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Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Overview

  • Born
    December 6, 1915 · Assiut, Egypt
  • Died
    March 20, 1980 · Egypt

Mini bio

  • An Egyptian actor and writer who was known for playing secondary roles such as the kind-hearted man, doorman, servant, or janitor, and sometimes the lighthearted, naïve character. He worked in theater before moving into cinema. He also contributed to writing the screenplays of several films. He appeared in more than 300 films which spanned over 4 decades.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Waleed El Kady

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  • Spouse
      Badyah Sadek (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Khaled Abdulghani Al Najdi

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  • The movies he participated in exceed 300 movies.
  • Work began in the cinema through the movie (Mohamed Aly Street) in 1944.
  • He puts the "pricing" of one joke equals to one pound.
  • Famous by wrote the jokes and sell them to the comedians stars as "Ismail Yasen" and "Shokoko".

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