Hussein Fahmy

Hussein Fahmy

Actor

Egypt
March 22, 1940

Biography

An Egyptian actor of Circassian descent. He was born in Cairo to an aristocratic family, as his grandfather, Muhammad Pasha Fahmy, was the head of the Shura Council, his father, Mahmoud Pasha Fahmy, was the secretariat of the Shura Council, and his grandmother was Amina El Manasterly, the owner of the Manasterly Palace. He graduated from the High Cinema Institute in 1963, and studied directing in the USA at the University of California. Among his films: My Blood, My Tears and My Smile, The Estranged Brothers and The Shame.

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Representative Works

Layl waraghba
Layl waraghba
No Rating Yet
/ Arabic
the Atheist
the Atheist
4.0
/ Arabic
Alhajar alddayir
Alhajar alddayir
No Rating Yet
/ English
Mafia
Mafia
6.9
/ Arabic
Save Whatever is Possible
Save Whatever is Possible
No Rating Yet
/ Arabic
Check In
Check In
No Rating Yet
/ Arabic
85 Genayat
85 Genayat
No Rating Yet
/ Arabic
Aietida'
Aietida'
No Rating Yet
/ Arabic
The Kowess Family
The Kowess Family
5.2
/ Arabic
The Pasha's Palace
The Pasha's Palace
5.0
/ Arabic

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Layl waraghba
1977Nominee

Best Performance

Layl waraghba

Looking for Tutankhamun
1997Winner

Best Performance

Looking for Tutankhamun

the Atheist
2025Nominee

Best Performance

the Atheist

Career Highlights

Alhajar alddayir
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Alhajar alddayir

Mafia
2002Highlight

Best Performance

Mafia