Today, August 1 marks the 7th anniversary of the late actor’s Saied Saleh death anniversary.
The late actor has been one of the most celebrated artists of Egyptian cinema. With more than 500 films in his career, Saleh was given many awards for his immense contribution to Egyptian cinema.
Saleh is more than a comic genius. Born on July 31, 1938, he is also one of the most prominent and iconic actors ever, having risen to fame in the black and white era of Egyptian cinema history.
Indeed, his comic timing and acting are known and appreciated by the audience and the charismatic actor-comedian has induced fits of laughter among many Arab generations and many more to come.
The late star became a comedy icon through his performance on screen, with a career spanning more than five decades.
Saleh also has been the definition and benchmark of comedy for a long time now. His seminal and classic works have made the world of theater and cinema laugh, cry and feel for years and still continues to leave its charm.
The actor did many notable roles in films like 'El-Rasasa La Tazalu Fe Gaibi' (The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket, 1974) and 'Ala Bab El-Wazir' (At the Door of the Minister, 1982) in which he acted alongside his best friend Adel Emam, the villain Tawfik El-Dekn and Yousra; and 'Salam Ya Sahby' (Goodbye My Friend, 1986) which also featured Imam, Said Saleh, Sawsan Badr, and Ahmed El-Defrawy.
At the beginning of his career, he was clever at playing the funny boy character, but he was a special kind of comedian, not like the one to which the Arab cinema audience was accustomed to; instead, he relied on wile and guile to drive a wedge between the films’ protagonists, according to Egyptian media.
After Said graduated from Ain Shams University in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in Literature, he started his career with renowned star Hassan Yossif and then with the star Younes shalaby and Adel Emam in the comedy show “Madraset Elmoshaghbeen” (School of Rowdies), which had its heyday in the 1970s.
The trio performed in several plays and films as well as presenting their routines and sketches, tailor-made to their traits and abilities.
Saleh's last film was Alzheimer's, in 2010, in which he starred along with the renowned Adel Emam the late actors Ahmed Rateb, Ahmed Rizq, and Ranya Yossif.
It's worth mentioning that Saleh passed away at a Cairo hospital on Friday at the age of 76 due to diabetes and severe anaemia.
He is survived by a young wife called Shaima Farghaly and a daughter from his first marriage, Hind.
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