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Abdel Fattah ElQosari

Apr 15, 1905 - Mar 08, 1964 (58 years old) in Egypt

Abdul Fattaah al-Kosary is an Egyptian actor who was born in Cairo to a rich father working a gold merchant. He loved acting since he was a child; he studied in a French school. His acting debut was when joined Abdul Rahmaan Roushdy's troupe in 1920, then he played famous stage roles with Esmaeel Yasseen's troupe and made a great success that led filmmakers to give comic roles. He excelled in the role of the typical illiterate in the following films; “Shamshoum & Lebleb”, “Al-aanessa Hanafy i.e. Miss Hanafy”, “Ebn Hameedo” where his famous words were copied by Egyptians.

Al-Kasry also staged many successful plays, among them are; “Kesmety ”, “30 yowm fel-segn”, “Hassan, Morcos and Kohen” and “Al-geneih al-Masry .

He became blind at the end of his life and suffered a loss of memory.

Known For

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Ibn Hamidu
الريس حنفي
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The Wedding Night
المعلم خرطوشي
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Qamar Arba'tashar
Sayed Abu Shalbaya
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Mr. Omar
عبد المجيد ساطور
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Dreams of the Youth
مدبولى سبع الليل

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