Acting
Gamal Ismail
AR, EN, AM cinema · 74 credits
Born
8 January 1932
Died
18 December 2013 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Cairo, Egypt
Also known as جمال إسماعيل · جمال اسماعيل · Gamal Ismail
Gamal El Din Ismail Hussein was born in Cairo. He earned a degree in history from the Faculty of Arts of Ain Shams University in 1957, and a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Theatrical Arts of Cairo in 1956. He started working as a theater supervisor in the city of Alexandria in 1958. He then directed plays made by university and public companies acting troupes. He was first recognized when he played a role in the play “Sheia' Fi Sadry” (Something Inside Me), after which he appeared frequently in many successful plays, like “Sayedaty el Gameela” (My Fair Lady). In television, Gamal Ismail worked in many shows that were considered landmarks of their periods, like “Ze'ab El Gabal” (Wolves of the Mountain) and “Layaly El Helmeya” (Nights of Helmeya). His last appearances were in the TV series “Al Qasirat” (The Minors) and “Khalaf Allah”. He died in his house in 2013 after suffering a heart attack.
Known for
Filmography
Tom W Jemmy
as Tom's Grandpa
Tamer and shawqiya
as والد شوقية
A Difficult Mission
as Hend's Father
Italia's War
as تاج ياسين
Mafia
as Amin - Hussein's Father
Attempted Murder
as مصطفي الرشيدي
Date Wine
as Mohammed Ismail
The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri
as Abdul Qadir
Hassan Ellol
as Bakr
The Strongest Men
as عم سيد
Abu Qalb Dahab
as المعلّم زعتر
Hasal Ya Saedt Al-Beih
as المعلم خشبه ضرغام - الحانوتى
The Devil's Island
as Hamed
El Zalem Wel Mazloom
as القوصى عبدالسلام
The Fair
as أبو النظر - ضيف الفيلم
Al-Usta Al-Modeer
as Stohi Abu Zaid
Al Jamaliyah
as عبدالستار
The Bet
Actor
صراع العشاق
as سيد النجعاوي - والد سلمى
We Are the Bus People
as الصّول عبدالمعطي
The Criminal
as Shehata
أولاد الحلال
as الموسيقار أحمد النعمان
Hearts in a Sea of Tears
as مُفتاح السكري - الريجيسير
El hesab ya mademosile
as كابتن سامي
Viva Zalata
as General Batista
And Life Is Back
as حنفي
Everybody Wants Love
as حارس المدرسة
The Lady and the Wolves
as المذيع
يا رب توبة
as الفلاح قرنى - صديق ابراهيم
امبراطورية المعلم
as عبده شكاوي
Madrasat Al-Moraheqeen
as Hani's father
The Killers
as وكيل النيابة
We Men Are Good
as مذيع تلفزيون
Sayedaty El Gameela
as حسب الله بعضشي
The technical secretary
as دسوقي السماك
حركة ترقيات
as هاشم أفندي
The Great Adventure
as Zalat
الدبور
as صلاح زوج فوزيه
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
as ضابط حراسة