Hamdy Ghaith

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

The Message

as Abou Sufyan ibn Harb

The Blazing Sun

as Selim

Saladin the Victorious

as Richard the Lionheart

Land of Fear

as Hodhod

Round Trip to Ismailia

as Salem Al-Masry - Ibrahim's father

Traces in the Sand

as Dr. Ahmed Zaki

The Honey and The Tears

as الحاج رضوان - ضيف الحلقات

Dawn of a New Day

El Madbah

The Devil of the Desert

as Zayyah