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Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki

Actor, Music Department, Producer

Born November 18, 1949 in Zagazig, Egypt

Died March 27, 2005

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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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برومو فيلم معالى الوزيرعلى روتانا سينما

الفيلم العربي: اضحك .. الصورة تطلع حلوة

موسيقى فيلم " أرض الخوف " للموسيقار راجح داوود

تقرير عن فيلم أرض الخوف

Land of fear trailer - إعلان أرض الخوف

الفيلم العربي: ناصر 56 .. أحمد زكي مجسداً شخصية جمال عبد الناصر

فيلم الباشا | بطولة أحمد زكي - محمود حميدة - أشرف عبدالباقي

Kaborya Movie / فيلم كابوريا

أغنية الدربندوخ الدربندوخ كنا شباب و بقينا شيوخ - أحمد زكي من فيلم البيضة والحجر #البيضة_والحجر

الفيلم التليفزيوني: الأسطى المدير

الإعجاب من أول نظرة.. مشهد من فيلم زوجة رجل مهم

ماستر سين | نهاية كل ظالم مستغل سلطته.. الامبراطور أحمد زكي من فيلم زوجة رجل مهم

هووهي: جرس الفسحة

أفلام التليفزيون: أنا لا أكذب .. ولكني أتجمل

Filmography

Actor

65

Type

Year

Rayyah El Madame Poster

Rayyah El Madame TV Series2017

Halim Feature Film2006Abdel Halim Hafez

His Excellency the Minister Poster

His Excellency the Minister Feature Film2002Ra'fat Rostom

Ayam El-Sadat Poster

Ayam El-Sadat Feature Film2001President Anwar El Sadat

Edhak el soura tetlaa helwa Poster

Edhak el soura tetlaa helwa Feature Film1999Sayed Gharib

Land of Fear Poster

Land of Fear Feature Film1999Yehia

Al Batal Poster

Al Batal Feature Film1997

Hassan Ellol Poster

Hassan Ellol Feature Film1997Hasan Ragheb el-Minshawi

Abo Dahab Poster

Abo Dahab Feature Film1996Boss Abul-Dahab

Esstakoza Poster

Esstakoza Feature Film1996Abbass

Hysteria Poster

Hysteria Feature Film1996

Nasser 56 Poster

Nasser 56 Feature Film1996Gamal Abdul Nasser

Nazwa Feature Film1996

Al ragol al talet Poster

Al ragol al talet Feature Film1995

Sawwaq el hanem Poster

Sawwaq el hanem Feature Film1994Hamada

Al Basha Poster

Al Basha Feature Film1993Hazem El Shennawy

Mr. Karate Poster

Mr. Karate Feature Film1993

Did el hokouma Poster

Did el hokouma Feature Film1992Mustafa Khalaf

Al-raii wa al nesaa Poster

Al-raii wa al nesaa Feature Film1991

Escape Feature Film1991Montaser

Al imbrator Poster

Al imbrator Feature Film1990Zeinhom Abdel-Haq

Kaboria Feature Film1990Hassan Hudhud

One Woman Is Not Enough Poster

One Woman Is Not Enough Feature Film1990Hussam

The Jugglers Poster

The Jugglers Feature Film1990Mustataa

Alf lela Wa Lela/Al Ashkeef Wa Set Al Melah Poster

Alf lela Wa Lela/Al Ashkeef Wa Set Al Melah TV Series1989Guest Appearance

Those Guys Poster

Those Guys Feature Film1989Zaki Al Humsani

Ahlam Hind we Kamilia Poster

Ahlam Hind we Kamilia Feature Film1988Eid

El Daraga El Talta Poster

El Daraga El Talta Feature Film1988Sorour

Monsieur le directeur Poster

Monsieur le directeur Feature Film1988

Al Makhtufa Poster

Al Makhtufa Feature Film1987Hussien

Arba'a Fi Muhimma Rasmiya Poster

Arba'a Fi Muhimma Rasmiya Feature Film1987Anwar

El Beih El Bawwab Poster

El Beih El Bawwab Feature Film1987Abdulsamee

The Wife of an Important Man Poster

The Wife of an Important Man Feature Film1987Hesham

Shader al-samak Poster

Shader al-samak Feature Film1986Ahmad Abu Kamel

The Beginning Poster

The Beginning Feature Film1986

The Innocent Poster

The Innocent Feature Film1986Ahmad Saba' Al Layl

He and She Stories Poster

He and She Stories Mini-Series1985Afifi Abu Al Naja

Love on the Pyramids Plateau Poster

Love on the Pyramids Plateau Feature Film1985

Saad the Orphan Poster

Saad the Orphan Feature Film1985Zakaria

Al-takhshiba Poster

Al-takhshiba Feature Film1984Majdy El Douski

El Lela AL Mawooda Poster

El Lela AL Mawooda Feature Film1984Fathi

El-Raqesah wa el-Tabbal Poster

El-Raqesah wa el-Tabbal Feature Film1984Abdo

The Black Tiger Poster

The Black Tiger TV Movie1984Mohammad Hasan Al Masri

The Prince Poster

The Prince Feature Film1984Prince Yousef Othman Basha

Darb El Hawa Poster

Darb El Hawa Feature Film1983Abdel Aziz

El Ehteyat Wageb Poster

El Ehteyat Wageb Feature Film1983Hassan

The Addict Poster

The Addict Feature Film1983

Al-Awwama rakm 70 Poster

Al-Awwama rakm 70 Feature Film1982Ahmed El-Shazly

El-akdar el-damia Poster

El-akdar el-damia Feature Film1982Kher

A Dinner Date Poster

A Dinner Date Feature Film1981Shukri

Al ragol allathy fakada dhakeratoh marratein Poster

Al ragol allathy fakada dhakeratoh marratein Mini-Series1981Faraj

I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying Poster

I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying TV Movie1981Ibrahim Saleh

Oyun la tanam Poster

Oyun la tanam Feature Film1981

Taer ala el tariq Poster

Taer ala el tariq Feature Film1981Fares

Al Batneyya Poster

Al Batneyya Feature Film1980Safrot

Al Ayam TV Series1979Taha Hussain

Alexandria... Why? Poster

Alexandria... Why? Feature Film1979Ibrahim

No Longer Kids Poster

No Longer Kids TV Movie1979Kamal

Shafika and Metwali Poster

Shafika and Metwali Feature Film1979

Al omr lahza Poster

Al omr lahza Feature Film1978

Behind the Sun (Waraa al Shams) Poster

Behind the Sun (Waraa al Shams) Feature Film1978Essam

Al Shatee Al Mahjour Poster

Al Shatee Al Mahjour TV Series1975Kamel

Abnaa' el Samt Poster

Abnaa' el Samt Feature Film1974Mahmoud

The School of Mischief Poster

The School of Mischief TV Movie1973Ahmed

Hello Shalaby Poster

Hello Shalaby TV Movie1969

Music Department

1

He and She Stories Poster

He and She Stories Mini-Series1985

Producer

1

Ayam El-Sadat Poster

Ayam El-Sadat Feature Film2001

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