
Ahmed Zaki (November 18, 1949 - March 27, 2005) was a leading Egyptian film actor who was characterized by his talent, skill, and ability to impersonate. Dubbed "The Emperor", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest male actors in the Arab world. Zaki has starred in six films that have been listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films. Ahmed Zaki was born to a poor family in Sharqia, Egypt. His father died a few years after his birth, his mother remarried, and he was brought up to live with his grandfather. Zaki fell in love with acting when he was still in school, his headmaster saw his creative ability and pushed him to follow his passion. He would later travel to Cairo and earn his degree from the Cairo Higher Institute for Drama Studies in 1974. While studying, he first debuted in the stage play Hello Shalaby (1969). He also starred in very successful comedy plays such as School of Mischief (1973) and No Longer Kids (1979). Early in his career, he struggled with producers and directors as they believed he did not have the appearance to appeal to audiences. When he got objected by the film distributor to star in Al Karnak (1975) after he was cast as the character Ismail, he entered a severe depression. He did not overcome it until after poet and playwright Salah Jahin supported him, as Jahin was convinced of his talent and would later write films and a TV show Zaki starred in. Many of his films had a strong political message that exposed governmental and police corruption. Two of his greatest successes were playing Egypt's presidents in two popular movies that became land...more
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Movie | Nasser 56 | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 1996-08-05 |
Movie | The Third Man | Unknown | 1995-05-10 |
Movie | Al Basha | Hazem El-Shennawy | 1993-11-01 |
Movie | Mr. Karate | صلاح عبدالراضى | 1993-03-24 |
Movie | The Lady's Driver | حماده | 1993-12-12 |
Movie | Al Makhtufa | Hussein | 1991-04-16 |
Movie | The Escape | Montaser Abdel Ghaffar | 1991-04-16 |
Movie | The Shepherd and the Women | حسن عبدالراضي | 1991-10-14 |
Movie | One Woman Is Not Enough | Hossam Mounir | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | The Egg and the Stone | Mustataa Al-Taazi | 1990-04-26 |
Movie | Kaborya | Hassan Hodhod | 1990-08-27 |
Movie | Welad Eleih | Zaki Al-Homsani | 1989-01-30 |
Movie | The Wife of an Important Man | Hisham Abu Al-Wafa | 1988-01-11 |
Movie | The Third Class | Suroor | 1988-07-24 |
Movie | Dreams of Hind and Camilia | Eid | 1988-04-07 |
Movie | Four On An Official Mission | Anwar Abdel Mawla | 1987-05-28 |
Movie | The Bey Doorman | Abdel Samea | 1987-08-31 |
Movie | The Beginning | Adel | 1986-08-15 |
Movie | The Innocent | Ahmad Saba' Al Lail | 1986-01-02 |
Movie | Hekayat Howa wa Heya | Unknown | 1985-05-20 |
Movie | Jail Cell | Magdy | 1984-01-02 |
Movie | Albarnas | Yousef Osman | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Black Tiger | Mohammad Hasan Al Masri | 1984-06-13 |
Movie | Alley of Love | Abdulaziz | 1983-07-11 |
Movie | Precausion is Mandatory | حسان | 1983-10-10 |
Movie | The Addict | Khaled Abdel Hamid | 1983-12-19 |
Movie | I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating | Ibrahim Saleh | 1981-07-13 |
Movie | A Bird on the Road | Fares | 1981-09-14 |
Movie | Sleepless Eyes | Ismail | 1981-10-05 |
Movie | A Dinner Date | شكري | 1981-11-16 |
Movie | Al-Batniyya | Safrout | 1980-08-25 |
Movie | No Longer Kids | Kamal | 1979-07-08 |
Movie | Alexandria… Why? | Ibrahim | 1979-08-23 |
Movie | Waraa Al-Shams | Essam عصام | 1978-09-03 |
Movie | Shafiqa and Metwally | متولي | 1978-11-27 |
Movie | Sons of Silence | Mahmoud | 1974-11-16 |
Movie | Bedour | Saeed | 1974-10-14 |
Movie | The School of Mischief | Ahmed | 1973-06-15 |
Movie | Hello Shalaby | راضي | 1969-08-13 |
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