Best Arab Actors of All-Time
by Ahmed_Magdy96 | created - 11 Jan 2019 | updated - 05 Feb 2021 | Public
1. Ahmed Zaki
Actor | Ayam El-Sadat
Ahmed Zaki was born on November 18, 1949 in Zaqazeeq, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Days of El-Sadat (2001), Nasser 56 (1996) and His Excellency the Minister (2002). He was married to Hala Fouad. He died on March 27, 2005 in Cairo, Egypt.
2. Nour El-Sherif
Actor | Leila Sakhina
Nour El-Sherif was born on April 28, 1946 in Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Leila Sakhina (1995), Al-Ragol Al-Akhar (1999) and El Hag Metwali's Family (2001). He was married to Poussi. He died on August 11, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt.
3. Ahmad Mazhar
Actor | El Naser Salah el Dine
Ahmad Mazhar was born on October 8, 1917 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and writer, known for Saladin (1963), Noufouss haira (1968) and El dow' El khafet (1961). He was married to Dodi. He died on May 8, 2002 in Cairo, Egypt.
4. Omar Sharif
Actor | Lawrence of Arabia
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire (Saada). Of Lebanese and ...
5. Adel Emam
Actor | Omaret yakobean
He is a graduate of the faculty of agriculture. He started his career in cinema in several films with actor Salah Zulfikar in 1960s, such as Talat loussuss (1966), Marti, mudir aam (1966) and Afrit merati (1968). Then he became more popular in theaters for his role in Madrasat Al Moshaghebin (...
6. Rushdi Abazah
Actor | The Ten Commandments
He was one of the greatest actors of all times, who had ever acted in the Egyptian & Arabic cinema history.
Descendant from the Abaza Family, one of the richest and most well-known families in whole Egypt.
Appeared in more than 100 film, most notable for his roles in films such as: Tamr Henna, Serae ...
7. Khaled El-Sawi
Actor | The Blue Elephant
Khaled El-Sawi was born on November 25, 1963 in Alexandria, Egypt. He is an actor and assistant director, known for The Blue Elephant (2014), El Farah (2009) and The Yacoubian Building (2006).
8. Ahmed Helmy
Actor | Asef ala el-Izag
Ahmed Helmy made his first big screen appearance in film Aboud on the Boarder (1999), in which he co-starred alongside Alaa Waley El Din. Ahmed, through his amazing breakthrough performance, and comic sense of humor, nabbed all the attention he needed in this film. He quickly made a jump to ...
9. Gamil Ratib
Actor | Lawrence of Arabia
He graduated from the School of French Law, and completed his university studies in France. The first movie appearance was in 1946 through the movie (I Am The East), and then returned to France again to continue the art work in the cinema, and then returned to Egypt again with the mid-seventies, ...
10. Khaled Saleh
Actor | Tito
Khaled Saleh was born on January 23, 1964 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Tito (2004), The Best of Times (2004) and Chaos, This Is (2007). He died on September 25, 2014 in Cairo, Egypt.
11. Salah Zulfikar
Producer | Ana el hareb
Salah Zulfikar was an Egyptian actor and producer. He started his career as a police officer before becoming an actor in 1956. He is considered one of the greatest Egyptian actors of all time. He was one of the most consistent box-office performers in Egyptian cinema. Zulfikar starred in over fifty...
12. Maged El-Kidwani
Actor | 678
Maged El-Kidwani was born on December 10, 1967 in Shobra, Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor, known for Cairo 678 (2010), Saa'a wi Nos (2012) and Hepta: The Last Lecture (2016).
13. Farid Shawqi
Actor | Cemile
Farid Shawqi was born on July 3, 1920 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and writer, known for Cemile (1968), El jassus (1964) and Abou Rabie (1973). He was married to Soheir Turk, Huda Sultan, Saneya Shawky and Zynab Abdel Hady. He died on July 27, 1998 in Cairo, Egypt.
14. Khaled Nabawy
Actor | Kingdom of Heaven
Egyptian actor Khaled Nabawy managed to quickly grab audiences attention and film critics respect through his choice of material, following his discovery by famous director, Youssef Chahine. He presented Khaled as the Hollywood's way in making stars, he put him in the best view and allowed the ...
15. Yehia El-Fakharany
Actor | Kharag wa lam ya'ud
Yehia El-Fakharany was born on April 7, 1945 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor and producer, known for Kharag wa lam ya'ud (1984), Abbas al abiad fi al yawm al aswad (2004) and Zeezinya (1997). He is married to Lamis Gaber. They have two children.
16. Saleh Selim
Actor | El shoumou el sawdaa
Saleh Selim was born on September 11, 1930 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for The Black Candles (1962), El bab el maftuh (1963) and The Seven Girls (1961). He died on May 6, 2002 in London, England, UK.
17. Karim Abdel Aziz
Actor | The Blue Elephant
Karim Abdel Aziz was born in Egypt on 17-8-1975. He was raised by his father the director Mohamed Abdel Aziz who has a valuable history in the Egyptian cinema; hence the technical environment in which he grew up had a prominent role in the ease of entry and work in the field of cinematography. ...
18. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Actor | Souq al mot aa
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a middle class family. He studied Agricultural Sciences and during his college days he practiced acting through the university theatre.
He started his acting career by taking a role in "Al Dawama" TV show in the mid 70s with Nelly and Mahmoud ...
19. Youssef Wahbi
Actor | Kursi el iteraf
Youssef Wahbi was born on July 14, 1898 in Faiyum, Egypt. He was an actor and director, known for Confession Chair (1949), Al defaa (1935) and Gharam wa intiqam (1944). He was married to Elena Lunda, Saeeda Mansour and Aisha Fahmy. He died on October 17, 1982 in Cairo, Egypt.
20. Amr Waked
Actor | Lucy
Amr Waked was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1972. He studied economics and theatre in the American University in Cairo. In his early experience as an actor Amr joined the Temple Theatre Troop in 1994, and Yaaru Theatre Troop in 1999, where he trained and developed his tools as a stage performer.
With his ...
21. Kal Naga
Actor | Vikings
Kal Abol Naga (aka: Khaled Abol Naga) is a Multi Award-winning Actor, Producer, and Director from Egypt, based between the USA and Europe. He is a well-established actor (movie star) in the middle-east and considered one of the top talents of his generation, his work extends from Film, TV, Theatre,...
22. Ezzat El Alaili
Actor | Zi'ab la ta'kol al lahm
Ezzat El Alaili was born on September 15, 1934 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Kuwait Connection (1973), Zaier el-fager (1975) and Diamond Dust (2018). He died on February 5, 2021 in 6th of October, Egypt.
23. Ahmed Ezz
Actor | Kira & El Gin
Ahmed Ezz is often described as "the most versatile actor in the Middle East," with numerous accolades in his professional career spanning over 20 years and over 30 Film/TV prolific credits to his name. Ezz is one of the few actors from his region known for crafting originality in the characters he...
24. Tawfik El Deken
Actor | El Fetewa
Tawfik El Deken was born on May 3, 1924 in Egypt. He was an actor, known for El Fetewa (1957), Shati el zekriat (1955) and El Sab'a Afandi (1951). He was married to Nawal El Rakhawi. He died on November 26, 1988 in Cairo, Egypt.
25. Hussein Fahmy
Actor | Hawanem Garden City
Hussein Fahmy was born on March 22, 1940 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor and composer, known for Garden City Ladies (1997), Viva Zalata (1976) and El-Fatenah wa el-Salook (1974).
26. Mahmoud Yassine
Actor | Souk El-Asr
Mahmoud Yassine was born on February 19, 1942 in Port Said, Egypt. He was an actor and director, known for Souk El-Asr (2001), Mama Fi El-Qism (2010) and The Message (1976). He was married to Shahira. He died on October 14, 2020 in Cairo, Egypt.
27. Shukri Sarhan
Actor | Habibi el asmar
Shukri Sarhan was born on March 21, 1925 in Alexandria, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Habibi el asmar (1958), Rannet el kholkhal (1955) and Shati el zekriat (1955). He was married to Nermeen Aouf. He died on March 29, 1997 in Cairo, Egypt.
28. Mahmoud Al Meleji
Actor | Ghazal al-banat
Mahmoud Al Meleji was born on December 22, 1910 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and writer, known for The Flirtation of Girls (1949), Amir el-Inteqam (1950) and El Fetewa (1957). He was married to Alwiya Gamil. He died on June 6, 1983 in Cairo, Egypt.
29. Ahmed Ramzy
Actor | Saut min el madi
Ahmed Ramzy was a famous Egyptian actor who was born in Alexandria in 1930. He played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He was born Ramzy Mahmud Bayumi to Dr Mahmoud Bayoumi, a famous Egyptian orthopedist, and Helen MacKay, a Scottish lady. His dad died in ...
30. Asser Yassin
Actor | Aswar el-Qamar
With a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo Asser chose to follow his true calling and passion and pursue a career in acting. Mere serendipity revealed his talent and infatuation for acting when he was casted for a university play to replace an actor and so it all ...
31. Ahmed El Sakka
Actor | El Gezira 2
Graduated from the Egyptian academy of arts and began his acting career immediately in Egyptian mini-series, and ended up co-starring in several of the most important series broadcast during the holy month Ramadan seasons.
Ahmed establish himself as a film star as early as 1998 when he co-starred in...
32. Imad Hamdi
Actor | Khan el khalili
Imad Hamdi was born on November 25, 1909 in Suhag, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Khan el khalili (1967), Shati el zekriat (1955) and Ana el-Madhi (1950). He was married to Nadia El Gendy, Shadia and Fathia El Sherif. He died on January 28, 1984 in Cairo, Egypt.
33. Abdallah Gheith
Actor | Al-risâlah
Abdallah Gheith was born on January 28, 1930 in Egypt. He was an actor, known for The Message (1976), Bayaet el ward (1959) and Asr el-Quwwah (1991). He died on March 13, 1993 in Egypt.
34. Ahmed Amin
Actor | Paranormal
Ahmed Amin ( born in 1980) is an Egyptian comedian, actor, and writer. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts in 2002. Amin initially gained his popularity as a comedian through his online videos (30 seconds) that went viral among Egyptians on Facebook. His second, and more important, step ...
35. Mahmoud Hemida
Actor | Gannat al shayateen
Mahmoud Hemida was born on February 7, 1953 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor and producer, known for Fallen Angels Paradise (1999), Afarit el-asphalt (1996) and Malek wa ketaba (2006).
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