Rafiq Subaie (‎; 9 February 1930 – 5 January 2017) was a

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actor, writer and director. He appeared in '' A Memory of a Night of Love'' (1973).

Career

Subaie was born in one of the oldest districts of old

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and as an actor contributed to Syrian drama. He was well known for acting alongside Egyptian leading actor

Salah Zulfikar Salah El-Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (, ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a Egyptian National Police, police officer, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one o ...

in '' Memory of a Night of Love'' (1973). Subaie is also known by the name "Abu Sayyah", that of a character he played in plays and television series.

Selected filmography

*1967 – "Makalib Ghawar", actor, comedy series *1973 – " Memory of a Night of Love", actor, Syrian film *2013 – "Amar el Sham", actor, Syrian dramaPublic profile in elcinema.com
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