Ahmed Zaki
Actor
Born November 18, 1949 in 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.
Filmography
Victims Hotel
Men Agl Walady
Halim
عبدالحليم حافظ
His Excellency the Minister
Ra'fat Rostom
Days of El Sadat
Anwar El Sadat
Land of Fear
Yehia / Adam
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
Sayed Gharib
The Champion
Mahmoud (Houda Kalawi)
Hassan Ellol
Hassan Ragheb Al-Minshawi (Hassan Al-Loul)
An Affair
Salah
Nasser 56
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abo Dahab
Lobster
Abbas Al-Antil
Hysteria
Zein
The Third Man
The Lady's Driver
حماده
Al Basha
Hazem El-Shennawy
Mr. Karate
صلاح عبدالراضى
Against the Government
Mustafa Khalaf
The Shepherd and the Women
حسن عبدالراضي
The Escape
Montaser Abdel Ghaffar
Al Makhtufa
Hussein
The Emperor
Zeinhom
Kaborya
Hassan Hudhud
The Egg and the Stone
Mustataa Al-Taazi
One Woman Is Not Enough
Hossam Mounir
Welad Eleih
Zaki Al-Homsani
The Third Class
Suroor
Dreams of Hind and Camilia
Eid
The Wife of an Important Man
Hisham Abu Al-Wafa
The Bey Doorman
Abdel Samea
Four On An Official Mission
Anwar Abdel Mawla
The Beginning
Adel
Market of The Fish
Ahmed Abo Kamel
Love Above Pyramid's Plateau
The Innocent
Ahmad Saba' Al Lail
He and She Stories
Saad the Orphan
The promised night
Black Tiger
Mohammad Hasan Al Masri
The Dancer & the Drummer
Jail Cell
Magdy
Albarnas
Yousef Osman
The Addict
Khaled Abdel Hamid
Precausion is Mandatory
حسان
Alley of Love
Abdulaziz
Houseboat No. 70
Ahmed Al-Shazly
Bloody Destinies
Kheir خير
A Dinner Date
شكري
Sleepless Eyes
Ismail
A Bird on the Road
Fares
The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice
رأفت الجوهري/حمدي عبدالرحيم/سامي عبدالرحيم/فرج
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating
Ibrahim Saleh
الصراع
مهران
Al-Batniyya
Safrout
Alexandria… Why?
Ibrahim
No Longer Kids
Kamal
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
The Days
Shafiqa and Metwally
متولي
Waraa Al-Shams
Essam عصام
Life is a Moment
عبدالعزيز سراج
بستان الشوك
Mourad
Star Maker
Mamdouh
Sons of Silence
Mahmoud
Bedour
Saeed
The School of Mischief
Ahmed
The Troublemakers
سيد
My Son
عصفور
Hello Shalaby
راضي
Cairo in a Thousand Years