Roushdy Abaza

رشدي أباظة (Known as "Abaza")

Cinema Star, Leading Man, Golden Age Icon of Egyptian Film

Born Aug 03, 1926

Mansoura, Egypt

Passed Away Jul 27, 1980 Cairo, Egypt

Lifespan 53 years old

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"The camera captures the charm of the moment; only genuine talent holds the heart of the audience."

Archival Overview

Charismatic leading man dubbed the 'Cary Grant of Egyptian Cinema', starring in over 150 classics of the Egyptian Golden Age including Struggle on the Nile, Jamila the Algerian, and Sunset and Sunrise.

Biographical Record

Born of an Egyptian aristocratic family and an Italian mother, Roushdy Abaza spoke five languages and possessed an athletic, magnetic screen presence. Discovering cinema in 1948, he became the undisputed romantic and dramatic idol of Egyptian and Arab audiences.

He delivered memorable performances in Youssef Chahine's Jamila, the Algerian, Henri Barakat's Fi Baytina Rajul, and Kamal El-Sheikh's Ghoroub wa Shorouq, defining charismatic masculinity in 20th-century Arab cinema.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Abaza Family Mausoleum
Sharqia, Egypt

                         GPS: 30.5833, 31.5000                    

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