Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza (Egyptian Arabic: رشدي سعيد بغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor.[1] He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry. He died of brain cancer at the age of 53.[1]
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Born | Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza 3 August 1926 |
Died | 27 July 1980 | (aged 53)
Education | Collège Saint Marc |
Years active | 1948–1980 |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Children | 1 (daughter) |
Honours | Order of Sciences and Arts |
Rushdy Abaza was born in Sharqia, Egypt, to an Italian mother, Teresa Luigi, and an Egyptian father, Saïd Abaza; belonging to one of Egypt's most well-known families, the Abaza family, who are of maternal-Circassian heritage.[2][1] Rushdy attended school at Collège Saint Marc in Alexandria.[1] From his father's side he had three half-sisters, Ragaa, Mounira, Zeinab and one half-brother, Fekri (an actor). From his mother's side, he had one half-brother, Hamed. His only child is a daughter, Qismat (Eismat).
He appeared in more than 100 films from 1948 until 1980; the year of his death.[4]
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