Ahmed Ramzy facts for kids
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Ahmad Ramzy
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| رمزي محمود بيومي ابو السعود | |
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Ramzi Mahmud Bayyumi Abu-ElSoud
23 March 1930 |
| Died | 28 September 2012 (aged 82) |
| Other names | Ramzi |
| Years active | 1955–2010 |
Ahmad Ramzy (Arabic: أحمد رمزي; born 23 March 1930 – died 28 September 2012) was a famous Egyptian actor. He played the main characters in many Egyptian movies. You could see him in films from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
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Early Life
Ahmad Ramzy was born in 1930. His full name was Ramzi Mahmud Bayyumi. His father, Dr. Mahmud Bayumi, was an orthopedist (a doctor who treats bones and joints) and a university professor.
Ramzy went to Victoria College in Alexandria. There, he met a friend named Michel Dimitri Challhub. This friend later became the famous actor Omar Sharif. They stayed friends for their whole lives.
After finishing school, Ramzy studied medicine for three years. Then, he switched to studying business. But he eventually left college to become an actor. Ramzy had one brother, Dr. Hassan Bayoumi. He also became a doctor, just like their father. Dr. Hassan Bayoumi lives and works in London.
Career
Ahmad Ramzy's acting career began in 1955. He was discovered by a director named Helmy Halim. Halim saw Ramzy playing snooker at a club. Ramzy got his first role as "Ramzy" in the movie Ayyamna al-Holwa (Our Best Days).
In this film, he acted alongside Faten Hamama, Abdel Halim Hafez, and his good friend Omar Sharif. The movie was a huge success. It made a lot of money and was very popular. The next year, in 1956, Ramzy got his first main role. This was in Hob wa Dumoo` (Love and Tears) with Faten Hamama.
The late 1950s were a great time for Ramzy. He acted in many movies and became very famous. In the early 1960s, movies with more than one main star became popular. Ramzy often worked with other actors like Hassan Youseff and Youssef Fakhr Eddine. This led to "trio stars" films, like The 3 Wild Ones. This trend continued into the early 1970s.
During the 1970s, Ramzy also acted in movies made outside of Egypt. He appeared in films from Italy, Lebanon, and Syria. For example, he was in Il Figlio di Spartacus (The Son of Spartacus) from Italy.
As he got older, Ramzy's acting career slowed down. The types of movies being made also changed. His 1974 film Al Abtal (The Heroes) was special. It was Egypt's first martial arts film. It even used music from Bruce Lee's movie Enter the Dragon. By the mid-1970s, Ramzy started to leave acting. He focused on his trading business instead.
However, he made a comeback in 1999 in the film Ket El Saharaa (Desert Cat). He then acted in a TV series called Wajh al-Qamar (Face of the Moon) in 2001. In this series, he worked with Faten Hamama again.
In the early 2000s, Ramzy acted in another movie. It was called El Warda El Hamra (The Red Rose) with actress Yousra. His very last role was in a TV series from 2007. It was called Hanan W Haneen. In this show, he acted with his lifelong friend Omar Sharif. Omar's grandson, Omar Sharif, Jr., was also in the series.
Selected Filmography
- Hanan W Hanin (2010, Television) with Omar Sharif
- El Warda El Hamra (The Red Rose) (2002) with Yousra
- Wajh al-Qamar (Face of the Moon) (2001, television) with Faten Hamama
- Hekaya wara kol bab (A Story Behind Every Door) (1979)
- Loghat Al Hob (The Language of Love) (1974) with (Nahed Sherif)
- Al Amaleka (1974) with Nahed Sherif and Samir Sabry
- Al Abtal (The Heroes) (1974) with Farid Shawki and Mona Gabr
- Banat lil Hob (Girls for Love) (1973)
- El Bahth An Fedihah (1973) with Adel Emam, Samir Sabry, and Mervat Amin
- Adwaa Al Madina (City Lights) (1972) with Shadia and Ahmad Mazhar
- Fondok El Saada (Hotel of Joy) (1971)
- Thartharah fawqa al-Nīl (Adrift on the Nile) (1971)
- Al Saat Al Akhira (The Last Hours) (1970) with Nabila Ebeid, Yousif Shaaban and Nawal Abou El Fetouh
- Al Saat Al Raheeba (The Terrible Hours) (1970) with Nabila Ebeid, Yousif Shaaban and Nawal Abou El Fetouh
- Harebat Men El Hob (Escaping from Love) (1970) with Mervat Amin and Nabila Ebeid
- Heya Wa Al Shayateen (She and the Devils) (1969) with Shams El Barudy
- Thalath Nessaa (Three Women) (1968) with Salah Zulfikar, Mervat Amin, Sabah and Huda Sultan.
- Hawaa Wa El Kerd (Eve and the Monkey) (1968) with Soad Hosny and Mohamed Awad
- Shabab magnoun geddan (Very Crazy Youth) (1967) with Soad Hosny
- Al Asdekaa Al Thalatha (The 3 Friends) (1966) with Mohamed Awad, El Dief Ahmad, and Yousiff Shaaban
- Shakawet Ragala (Awful Men) (1966) with Rushdy Abaza and Soad Hosny
- Al Moghameroon Al Thalatha (The Three Adventurers) (1966) with Soad Hosny, Hassan Yousiff, and Mohamed Awad
- Laylat El Zefaf (The Wedding Night) (1966) with Soad Hosny and Ahmad Mazhar
- Shaket El Talaba (The Students' Apartment) (1966) with Soad Hosny, Rushdy Abaza, and Hassan Yousiff
- Hikayat al-'Omr Kolloh(Story of a Lifetime) (1965) with Farid al-Atrash and Faten Hamama
- AL Ibn Al Mafkood (The Lost Son) (1965) with Amal Farid and Nagwa Foad
- Eeterafat Zog (Confessions of a Husband) (1965) with Fouad el-Mohandes, Youssef Wahbi, Shwikar and Hind Rostom
- Sobyan We Banat (Boys and Girls) (1965) with Nahed Sherief
- El Ainab el murr (Sour Grapes) (1965)with Lobna Abdel Aziz
- Akher Shakawa (Frivolous Youth) (1964) with Hassan Youssif, Mohamed Awad, and Zizi El Badrawy
- Awal Hob (First Love) (1964) with Soad Hosny
- El Naddara el sawdaa (The Dark Glasses) (1963) with Nadia Lutfi and Ahmad Mazhar
- La Tutf'e al-Shams (The Sun Will Never Set) (1962)
- Il Figlio di Spartacus (TheSlave(1962 film)) (1962) as Mardok
- El Akh el kabir (The Big Brother) (1959) with Farid Shawki and Hind Rostom
- Forever Yours (1959)
- Seraa maal hayat (Struggle for Life) (1958)
- Ismail Yassin Fee El Ostool (Ismail Yassin in the Navy) (1957)with Ismail Yasin
- Ibn Hameedo (The Son of Hameedo) (1957) with Ismail Yasin and Hind Rostom
- Tamr henna (Tamarind) (1957) with Naima Akef, Fayza Ahmad and Rushdy Abaza
- Banat el yom (Girls of Today) (1957) with Abdel Halim Hafez and Magda El Sabahy
- El Wessada el khalia (The Empty Pillow) (1957) with Abdel Halim Hafez and Lobna Abdel Aziz
- Al-Qalb Lahu Ahkam (The Heart Has Its Reasons) (1956) with Faten Hamama
- Hob wa Dumoo` (Love and Tears) (1956) with Faten Hamama
- Sira` Fi al-Mina (Dark Waters) (1956) with Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama
- Ayyamna al-Holwa (Our Best Days) (1955) with Abdel Halim Hafez, Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama
See also
In Spanish: Ahmed Ramzy para niños
