Abdel Fattah Al-Qosari
Abdul Fattaah al-Kosary is an Egyptian actor who was born in Cairo to a rich father working a gold merchant. He loved acting since he was a child; he studied in a French school. His acting debut was when joined Abdul Rahmaan Roushdy's troupe in 1920, then he played famous stage roles with Esmaeel Yasseen's troupe and made a great success that led filmmakers to give comic roles. He excelled in the role of the typical illiterate in the following films; “Shamshoum & Lebleb”, “Al-aanessa Hanafy i.e. Miss Hanafy”, “Ebn Hameedo” where his famous words were copied by Egyptians. Al-Kasry also staged many successful plays, among them are; “Kesmety ”, “30 yowm fel-segn”, “Hassan, Morcos and Kohen” and “Al-geneih al-Masry . He became blind at the end of his life and suffered a loss of memory.
Known for
- Fatmah (1947)
- Khabar abyad (1951)
- In Your Hands (1960)
- Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina (1955)
- شيء من لا شيء (1938)
- If I Was Rich (1942)
- Son of Hamido (1957)
- Qamar Arba'tashar (1950)
- Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital (1958)
- My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb (1951)
- Lailet El Henna (1951)
- Miss Hanafi (1954)
- Hassan, Morcos and Cohen (1954)
- Mr. Omar (1941)
- Awaeaa tafakar (1954)
- The Black Market (1945)
- The Victory of Youth (1941)
- Lady Feyrouz (1951)
- The Gentle Sex (1945)
- Ways of the Heart (1956)