Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki

Acting 1949-11-18 Zagazig, Egypt

Ahmed Zaki (November 18, 1949 - March 27, 2005) was a leading Egyptian film actor who was characterized by his talent, skill, and ability to impersonate. Dubbed "The Emperor", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest male actors in the Arab world. Zaki has starred in six films that have been listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films. Ahmed Zaki was born to a poor family in Sharqia, Egypt. His father died a few years after his birth, his mother remarried, and he was brought up to live with his grandfather. Zaki fell in love with acting when he was still in school, his headmaster saw his creative ability and pushed him to follow his passion. He would later travel to Cairo and earn his degree from the Cairo Higher Institute for Drama Studies in 1974. While studying, he first debuted in the stage play Hello Shalaby (1969). He also starred in very successful comedy plays such as School of Mischief (1973) and No Longer Kids (1979). Early in his career, he struggled with producers and directors as they believed he did not have the appearance to appeal to audiences. When he got objected by the film distributor to star in Al Karnak (1975) after he was cast as the character Ismail, he entered a severe depression. He did not overcome it until after poet and playwright Salah Jahin supported him, as Jahin was convinced of his talent and would later write films and a TV show Zaki starred in. Many of his films had a strong political message that exposed governmental and police corruption. Two of his greatest successes were playing Egypt's presidents in two popular movies that became landmarks of Arabic cinema. He played Gamal Abdel Nasser in Nasser 56 (1996) and Anwar Sadat in Days of Sadat (2001). He also portrayed other prominent Egyptian figures such as writer Taha Hussien. Zaki was a method actor who immersed himself profoundly in his roles, absorbing every aspect of the character he was portraying whether he was fictional or real in origin. In 1983, he married actress Hala Fouad but the marriage did not last. She gave birth to his only son Haitham Zaki in 1984, who would also grow up to be an actor until his sudden and tragic death in 2019. His former wife died in 1993 after a battle with breast cancer. He was a known heavy smoker. In 2005, Ahmed Zaki died of lung cancer during the shooting of Sherif Arafa's biography Halim (2006), in which he portrayed the legendary singer Abdel Halim Hafez, a role he's always dreamed to play. His son Haitham was roped in to fill the scenes and play the lead on behalf of his father. Years after his passing, he is remembered with great reverence and fondness within the film industry and outside it, his contributions seen as monumental by his contemporaries as well as the generations that followed.

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2006 عبدالحليم حافظ
2002 Ra'fat Rostom
2001 Anwar El Sadat
2001 Producer
2000 Yehia / Adam
1997 Mahmoud (Houda Kalawi)
1997 Hassan Ragheb Al-Minshawi (Hassan Al-Loul)
1996 Gamal Abdel Nasser
1996 Zein
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1996 Abbas Al-Antil
1996 Salah
1993 Hazem El-Shennawy
1993 صلاح عبدالراضى
1993 حماده
1992 Mustafa Khalaf
1991 حسن عبدالراضي
1991 Montaser Abdel Ghaffar
1991 Hussein
1990 Mustataa Al-Taazi
1990 Zeinhom
1990 Hassan Hudhud
1990 Hossam Mounir
1989 Zaki Al-Homsani
1988 Hisham Abu Al-Wafa
1987 Anwar Abdel Mawla
1987 Abdel Samea
1987 Songs
1986 Ahmed Abo Kamel
1986 Adel
1986 Ahmad Saba' Al Lail
1985 Songs
1984 Magdy
1984 Mohammad Hasan Al Masri
1984 Yousef Osman
1983 Abdulaziz
1983 Khaled Abdel Hamid
1983 حسان
1982 Ahmed Al-Shazly
1982 Kheir خير
1981 شكري
1981 Ismail
1981 رأفت الجوهري/حمدي عبدالرحيم/سامي عبدالرحيم/فرج
1980 Safrout
1980 مهران
1979 Kamal
1979 Ibrahim
1978 متولي
1978 Essam عصام
1978 عبدالعزيز سراج
1977 Mamdouh
1974 Saeed
1974 Mahmoud
1973 سيد
1972 عصفور
1969 راضي