Sayed Abdel Karim

🎭 Sayed Abdel Karim

Egyptian Actor

📅 Born: July 26, 1936 – Alexandria, Egypt

🕊️ Died: March 31, 2012 (aged 75) – Cairo, Egypt

❤️ Cause of death: Cardiovascular disease

🪪 Full name: El-Sayed Helmy Abdel Karim

🌍 Nationality: Egyptian

🎓 Main profession: Professor of Pesticides at the Faculty of Agriculture – Moshtohor

🎭 Artistic career: Actor

📆 Years active: 1969 – 2010

👨‍🏫 About His Life

Dr. Sayed Abdel Karim was originally a university professor, specialized in pest control sciences, but his passion for acting led him into the artistic world.

💬 His colleagues described him as "a university professor with the soul of an artist" and "an artist with the stature of a professor".

👨‍👦 Despite his father's opposition to his acting ambitions, he entered the field by playing the role of a “carriage driver” in his first TV series, "Al-Naseeb", a role far from his academic background. His convincing performance brought him more acting opportunities.

🎬 Early Career

Since childhood, he loved acting. He started performing at Riad Pasha Primary School in Alexandria.

📛 His friends nicknamed him "Kimo" – derived from “Abdel Karim.”

🎭 He was also active in theater during high school and college, where he often directed student plays.

🎥 Late director Nour El-Demerdash advised him to focus on acting rather than directing.

📺 Notable Works

He appeared in over 70 television dramas, often portraying the "wise local man" or honorable "son of the neighborhood."

Prominent TV Series:

Layali El Helmeya (The Nights of El Helmeya) – as El-Moallem Zeinhem El-Samahi – his most iconic role

Ra’s El Qitt (The Cat’s Head)

Zizinia

Gomhouriat Zefta (Republic of Zefta)

My Aunt Safiya and the Monastery

A Woman from the Time of Love

She and the Impossible

Princess in Abdeen

Notable Films:

🎞️ The Emigrant – directed by Youssef Chahine

🎞️ Execution Battalion – with actor Nour El Sherif

🕯️ Death

He passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012, due to a severe heart attack, at the age of 76.