Ahmed Hafez Mazhar (; 8 October 1917 – 8 May 2002) was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the

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academy in 1938"Remembering Ahmed Mazhar: The knight of Egyptian cinema"
''Ahram Online'', Ashraf Gharib, Sunday 8 Oct 2017 and his colleagues included

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Career

His acting career started in 1951 when he was picked for a role in ''Zehour Al-Islam'' because of his riding skills and his proper pronunciation of classical Arabic. In 1957 he retired as commander of the special cavalry units and decided to explore his acting talents. Mazhar's breakthrough in the world of acting came after he succeeded in playing the role of an evil prince in Ezz El-Dine Zulfikar’s '' Return My Heart'' (1957) alongside

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, his third movie. Other roles soon followed, including ''

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'' (1958) alongside

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, '' Al-Tarik Al-Masdood'' (1958) opposite

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, ''Al-Ataba Al-Khadraa'' (1959) opposite

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. In addition to; '' Doaa al-Karawan'' (1959), '' Wa Islamah'' (1961), ''El-Dowa El-Khafet'' (1961) and ''Ghadan Youm Akhar'' (1961). He starred in an American movie, ''

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'' (1963), starring

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. Followed by ''

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'' (1963) opposite

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, among others. Later, Mazhar appeared in '' Shafika and Metwali'' (1979) alongside

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. Other films like ''Al-Nemr Al-Aswad'', ''Demoue Sahebat El-Galalah'', ''Al-Gasousa Hekmat Fahmy'' and ''

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Death

Ahmed Mazhar died at home at age 85 in

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in 2002.

Selected filmography

*''Zuhour el Islam'' (1951) *''Rihlah Gharamiyyah'' (1957) *'' Rod Qalby'' (1957) *''Port Said'' (1957) *''El tarik el masdud'' (1958) - Mounir (writer) *''El moallema'' (1958) *'' Djamilah'' (1958) - Youssef *''Tarik el amal'' (1958) *''Hatta naltaki'' (1958) *''El zoja el azraa'' (1958) - Magdi *'' Doa al karawan'' (1959) *''Nour el lail'' (1959) *''El hub el akhir'' (1959) *''El ataba el khadra'' (1959) *''Ana baria'' (1959) * (1959) *''Talat warissat'' (1960) *''Omm Ratiba'' (1960) *''Lawet el hub'' (1960) *''Hub fi hub'' (1960) *'' Oh Islam'' (1961) - Mahmoud *''El dow' El khafet'' (1961) *''Waada el hub'' (1961) - Hamda * (1961) *''Hayat wa amal'' (1961) *''Hayati hial taman'' (1961) - Hussein Abdulsalam * (1961) *''Amalekat el behar'' (1961) - Officer Salah El Desoky * (1962) *''

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'' (1962) - Ahmed (husband) *''Hira wa chebab'' (1962) *''Ghosn el zeitoun'' (1962) * (1962) *''

'' (1963) - Kerim *''El motamarreda'' (1963) *'' El Naser Salah el Dine'' (1963) -

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*''Nar fi Sadri'' (1963) *''El Garima El Daheka'' (1963) *''El-Lailah el-Akhirah'' (1963) - Dr. Ahmed *''El aydi el naema'' (1963) - Shawkat Helmy * (1963) *''El lahab'' (1964) *''Daani wal demouh'' (1964) *''Bint Antar'' (1964) *''El ainab el murr'' (1965) * (1966) *''El moraheka el saghira'' (1966) *'' Cairo 30'' (1966) *''Moaskar el banat'' (1967) - Hassan *''El lekaa el tani'' (1967) - Raafat *''Al moukhareboun'' (1967) - Adel *''Losos Laken Dhurafa'a'' (1968) - Hamed *''Noufouss haira'' (1968) - Rashwan *''Bint min el banat'' (1968) *''Ayyam el-hob'' (1968) - Sherif *''Akazib hawa'' (1969) *''Nadia'' (1969) *''Al-hob wal-Thaman'' (1970) *''Khatib mama'' (1970) *'' Emberatoriet meem'' (1972) *''Kalimat Sharaf'' (1972) *''Al Shayma, Prophet's Sister'' (1972) - Begad *'' Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ'' (1975) - Ahmad Fathi *''Genoun el hob'' (1977) - Mahmoud *''Al omr lahza'' (1978) *'' Shafika and Metwali'' (1979) *''

'' (1981) - Sheik Khazal Khan *'' The Black Tiger'' (1984) *''Al Etehad Al Nessai'' (1984)

References

External links

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Lesser Known Facts about Ahmed Mazhar on 104th Birth Anniversary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mazhar 1917 births 2002 deaths Egyptian male film actors Male actors from Cairo 20th-century Egyptian male actors

Career

Death

Selected filmography

See also

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