Mahmoud Morsi

🎭 Mahmoud Morsi

Egyptian Actor

📌 Personal Information

Full Name: Mahmoud Morsi Mohamed

Date of Birth: June 7, 1923

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt

Date of Death: April 24, 2004 (aged 80)

Place of Death: Alexandria, Egypt

Cause of Death: Heart attack ❤️‍🩹

Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egyptian

Spouse: Actress Samiha Ayoub

Children: 1 (Alaa)

🎓 Education & Career

Education:

Italian Secondary School, Alexandria

Faculty of Arts – Philosophy Department – Alexandria University

IDHEC (Institute for Advanced Cinematic Studies), Paris 🎬

Jobs:

Teacher

Director at Egyptian Television

Acting Professor at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts

Former employee at BBC – London

Worked at Egyptian Radio 🎙️

🎬 Artistic Career

Began his film career in 1962 with "Ana Al-Hareb" (I Am the Fugitive)

Became famous for his iconic role "Atris" in the film "Shey’ Min Al-Khawf" (A Taste of Fear) (1969), which became one of the most memorable characters in Egyptian cinema history.

👨‍👩‍👦 Personal Life

Married to actress Samiha Ayoub and had a son named Alaa.

🏆 Awards

🏅 First Acting Prize for The Last Night (1964)

🏅 First Acting Prize again for A Taste of Fear (1969)

🎞️ Notable Films

A Taste of Fear (1969) – Atris

The Quail and Autumn (1967) – Issa Al-Dabbagh

The Song on the Passage (1972) – Sergeant Mohamed

My Wife and the Dog (1971) – Morsi

I Am the Fugitive (1962) – Erfaan

The Last Night (1963) – Shaker

Sons of Silence (1974) – Editor-in-Chief

Night and Bars (1973) – General Tawfiq

Dawn of Islam (1971) – Al-Harith

Bitter Grapes (1965) – Nashed

📺 Notable TV Series

The Journey of Mr. Abu El-Ela El-Bishri (1986) – Abu El-Ela

The Family (1994) – Kamel Sweilem

Abu El-Ela 90 (1996) – Abu El-Ela El-Bishri

Palace of Desire (1988) – Ahmed Abdel-Gawad

Between Two Palaces (1987) – Ahmed Abdel-Gawad

Bird of Fire (1987) – Sadeq El-Helwany

A Summer Night's Dawn (2004) – His final role

📻 Radio Dramas

Thunder of the Sky (1976) – Lawyer Esmat Roshdi

Me, You, and the Years of Life – Fouad

A Killer in Search of Himself – Prosecutor Adel

Omar Ibn Abdelaziz

Mountain Birds – Lotfy

A Moon on El-Motawalli Gate – Guest role

🎙️ Voice Acting

The Giant in the Land of the Dwarfs – Voice of Gulliver

🕊️ Death

Mahmoud Morsi passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2004 during the filming of the series "Wahj El-Sayf" (Glow of Summer) due to a sudden heart attack at the age of 80.