Ali AlKassar

Personal Info

Birthday

July 13, 1887

Day of Death

1957-01-15

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Also Known As

علي الكسار

Ali El Kassar

Ali AlKassar

Biography

A pioneer of musical comedy, he was born in the Sayeda Zeinab district in 1887. He began his artistic career in 1908 by working in the Zainab Theatre Company, which he founded in 1907.

He then worked in the George Abyad Company, where he met Amin Sedky. Together, they formed an acting company in 1916, named after Ali Al-Kassar and Mustafa Amin. On January 6, 1919, he moved his company to his new theatre, the Majestic, on Emad El-Din Street, with his partner and playwright, Amin Sedky.

Known For

Prince Of The Revenge

المرأة شيطان

Osman and Ali

صاحبة العمارة

Qadam Al Kheir

Narges

A Thousand and One Nights

Lend Me Three Pounds

Filmography

1953
Albi Ala Waldi
as Dokdok
1952
Ghaltet Ab
as Meshmesh
Qadam Al Kheir
as Muhammaden
1950
Prince Of The Revenge
as Nour
Kisma wa Nassib
as Uncle Othman, the servant
1949
المرأة شيطان
as والد أحلام
1948
Narges
as أبو الفرج
صاحبة العمارة
as فرحات بركات - وكيل أشغال
1946
Youm Fil Aali
as Osman Efendi
1944
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
as عثمان عبدالباسط
A Bullet in the Heart
as البواب
1942
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as علي بابا
1941
A Thousand and One Nights
as عثمان عبدالباسط
1939
Lend Me Three Pounds
as عثمان عبدالباسط
1938
Osman and Ali
as عثمان عبدالباسط/ علي بك
1937
Seven O'clock
as عثمان
1936
The Night Watchman
as عثمان عبد الباسط