El-Sayed Bedeir

El-Sayed Bedeir

(1915-1986)

Egyptian Director, Writer, and Actor

📌 Personal Information

Full Name: El-Sayed Bedeir

Date of Birth: January 11, 1915

Place of Birth: Abu Al-Shaqouq, Kafr Saqr, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: August 30, 1986 (aged 71)

Place of Death: Cairo, Egypt

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Spouse: Singer Sharifa Fadel

Children: Saeed El-Sayed Bedeir (Space and Satellite Scientist)

🎭 Career

🔹 Started his artistic career in 1944 with the film Waheeda, then participated in films like The Black Market and The Unknown Past.

🔹 Became famous for his role as Abdel-Mawgoud Ibn Abdel-Rahim Kabir Al-Rahmeya Qebly.

🔹 Wrote and directed many successful films, including:

They Made Me a Criminal

The Tough Guys of Al-Husseineya

A Woman’s Youth

Pier No. 5

🔹 Turned to directing in 1957 and produced notable films such as:

Glory

A Terrifying Night

Um Ratiba

🔹 Created significant radio programs like "Characters in Search of an Author," which depicted various professions in a dramatic format.

🏅 Positions Held

✅ Librarian of the Government Litigation Department at the State Council

✅ Worked in the Health Ministry’s Publicity Department

✅ Director at Egyptian Radio

✅ Senior Director at Egyptian Radio

✅ Head of the Cinema, Theater, and Music Institution (Ministerial Level)

🎖 Awards and Honors

🏅 Order of the Republic – 1957

🏅 Order of Science and Arts (First Class) – 1975

🏅 Certificate of Appreciation from the Association of Writers and Film Critics – 1976

🏅 State Award for Artistic Excellence – 1977

🏅 Order of Merit (First Class) – 1986

🏅 State Appreciation Award in Arts from the Supreme Council of Culture

📜 Filmography

✍️ Writing

📌 They Made Me a Criminal (1954)

📌 Raya and Sakina (1953)

📌 Hamido (1953)

📌 A Woman’s Youth (1956)

📌 The Bully (1957)

📌 The Empty Pillow (1957)

📌 I Am Free (1959)

📌 Zizi’s Family (1963)

📌 Mama’s Fiancé (1965)

📌 The Story of Three Girls (1968)

📌 The Slaughterhouse (1982)

🎬 Directing

📽 A Terrifying Night (1957)

📽 Glory (1957)

📽 Um Ratiba (1959)

📽 Sukar Hanem (1960)

📽 Olive Branch (1962)

📽 A Widow on Her Wedding Night (1974)

🎭 Acting

🎞 Determination (1939)

🎞 The Black Market (1945)

🎞 Hamido (1953)

🎞 The Monster (1954)

🎞 Pier No. 5 (1956)

🎞 His Majesty (1963)

🎞 Tower of Luck (1978)

🎞 No, My Dear Daughter (1979)

📢 El-Sayed Bedeir was one of the pioneers of Egyptian cinema and theater, leaving a lasting legacy in acting, directing, and writing.