Ahmed Allam

Ahmed Allam (1899–1962)

Personal Information

Full Name: Ahmed Mohamed Mostafa Allam

Date of Birth: July 20, 1899

Place of Birth: Sandabis, Qalyubia, Egypt

Date of Death: September 2, 1962 (aged 63)

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Professional Life

Occupation: 🎭 Actor

Years Active: 1929 – 1958

Notable Roles: Prince Ismail in Back to My Heart (1957)

Languages: Arabic, Egyptian dialect

🔹 Biography

Born into a family where his father was a village mayor.

Started his career as an employee at the Ministry of Justice before moving into theater.

Joined several theatrical troupes, including:

🎭 Abdel Rahman Roshdy’s Troupe (1923)

🎭 Ramses Troupe, which he left in 1930

🎭 Fatma Roshdy’s Troupe

🎭 The National Troupe, later renamed The National Theater Troupe

Suffered from a retinal detachment, preventing him from performing on stage, and traveled to Germany for treatment.

Worked as a theater director for high school troupes, teaching actors like Fakher Fakher.

Founded the Actors’ Syndicate and played a key role in the development of Egyptian theater.

Received the Order of Science and Arts (First Class) in 1960 🏅

🎬 Notable Film Roles

🕴️ Back to My Heart (1957) – Prince Ismail

💔 Hearts of Virgins (1958) – The Pasha

⚔️ Khalid ibn al-Walid (1958) – Al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah

🔬 With the Days (1958) – Dr. Talaat

🎭 Whose Daughter Am I? (1952) – Moharram Galal

⚖️ The Criminal (1954) – Amin Asim

🙏 The Martyr of Golgotha (1952) – Jesus Christ (Voice Dubbing)

🎼 A Happy Day (1940)

🎶 Widad (1936)

🎭 Notable Theater Performances

Majnoon Layla (Layla’s Mad Lover)

Mark Antony

Shagarat Al-Durr

Antarah ibn Shaddad

Shahryar

Tears of the Devil (1959 – his final play)

🏛️ Contributions to the Arts

✔️ Worked as an acting instructor at Cairo and Alexandria Universities

✔️ Served as Acting Consultant at the Free Culture University

✔️ Published an arts magazine in 1927, though it was short-lived

✔️ Often cast in films as a wealthy, aristocratic, and stern character

📌 Ahmed Allam passed away in 1962, leaving behind a lasting legacy in Egyptian cinema and theater.