k.a. Angel and Devil) - Ezzat
  • Ana wa Ommi (a.k.a. My Mother and I)
  • Al-Moraheqat - Adel
  • Ya Habeebi (a.k.a. My Beloved)
  • Nehayat al-Tareeq (a.k.a. End of the Road)
  • Mufattesh al-Mabaheth (a.k.a. The Police Inspector)
  • Leqaa Fil-Ghoroob (a.k.a. Meeting at Sunset)
  • Kholkhal Habeebi (a.k.a. My Love's Bugle)
  • Al-Raggol al-Thani (a.k.a. The Second Man)

1961

  • Wa Islamah - Prince Baybars
  • Qalb Fi Zalam (a.k.a. Heart in the Shadows)
  • Hob wa Herman (a.k.a. Love and Deprivation)
  • He Talata - Kamal
  • Fi baitina rajul - Abd El-Hamid
  • Bela Awdah (a.k.a. No Return)

1962

  • Al zouga talattashar
  • Helwa wa kaddaba
  • Sett el-Banat (a.k.a. The Lady of All Women)
  • Ah Menn Hawwa (a.k.a. Beware of Eve)
  • Shahidat al-Hob al-Elahi (a.k.a. Martyr of Divine Love)

1963

  • La Waqt lel-Hob (a.k.a. No Time for Love)
  • Aroos al-Nil - Sami Fouad (Engineer)
  • Tareeq al-Shaytan (a.k.a. The Way of the Devil)
  • Al-Saherra al-Saghira (a.k.a. The Young Charming) - Essmat el daramaly
  • Al-Maganin Fi Naeem (a.k.a. The Insane Are in Bliss)
  • Amirat el Arab

1964

  • Al-Tareeq (a.k.a. The Road) - Saber
  • Fatat shaza
  • Al-Shayatin al-Talata (a.k.a. The Three Devils) - Saadawy
  • Al badawia fi Paris

1965

  • Ganab al-Safeer (a.k.a. His Excellency the Ambassador) - Ahmed Kanaan

1966

  • Addow Al-Maraa (a.k.a. Enemy of Women) - Essa
  • Zawga Menn Paris
  • Shaqqet Al-Talabba (a.k.a. The Students' Apartment) - Saad Selim
  • Saghira Ala Al-Hob - Kamal
  • Mabka el oshak
  • Howa wal-Nessaa (a.k.a. He and Women)
  • Guanab el safir
  • Al-Moshagheboon (a.k.a. Troublemakers) - Amin
  • Shaqawet Reggala (a.k.a. Naughty Men)
  • Mawwal (with Sabah the Lebanese Singer (A Ballad))

1967

  • Gareema fil-Hayy al-Hadi (a.k.a. Crime in the Calm District) - Ahmed Ezzat
  • Endama Nohheb (a.k.a. When We Love) - Ahmed
  • Al-Aib (a.k.a. Shame) - Mohamed El-Guindy
  • Al-Qobla al-Akhira (a.k.a. The Last Kiss) - Samy, The Director

1968

  • Raw'at el-Hob (a.k.a. The Beauty of Love) - Ahmed Ragab
  • Hawwaa ala al-Tareeq (a.k.a. Eve on The Road) - Khaled
  • Al-Massageen al-Thalatha (a.k.a. The Three Prisoners) - Mr. Joe
  • Baba Ayez Keda (a.k.a. Dad Wants So) - Kamal

1969

  • El Shoug'an el Thalatha
  • Nos Sa'a Gawaz (a.k.a. half an Hour of marriage)

1970

  • Ghoroob wa Shorouq (a.k.a. Sunset and Sunrise) - Essam
  • Al-Hob al-Daaie (a.k.a. The Lost Love)
  • Al-Sarab (a.k.a. The Mirage) - Dr.Amin
  • Al-Ashrar (a.k.a. Evil Men)
  • Nar al-Shouq (a.k.a. Flame of Crave)
  • Zawga le-Khamsat Regal (a.k.a. Wife of Five Men)

1971

  • Shay' fi Sadri (a.k.a. Something in My Heart)
  • Ebnati al-Aziza (a.k.a. My Dear Daughter) - Sherif
  • Emraa wa Raggol (a.k.a. A Woman and A Man)

1972

  • Emraa le-Koll al-Regal (a.k.a. A Woman for All Men) - Zaki
  • Saaett al-Sefr (a.k.a. Zero Hour) - Hussein

1973

  • Hekayti Maa Al-Zaman (a.k.a. My Story with Life)

1974

1975

  • Youm al-Ahad al-Damy (a.k.a. Bloody Sunday)
  • Oreedo Hallan (a.k.a. Seeking A Solution)
  • Hobi al awal wa al akhir
  • Abadan Lann Aaoud (a.k.a. I Shall Never Come Back)

1976

  • Tawheeda
  • A world of children - Helmi Abdulqader

1977

  • Al Domo Fe Ouyon Dhahekah
  • Ah Ya Leil Ya Zamman (a.k.a. Oh Night, Oh Life)

1978

  • Wa Daa al-Omr Ya Waladi (a.k.a. Life Has Gone, My Son)
  • Al-Qadi wal-Gallaad (a.k.a. The Judge)

1979

  • Le-Mann Toshreq al-Shams (a.k.a. For Whom the Sun Rises?)

1980

  • Daerrat al-Shakk (a.k.a. Circle of Suspicion)
  • Azkeyaa Lakken Aghbeyaa (a.k.a. Intelligent But Stupid) - Hamdi (final film role)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Rushdi Abaza, AlexCinema". www.bibalex.org.
  2. ^ a b Jalal, Maan (2022-08-03). "Rushdy Abaza: remembering the prolific actor who played a starring role in Arab cinema". The National. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ حصلنا على لقب أباظة من خلال سيدة شركسية, 10 May 2014
  4. ^ "كانت البلياردو سبباً لدخوله عالم الشهرة وكاد يصل إلى العالمية.. كل ما تود معرفته عن دنجوان السينما المصرية رشدي أباظة!". أراجيك - Arageek (in Arabic). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ^ "Sabah - obituary". 2014-12-01. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  6. ^ [1], English Article titled “Who is Najat Al Saghira? “, 2015, Accessed 2015/08/28.

Further reading

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  • Daoud, Abd el Ghani. (1997). Madâres el Adâ'’ el Tamthîlî fî târîkh el Cinema el Misreyah. Cairo: el Hay’a el ‘Ama li Qosour el Thaqâfah.
  • Kassem, Mahmoud. Mawsou‘at el Momathel fi-l-Cinema el ‘Arabiya. Cairo.
  • Labib, Fomil. (1973). Nougoum ‘Areftahom. Cairo: Ketab el Helal.
  • Ramzi, Kamal. (1997). Nogoum el Cinema el Misreyah: el Gawhar we-l-Aqni’a. Cairo: The Supreme Council for Culture.
  • Wassef, Magda. (1995). Egypte: 100 ans de Cinéma. Paris: Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)
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