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Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Acting Born Dec 6, 1915 Egypt 24 credits

Biography

An Egyptian actor and writer, born in the village of Al-Mashaya, one of the centers of Assiut Governorate, in 1915. He began his career in cinema through the film (Mohamed Ali Street) in 1944, and since then he was known for many secondary roles in cinema. His characters varied between the policeman, the naive villager, the street vendor, and many others. He can be recognized through the films (The Green Threshold, The Second Wife, The Laughing Crime, and The Madmen in Bliss). Abdel Ghani El-Nagdy participated in writing the story and screenplay for the film (Agaza Bel-Afyia) and the dialogue for the film (Banat Bahri). He also participated in writing the songs for the film (The Secret in a Well). He died in 1980 at the age of 65.

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Known for

Film

The Blazing Sun

as حسان
Film

Cairo Station

as مسافر صعيدي

Full filmography

  • The Blazing Sun (1954) as حسان
  • Cairo Station (1958) as مسافر صعيدي
  • The Malatily Bathhouse (1973)
  • Agony of Love (1960)
  • Eshaet Hob (1960) as سائق الحنطور
  • Appointment with Satan (1955)
  • Searching for a Scandal (1973)
  • Devils and football (1973)
  • Qaher El Zalam (1979)
  • 30 Days in Prison (1966) as القرداتي السجين
  • Mottarada Gharameya (1968)
  • Ismail Yassine in the Police (1956) as عليوه الكلوباتى
  • Between Heaven and Earth (1959) as الخادم عبده
  • A World of Children (1976)
  • Hamido (1953)
  • Miss Hanafi (1954)
  • Soft Hands (1963) as سفرجي
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1942) as زبون الحطب
  • Ismail Yassine in the Army (1955) as Okal
  • Enough, my heart (1977)
  • The Scornful Man (1956) as creditor
  • The Thug (1957) as احد شركاء هريدي
  • The Millionaire (1950)
  • The Laughing Crime (1963)