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...
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.
In Your Hands
Fatmah
شيء من لا شيء
Khabar abyad
Mr. Omar
Lady Feyrouz
Hassan, Morcos and Cohen
Son of Hamido
Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital
Qamar Arba'tashar
Ways of the Heart
The Black Market
The Wedding Night
Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts
Miss Hanafi
Five Pounds
Eid Night
Glory and tears
Life when it smiles
Have Mercy
Millione Guinee
Women Without Men
Hanan
The Lady's Game