Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza (born 3 August 1926, Mansoura, Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

; died 27 July 1980) was an Egypt

Egypt

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ian actor. He died of cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 at the age of 53.

Family

Rushdy Abaza was born to Egyptian father, Said Abaza, belonging to the rich Abaza family

Abaza family

The Abaza clan, "deeply rooted in Egyptian society and... in the history of the country" is an Egyptian family that has played a powerful and long-standing role in Egyptian economic, intellectual and political life...

, one of the most well known families of Egypt and of distant Circassian Adyghe

Adyghe people

The Adyghe or Adygs , also often known as Circassians or Cherkess, are in origin a North Caucasian ethnic groupwho were displaced in the course of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 19th century, especially after the Russian–Circassian War of 1862.Adyghe people mostly speak Adyghe and most...

 origin, and Italian

Italian people

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 mother Tereza Luigi. He attended school at Collège Saint Marc

Collège Saint Marc, Alexandria

Collège Saint Marc is a French Roman Catholic school in Alexandria, Egypt. The school is located in the Shatby neighborhood at downtown Alexandria....

 in Alexandria

Alexandria

Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

.

From his father’s side he has three half-sisters, Ragaa, Mounira, Zeinab and one half-brother, Fikri (an actor). From his mother's side, he has one half-brother Hamed.
His only child is a daughter, Qismat.

Marriages

• Tahiya Karioka
  Tahiya Karioka
  Tahiya Karioka also Tahiya Mohamed , was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Born in the Egyptian town of Ismaileya in 1920 to Mohamed Kareem, Tahiya was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family...
  
  : An Egyptian actress and dancer
• Barbara: American wife and mother of his daughter
• Samia Gamal
  Samia Gamal
  Samia Gamal was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in 1924, Samia's family moved just months later to Cairo and settled near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar. It was many years later that Samia Gamal met Badia Masabni, the founder of modern Oriental dance....
  
  : An Egyptian dancer; his longest marriage
• Sabah
  Sabah
  Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
  
  : Famous Lebanese
  Lebanon
  Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
  
   singer
• Nabila Abaza: His cousin

Filmography

1948

• Al-Millionaira al-Saghira, also known as The Little Millionaire

1949

• Zou al-Waghain, a.k.a. The Man with Two Faces

1950

• Amina, 1950.
• Emraa Menn Nar, a.k.a. A Woman of Fire

1952

• Al-Osta Hassan, a.k.a. Hassan the Craftsman
• El-Montasser, a.k.a. The Conqueror
• Awladi, a.k.a. My Children

1953

• Shamm al-Nesseem, a.k.a. The Spring Festival
• Mouamara, a.k.a. Conspiracy

1955

• Erham Domouie, a.k.a. Pity My Tears
• Enni Rahhela, a.k.a. I Depart
• Gaaluni Mogremann, a.k.a. They Made Me a Murderer
• Arayess Fel-Mazad, a.k.a. Brides for Auction
• Fortune carrée a.k.a. Square Fortune

1956

• Mann al-Qattel?, a.k.a. Who Is the Murderer?
• Mawed Gharam, a.k.a. Appointment of Love
• Bahr al-Gharam, a.k.a. Sea of Love
• Ismaeel Yassin fel-Boliss, a.k.a. Ismaeel Yassin in the Police
• Ezzay Ansak, a.k.a. How Would I Forget You
• The Ten Commandments
  The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
  The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic film that dramatized the biblical story of the Exodus, in which the Hebrew-born Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince, becomes the deliverer of the Hebrew slaves. The film, released by Paramount Pictures in VistaVision on October 5, 1956, was directed by...
  
  
• Dalila.

1957

• Tamr Henna, a.k.a. Tamarind
• Port Said
• Lan Abki Abadan, a.k.a. I Shall Never Weep

1958

• Jamila, a.k.a. Jamila Buhreid
• Emraa fel-Tareeq, a.k.a. A Woman on the Road
• La Anam
  La Anam
  La Anam is a 1957 Egyptian melodrama film. The film follows the intricate story of Nadia Lutfi, a daughter of divorced parents who suffers from Electra complex, which drives her to intervene in her father's relationships....
  
  , a.k.a. Sleepless
• Soultan, 1958.
• Tareeq al-Ammal, a.k.a. The Road of Hope
• Toggar al-Moat, a.k.a. Death Merchants.
• Qoloob al-Azara, a.k.a. Hearts of the Virgins

1959

• Seraa Fel-Nil, a.k.a. Struggle on the Nile
• Ana Baree'a, a.k.a. I am Innocent
• Bafakkar Felli Nassini, a.k.a. Thinking of Who Forgot Me
• Qatte' Tareeq, a.k.a. The Highwayman
• Maleesh Gherak, a.k.a. I Have None But You
• Samraa Sina, a.k.a. The Brunette of Sinai

1960

• Al-Moraheqat, a.k.a. Teenage Girls
• Ana wa Ommi, a.k.a. My Mother and I
• Kholkhal Habeebi, a.k.a. My Love's Bugle
• Leqaa Fil-Ghoroob, a.k.a. Meeting at Sunset
• Malak wa Shaytan, a.k.a. Angel and Devil
• Mufattesh al-Mabaheth, a.k.a. The Police Inspector
• Nehayat al-Tareeq, a.k.a. End of the Road
• Al-Raggol al-Thani, a.k.a. The Second Man
• Ya Habeebi, a.k.a. My Beloved

1961

• Bela Awdah, a.k.a. No Return
• Fi Bayttena Raggol, a.k.a. A Man in Our House
• He Talata
• Hob wa Herman, a.k.a. Love and Deprivation
• Qalb Fi Zalam, a.k.a. Heart in the Shadows
• Al-Zogah Raqam Talattashar, a.k.a. Wife Number 13
  Wife Number 13
  Wife Number 13 is a 1961 Egyptian film, written by Abo El Seoud El Ebiary and directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Rushdy Abaza* Shadia* Abdel Moneim Ibrahim* Shouweikar* Hassan Fayek...
  
  

1962

• Wa Islamah
  Oh Islam
  Oh Islam is a 1961 Egyptian drama film directed by Enrico Bomba and Andrew Marton. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee...
  
  , a.k.a. Oh Islam
• Sett el-Banat, a.k.a. The Lady of All Women
• Ah Menn Hawwa, a.k.a. Beware of Eve
• Shahidat al-Hob al-Elahi, a.k.a. Martyr of Divine Love

1963

• La Waqt lel-Hob, a.k.a. No Time for Love
• Al-Maganin Fi Naeem, a.k.a. The Insane Are in Bliss
• Tareeq al-Shaytan, a.k.a. The Way of the Devil
• Al-Saherra al-Saghira, a.k.a. The Young Charming
• Aroos al-Nil, a.k.a. Bride of the Nile

1964

• Al-Tareeq, a.k.a. The Road) .
• Al-Shayatin al-Talata, a.k.a. The Three Devils

1965

• Ganab al-Safeer, a.k.a. His Excellency the Ambassador

1966

• Saghira Ala Al-Hob, a.k.a. Too Young to Love
• Zawga Menn Paris, a.k.a. A Wife from Paris
• Howa wal-Nessaa, a.k.a. He and Women
• Al-Moshagheboon, a.k.a. Troublemakers
• Shaqqet Al-Talabba, a.k.a. The Students' Apartment
• Addow Al-Maraa, a.k.a. Enemy of Women
• Shaqawet Reggala, a.k.a. Naughty Men

1967

• Al-Aib, a.k.a. Shame
• Endama Nohheb, a.k.a. When We Love
• Gareema fil-Hayy al-Hadi, a.k.a. Crime in the Calm District
• Al-Qobla al-Akhira, a.k.a. The Last Kiss

1968

• Baba Ayez Keda, a.k.a. Dad Wants So
• Hawwaa ala al-Tareeq, a.k.a. Eve on The Road
• Al-Massageen al-Thalatha, a.k.a. The Three Prisoners
• Raw'at el-Hob, a.k.a. The Beauty of Love.

1969

• El Shoug'an el Thalatha
• Nos Sa'a Gawaz, a.k.a. half an Hour of marriage

1970

• Al-Ashrar, a.k.a. Evil Men
• Nar al-Shouq, a.k.a. Flame of Crave
• Al-Sarab, a.k.a. The Mirage
• Al-Hob al-Daaie, a.k.a. The Lost Love
• Ghoroob wa Shorouq, a.k.a. Sunset and Sunrise
• Zawga le-Khamsat Regal, a.k.a. Wife of Five Men

1971

• Emraa wa Raggol, a.k.a. A Woman and A Man
• Shay' fi Sadri, a.k.a. Something in My Heart

1972

• Ebnati al-Aziza, a.k.a. My Dear Daughter
• Emraa le-Koll al-Regal, a.k.a. A Woman for All Men
• Saaett al-Sefr, a.k.a. Zero Hour

1974

• Hekayti Maa Al-Zaman, a.k.a. My Story with Life
• Ayna Aqli, a.k.a. Where is My Mind

1975

• Oreedo Hallan, a.k.a. Seeking A Solution
• Youm al-Ahad al-Damy, a.k.a. Bloody Sunday
• Abadan Lann Aaoud, a.k.a. I Shall Never Come Back

1976

• Tawheeda

1977

• Ah Ya Leil Ya Zamman, a.k.a. Oh Night, Oh Life

1978

• Wa Daa al-Omr Ya Waladi, a.k.a. Life Has Gone, My Son
• Al-Qadi wal-Gallaad, a.k.a. The Judge

1979

• Le-Mann Toshreq al-Shams, a.k.a. For Whom the Sun Rises?

1980

• Daerrat al-Shakk, a.k.a. Circle of Suspicion
• Azkeyaa Lakken Aghbeyaa, a.k.a. Intelligent But Stupid