Abdullah Ghaith

Abdullah Ghaith

🎭 Egyptian Actor (1930–1993)

Personal Information

Birth Name: Abdullah Hamdi Al-Husseini Ghaith

Birth Date: January 28, 1930, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: March 13, 1993 (63 years old)

Nationality: Egyptian 🇪🇬

Profession: Actor 🎬

Language: Arabic, Egyptian Dialect 🗣️

Personal Life

He grew up in a family with hundreds of acres of land, and his father was proficient in English. He studied medicine in London before his father was called to take on the role of a village chief. He lost his father at a young age, but continued his education in the village, where he was known as a mischievous student with a love for cinema and theater. He graduated from high school and worked in agriculture for ten years before moving to Cairo to join the Academy of Arts under the guidance of his brother, Hamdi Ghaith.

Artistic Life

He was known for being the best at presenting poetic theater. He was nominated by theater legend Youssef Wahby to replace him on stage. He started his film career in 1962 with the movie No Time for Love 🎥, then participated in several historical and religious films and series, including The Message (1976), where he portrayed Hamza Ibn Abdul Muttalib ⚔️.

Notable Works

Movies

The Message (1976) - Hamza Ibn Abdul Muttalib

Adham El-Sharkawy (1964) - Adham El-Sharkawy

The Price of Freedom (1967) - Officer Mohamed Darwish

The Forbidden (1965) - Abdullah

The Pigeon and the Autumn (1967) - Hassan

Our Country’s Story (1969) - Awad

Why Afghanistan? (1984)

Age of Power (1991) - Adham El-Fayoumi

The Henchmen (1992) - Taikoun Al-Dakakhni

TV Series

Heart Without Tears (1979)

The Night of the Fall of Granada (1979) - Ghassan Al-Ghasani

Sons in the Storm (1978) - Alawi

Suleiman Al-Halabi (1976) - Al-Sayyid

The Bars (1974) - Ahmed

Private Life

💍 Abdullah Ghaith married his cousin at the age of 18 and had three children: Adham, Abla, and Al-Husseini. He was very conservative at home, keeping his professional life separate from his family life as much as possible.

Awards

🏆 1964: Award for his role in The Price of Freedom

🏆 Award for his role in the play The Loving Minister

Death

Abdullah Ghaith passed away during the filming of The Wolves of the Mountain 🐺 on March 13, 1993, from a sudden heart attack at the age of 63. 💔

Major Plays

Oh, Gypsies (1993) - Al-Amda

The Lover's Party (1990) - Ayoub

My Beloved Shamina (1972)

The Trap (1971)

The Death of Cleopatra (1968)

A Deal with the Devil (1965)

Al-Abasa (1963)

Radio Series

A Very Hot Summer (1992)

The Tale of Dr. Masoud (1979)

Aziza and Younes (1959)

The Cursed House (Mannaa)

The Stranger and the Mountain (Abd Al-Jabbar)

Awlad Haratna

Tears of the Wells (Ghanem)

Opera:

The Birth of a Nation (1980)

Program:

An Egyptian Tale (1969)