Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Abaza
Born
Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza

(1926-08-03)3 August 1926
Died27 July 1980(1980-07-27) (aged 53)
EducationCollège Saint Marc
Years active1948–1980
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouses
  • Tahiya Karioka
  • Barbara
  • Samia Gamal
  • Sabah
  • Nabila Abaza
Children1 (daughter)
Honours
Order of Sciences and Arts

Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza (Arabic: رشدي سعيد بغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry and is one of the most famous. He died of brain cancer at the age of 53.

Rushdy Abaza is "widely considered one of the greatest names in the history of Arab cinema", with no less than 150 movies to his name.