Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza (Arabic: رشدي سعيد بغدادي أباظة) (born on August 3 1926, Mansoura, Egypt and died on July 271980) was a famous Egyptian actor. He died of cancer at the age of 54.

Family

Abaza was born to an Italian mother "Tereza Luigi" and an Egyptian-born Circassian "Adyghe" father "Said Abaza" belonging to the rich well known Abaza family, one of the most well known families of Egypt. He attended highschool at Collège Saint Marc in Alexandria.
From his father’s side he had three sisters "Ragaa", "Mounira", "Zeinab" and one brother "Fikri (actor) "& from his mother’s side he has one brother "Hamed".After his death, he left only one daughter "Qismat".

Marriages

*Any Barbe: a French singer.
*Tahiya Karioka: An Egyptian actress and dancer.
*Barbara: American wife and mother of his daughter Qesmet
*Samia Gamal: An Egyptian dancer- his longest marriage.
*Sabah: Famous Lebanese singer.
*Nabila Sulaiman Abaza: His relative

Filmography

*El Millionaira El-Sagh ira (The Little Millionaire), 1948.
*Zou Al-Waghain (The Man with Two Faces), 1949.
*Amina, 1950.
*Emra'a min nar (A Woman of Fire), 1950.
*El-Osta Hassan (Foreman Hassan ), 1952.
*El-Muntasir (The Conqueror), 1952.
*Awladi (My Children), 1952.
*Sham el nessim (The Spring Festival), 1953.
*Moamara (The Plot), 1953.
*Irham demoui (Pity My Tears), 1955.
*Enni rahela (Tragic Departure), 1955.
*Gaaluni mugriman (I Have Been Made a Murderer), 1955.
*Arayes fil mazad (Brides for Auction),1955).
*Fortune carrée "or" Square Fortune, 1955.
*Man el katel (Who Is the Murderer?), 1956.
*Mawa'd gharam (Appointment with Love),1956.
*Bahr el gharam (Sea of Love), 1956.
*Ismail Yassine fil bolis (Ismail Yassine in the Police), 1956.
*Izay ansak (How Can I Forget You), 1956.
*The Ten Commandments,1956.
*Dalila, 1956.
*Tamr henna (Tamarind), 1957.
*Port Said, 1957.
*Lan abki abadan (I Shall Never Weep), 1957.
*Jamila, 1958.
*Emra'a fil tariq (A Woman on the Road), 1958.
*"La Anam" (Sleepless), 1958.
*Soultan, 1958.
*Tarik el amal (The Road of Hope), 1958.
*Toggar el moat (The Arrangers of Death),1958.
*Qoloub El Azara (Hearts of te virgins), 1958.
*Seraa fil Nil (Struggle on the Nile), 1959.
*Ana bare'a (I am Innocent),1959.
*Bafakkar filli nassini,1959.
*Kati' tarik (The Highwayman),1959.
*Malish gherak (I Have No One But You),1959.
*Samra sina, 1959.
*Al murahikat (The teenagers),1960.
*Ana wa ommi (I and My Mother), 1960.
*Kholkhal habibi (My Love's Bugle), 1960.
*Lekaa fil ghuroob (Meeting at Dusk), 1960.
*Malak wa shaitan (Angel and Devil), 1960.
*Mufattish el mabaheth (The Police Inspector), 1960.
*Nehayat el tarik (The End of the Road), 1960.
*El Ragul el thani (The Second Man), 1960.
*Ya habibi (My Beloved), 1960.
*Bila awda (No Return), 1961.
*Fi baitena ragul (There Is a Man in Our House), 1961.
*He talata, 1961.
*Hob wa herman (Love and Sacrifice), 1961.
*Kalb fi zalam (A Heart in the Shadows), 1961.
*Al zouga 13 (Wife Number 13) ,1961.
*Wa Islamah (Oh Islam) ,1962.
*Sitt el banat (A Pearl Among Women), 1962.
*Ah min hawaa (Beware of Eve) ,1962.
*Shahidat elhob el ilahy , 1962.
*La wakt lil hub (No Time for Love), 1963.
*El Maganin fi na'im (Madmen are in Paradise), 1963.
*Tariq al shaitan (The Way of the Devil), 1963.
*Al Sahera El sagheera (Young Magician), 1963.
*Arous El-nil (Bride of the Nile), 1963.
*AL-Tareeq (The Road) ,1964.
*ElShayatin el talata (The Three Devils), 1964.
*Ganab El Safeer (His Excellency the ambassador), 1965.
*Saghira ala elhob (Too young to love) , 1966.
*Zawga mn Paris (a wife from Paris), 1966.
*Huwa wa el nessaa (The Man and his Women), 1966.
*El Mushaghibun (The Teddy Boys), 1966).
*Shaqet el talaba (The students' apartment), 1966.
*Adew El-mar'a (Enemy of women),1966.
*Shaqawet Regala, 1966.
*El-Eib, 1967.
*Endama nouheb (When we love), 1967.
*Garima fil hay el hady (A crime in the quiet neighbourhood), 1967.
*Al Koubla al akhira (The last kiss),1967.
*Baba ayez keda (Dad wants so), 1968.
*Hawaa ala altariq (Eve on the road), 1968.
*El-Massageen el-thalatha (The three prisoners),1968.
*Raw'at el-hob (The beauty of love),1968.
*El shoug'an el thalatha, 1969.
*Nos sa'a Gawaz (half an hour of marriage), 1969.
*Al Ashrar (The Evil),1970.
*Nar el shouq, 1970.
*Al Sarab (The mirage), 1970.
*Al hob al dae' (the lost love), 1970.
*Ghoroub w shorouq (Sunrise and Sunset), 1970.
*Zawga le khamsat regal (a wife of five), 1970.
*Emra'a wa ragol (a woman and a man), 1971.
*Shai' fi sadry , 1971.
*Ebnati El-Aziza (my dear daughter), 1972.
*Emra'a le kol el regal (a woman for all men), 1972.
*Sa'et el sefr, 1972.
*Hikayty ma'a elzaman, 1974.
*Ayna Aqly (Where is my mind), 1974.
*Orido Hallan (I want a solution), 1975.
*Youm El-Ahad El-Damy (Bloody Sunday), 1975.
*Abadan lan a'oud (I'll never come back), 1975.
*Tawheeda, 1976.
*Ah ya leil ya zaman, 1977.
*Wa da'a Al omr ya walady (Life has gone, my son), 1978.
*Al Qadi wa al Galad, 1978.
*Le man Toshreq Al Shams (For whom the sun rises?), 1979.
*Da'erat El-Shak (Circle of Suspicion), 1980.
*Azkiya' laken aghbiya' (Intelligent But Stupid),1980.

References

* [http://www.bibalex.org/alexcinema/actors/Rushdi_Abaza.html Rushdi Abaza on Egyptian State Information Service Site]
*imdb name|id=007781|name=Rushdy Abaza
* [http://www.arab-celebs.com/Profile.asp?ID=97 Roshdi Abaza's Profile from Arab-Celebs]
* [http://www.arab-celebs.com/PF.asp?ID=97 Roshdi Abaza's Filmography from Arab-Celebs]