Biography
El Deif Ahmed, (Arabic: الضيف أحمد, December 12, 1936 – April 6, 1970) was an Egyptian actor. He was part of the stand-up comedy trio Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah alongside George Sidhom and Samir Ghanem. Born in 1936 in El Dakahleya, Ahmed attended the Mansoura School For Boys. He then moved to Cairo to enroll in the Faculty of Arts in Cairo University, where he studied sociology and philosophy.
Ahmed obtained his degree in 1960, and started working on a Master's in English literature.
His first true encounter with fame came later, when he formed the ensemble Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah, through which Samir Ghanem, George Sidhom and himself performed various musical sketches, stand-up comedy shows, comedy plays and movies. The troupe's debut was Doctor Save Me, a short performance that introduced them to the world of fame.
The ensemble also presented the first ever TV Ramadan Riddles and released several films, the most popular of which are Thalath Nesaa, Akher Shakawa, 30 Yom fel Segn and El Maganeen El Talata, also he appeared in several films on his own, most notable in Mirati Modeer Aam and Saghira ala El-Hob.
Ahmed died in 1970; he is survived by one daughter (El Deif Rasha). His troupe-mates Ghanem and Sidhom continued to perform as Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah until 1982.
Filmography
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Movies 37
Director 1
One in a Million (1971)
Fun Band (1970)
Lasna Mala'ekah (1970)
Kol Wahed we loh Afreeto (1970)
The Three Madmen (1970)
The man who got his wife married (1970)
El Haramy (1969)
Three Women (1969)
Agent 77 (1969)
Marriage on the Modern Way (1968)
Joys (1968)
Sweet and Naughty (1968)
The Tale of Three Girls (1968)
Shabab Magnoun Geddan (1967)
Shantat Hamza (1967)
Shatte'e El-Marah (1967)
Shakket Al-Talaba (1967)
The Beggars' Strike (1967)
Naughty Girl (1967)
حواديت (1967)
Life is Sweet (1966)
30 Days in Prison (1966)
The Three Friends (1966)
My Wife the General Manager (1966)
Rihlat El Saada (1966)
Al Moshaghiboun (1965)
The Mountain (1965)
Heya Wil Regal (1965)
Akher Shakawa (1964)
I, He and She (1964)
مسرحية طبيخ الملايكة (1964)
A wife is needed immediately (1964)
طبيخ الملائكة (1964)
Arouss el Nil (1963)
Utmost Joy (1963)
Cairo at Night (1963)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-12-12
Deathday1970-04-06 (33 years old)
Birth PlaceTemay El Amdeed, Egypt
CitizenshipsEgypt
Also Known Asالضيف احمد, الضيف أحمد, Аль-Дайф Ахмед, ElDeif Ahmed, El Deif Ahmed
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