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Abdullah Gaith

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Abdullah Gaith (1930 - 12 March 1993) was an Arab actor from Egypt. He was the younger brother of actor Hamdi Gaith, who died in 2006.

Abdullah Gaith was born in a village called Kafr Al-Shalshalmoon in the province of Al-Sharqeyyah, Egypt. He studied theatre at the High Institute of Theatrical Arts.

Among his theatrical works are: Al-Husain as a Rebel (Al-Husain Tha,eran- in Arabic), Mahran the Youth (Al_Fata Mahran), and The Visit of the Aging Woman (Ziarat Al-Sayyidah Al-Ajuz).

Among his numerous works in TV : Sukun Al-Asifah (The Calm of the Storm) (1978), Ibn Taimeyyah (1984), Musa Ibn Nusair (the great Arab Muslim ruler of Africa who managed the conquest of Spain), Abu Zaid Al-Hilali (1979), Antarah (1979), Al-Sindibad (1985), and Al-Kitabah Ala Lahmin Yahtariq (Writing on Burning Flesh) (1986).


Later life and death

Abdullah Gaith died on 12 March 1993 of cancer.


Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1964 Adham al-Sharqawi
1965 Al-Haram (The Sin)
Al-Simmal Wal Kharif (The Autum's Quail) Based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz
1976 Mohammad, Messenger of God Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib
1988 Milaff Samiah Sha,rawi (The File of Samiah Sharawi) Abdel Hakim Amer

No doubt Ghaith's most famous work in cinema is The Message or "Mohammad, Messenger of God" which narrates the story of the rise of Islam.