Saeed Saleh, also credited as Sa'eed Saleh Ibrahim (Arabic: سعيد صالح إبراهيم) (July 31, 1940 – August 1, 2014), was an Egyptian comedian actor.

Saeed Saleh
سعيد صالح
Saeed Saleh behind the stage during the performance of Madraset El-Moshaghebeen in 1973.
Born(1940-07-30)July 30, 1940
Majiria, Monufia, Egypt
DiedAugust 1, 2014(2014-08-01) (aged 74)
Alma materCairo University
OccupationActor
Years active1958–2014

Biography

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Saleh earned his bachelor of arts degree from Cairo University in 1960. He is most famous for his theatre roles in Al Ayal Kibrit and Madraset El-Moshaghebeen along as acting in almost one third of the Egyptian movies making him the most actor to act in films in the world. In 1974, he acted with Salah Zulfikar in In Summer We Must Love.

He was imprisoned in November 1995 for one year, due to his possession of drugs.[1] In 2010, he acted with Adel Emam in Alzheimer's film,[2] while suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[3]

He died in 2014 and was buried in his hometown, Majiria, Monufia Governorate.[4]

Filmography

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Plays

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TV series

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  • Ahlam Alfata Altaaer (1978)
  • Bel Alwan ElTabeaya (2009)
  • 9 Gameat El Dowal (2012)
  • Al Morafa'a (2014)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "دخل سعيد صالح السجن متهما بتعاطي المخدرات وخرج منه بفلسفة خاصة". alqabas.com (in Arabic). 2 October 2006.
  2. ^ "Zahaymar: a comedy about Alzheimer's disease". ahram.org. 28 November 2010.
  3. ^ "بالفيديو ابنة سعيد صالح: والدي مات مصاباً بالزهايمر وبسرطان في الدماغ .. ومشهده مع عادل إمام حقيقي". alwatanvoice.com (in Arabic). 5 August 2015.
  4. ^ "قرية "مجريا" بالمنوفية تستعد لاستقبال جثمان الفنان سعيد صالح". almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). 1 August 2014.
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