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Ahmed Hafez Mazhar (8 October 1917 – 8 May 2002) was an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the military academy in 1938[1] and his colleagues included Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat.
His acting career started in 1951 when he was picked for a role in Zehour Al-Islam because of his riding skills and his proper pronunciation of classical Arabic. In 1957 he retired as commander of the special cavalry units and decided to explore his acting talents.
Mazhar's breakthrough in the world of acting came after he succeeded in playing the role of an evil prince in the famous movie Roda Qalbi (return my heart) which was his third movie. Other roles soon followed, including Al-Tarik Al-Masdood (1958), Al-Ataba Al-Khadraa (1959), Doaa al-Karawan (1959), Wa Islamah (1961), Al-Dowa Al-Khafet (1961) and Ghadan Youm Akhar (1961). He starred in an American movie, Cairo (1963), starring George Sanders and Faten Hamama. More than four years later, Mazhar appeared in Chafika et Metwal alongside Suad Husni. Other films like Al-Nemr Al-Aswad, Demoue Sahebat El-Galalah, Al-Gasousa Hekmat Fahmy and The Guns and the Fury soon followed.
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Birth Name
Ahmed Hafez Mazhar
Born
Monday, 08 October 1917
Died
Wednesday, 08 May 2002
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Conscience of Teacher Hikmat | Wajeh | 1991 |
The Guns and the Fury | Sheik Khazal Khan | 1983 |
Chafika et Metwal | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1978 |
Al omr lahza | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1978 |
Emberatoriet meem | Ahmad Raafat / Ahmed Raafat | 1972 |
A Word of Honor | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1972 |
Akazib hawa | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1969 |
Losos Laken Dhurafa'a | Hamed | 1968 |
Cairo 30 | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1966 |
Soft Hands | Shawkat Helmy | 1963 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Conscience of Teacher Hikmat | Wajeh | 1991 |
The Guns and the Fury | Sheik Khazal Khan | 1983 |
Chafika et Metwal | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1978 |
Al omr lahza | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1978 |
Emberatoriet meem | Ahmad Raafat / Ahmed Raafat | 1972 |
A Word of Honor | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1972 |
Akazib hawa | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1969 |
Losos Laken Dhurafa'a | Hamed | 1968 |
Cairo 30 | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1966 |
Soft Hands | Shawkat Helmy | 1963 |
Last Night | Dr. Ahmed | 1963 |
The Funny Crime | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1963 |
Fire in My Heart | Shawky | 1963 |
Cairo | Kerim | 1963 |
The Dark Glasses | Omar | 1963 |
Saladin | Saladin | 1963 |
The Dim Light | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1961 |
Wa Islamah | Mahmoud / قطز/ الأمير محمود | 1961 |
Life and Hope | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1961 |
Giants of the Sea | Officer Salah El Desoky | 1960 |
The Curlew's Cry | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1959 |
Ataba Square | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1959 |
Jamila, the Algerian | Youssef | 1958 |
The Barred Road | Mounir (writer) | 1958 |
Back Again | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1957 |
Lover's Walk | (as Ahmed Mazhar) | 1957 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Dim Light | 1961 |