Abdel Fattah ElQosari
An image from Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts, one of the productions that also features Abdel Fattah ElQosari.
Abdel Fattah ElQosari

Abdel Fattah ElQosari

April 15, 1905 — Egypt

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.

Ibn Hamidu

Ibn Hamidu

1957

The Lady's Game

The Lady's Game

1946

Have Mercy

Have Mercy

1953

Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts

Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts

1951

Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital

Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital

1958

Miss Hanafi

Miss Hanafi

1954

Mr. Omar

Mr. Omar

1941

Shamshon and Leblb

Shamshon and Leblb

1952