Zaki Rostom
| Zaki Rostom زكي رستم | |
|---|---|
 Zaki Rostom | |
| Born |
Zaki Moharram Mahmoud Rostom March 5, 1903 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died |
16 February 1972 (aged 68) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Actor |
Zaki Rostom (Arabic: زكي رستم) (1903–1972) Zaki Moharram Mahmoud Rostom was an Egyptian actor. A method actor known for portraying intimidating and often asocial villains, Rostom is regarded as an one of the influential and important actors of Egyptian cinema.
Zaki Rostom was born on March 5, 1903 to aristocratic family of prominent position in Egypt, where his father and grandfather were (Pashas) of Egypt, his father was appointed minister in the era of Khedive Ismail, and died when Zaki was still a young boy.
He was brought up by a friend of his father, Mustafa Najib, the father of the artist Suliman Najib (1892–1955), where a strong relationship started between him and some artists of the theater at that time, including the actor Abdul Warith Assar (1894–1982).
His hobby of acting started when he was a student in the baccalaureate; in 1924 he joined the National theater group, and in 1925 joined the Ramses theater group.
Rostom's best known roles include an aristocrat tyrant husband in the Egyptian adaptation of Anna Karenina; River of Love (1960), a powerful brutal landlord in Youssef Chahine's Struggle in the Valley (1954), a bully merchant opposite Farid Shawki in The Tough (1957), and a sneaky drug lord in Pier No. 5 (1957).
In his last 10 years of his life he suffered from hearing impairment and severe depression. He lived in isolation and spent his time reading until he suffered a heart attack and died on February 16 of 1972 at the age of 68 years.
Filmography
- Zeinab (1930) .... Hassam
- Dahayat, El (1933)
... aka The Victims (International: English title)
- Kaferi am khatiatak (1933)
... aka Pay for Your Sins (International: English title)
- El-ittihâm (1934)
... aka The Accusation (International: English title)
- Layla bint el sahara (1937)
... aka Leila, Daughter of the Desert (International: English title)
- El-charid (1942)
... aka The Wanderer (International: English title)
- El-muttahama (1942)
... aka The Suspect (International: English title)
- Hadamat beyti (1943)
... aka I Ruined My House (International: English title)
- Haza ganahu abi (1945)
... aka This Was My Father's Crime (International: English title)
- Suq al-Soda', al- (1945) .... Abu Mahmud
... aka Black Market
- El-hanim (1946)
- Dahaya el madania (1946)
... aka Victims of Modernism (International: English title)
- Ab, El (1947)
... aka The Father (International: English title)
- Ghurub (1947)
... aka Sunset (International: English title)
- Ana al maadi (1951)
... aka I Am the Past (International: English title)
- Awladi (1952)
... aka My Children (International: English title)
- Aisha (1953) .... Madbouli (the father)
- Siraa Fil-Wadi (1954) .... Taher Pasha
... aka Struggle in the Valley ... aka The Blazing Sky ... aka The Blazing Sun
- Hub wa demoue (1956)
... aka Love and Tears (International: English title)
- Rasif rakam khamsa (1956)
... aka Platform No. 5 (International: English title)
- Fatawa, El (1957)
... aka The Tough (International: English title)
- Emraa fil tarik (1958)
... aka A Woman on the Road (International: English title)
- Malak wa shaitan (1960)
... aka Angel and Devil (International: English title)
- Aaz el habaieb (1961)
... aka I Want Love (International: English title)
- Nahr el hub (1961) .... Taher Pasha
... aka The River of Love (International: English title)
- Haram, El (1965)
... aka The Sin (International: English title)
- Aguazet seif (1967) .... Farid