Ashraf Abdel Ghafour

Acting

Ashraf Abdel Ghafour

Born — Died

1942-06-22 — 2023-12-03

Place of birth

Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

59 titles

Ashraf Abdul Ghafour is an Egyptian actor who got the acting diploma of the High Institute of Dramatic arts in 1963. He is married to his cousin with a son, Taamer, and a daughter, Reeham, who is also an actor. He started his career playing stage roles like; “Gulfidaan Haanem i.e. Lady Gulfidaan (1962)”, “Soulymaan al-Halaby (1965)”, “Thalaat Layaaly i.e. Three nights (1965)”, “Mawta bela kobour i.e. Dead with no graves (1966)”, “Masra’ Guevara i.e. Guevara’s death (1968)”, “Watany ‘Akka i.e. My Homeland Acre (1968) and “Al-naar wal-zaytoun i.e. Fire and olives (1969). 1967, Abdul Ghafour debuted in TV playing in the series “Al-Kaahera wal-naas i.e. Cairo and the people”, he also participate…

Known for

Zezenia poster
6.0

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

Zezenia

1997

Harun Al Rashid poster
8.7

The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.

Harun Al Rashid

1997

Black Point poster
3.0

Takes place in a social romantic setting, exploring the complex relationships between its diverse characters.

Black Point

2024

The Message poster
8.5

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

The Message

1976

Harb El Gebaly poster
7.0

In the bustling Al-Jamaliya district of Cairo, two powerful rival families — the Gebaly and the Gharbawy — clash over wealth, dominance, and deep-rooted grievances. At the centre is Harb, a strong yet good-hearted man navigating loyalty, love, and betrayal, as old scores, inheritance disputes, and criminal entanglements pull everyone around him into an escalating war for control.

Harb El Gebaly

2025

محمد رسول الله poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

محمد رسول الله

1980

Film credits

1970s · 13 titles

The Message poster
8.5

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

The Message

1976

Bela Rahma poster
NR

Sergeant Radwan works in a reformatory for the youth and treats them harshly, until the social worker Karima arrives and treats everyone gently, which angers Radwan, especially as three prisoners, Samir, Abdel Fadil, and Nabil, plan to escape.

Bela Rahma

1971

Back Streets poster
NR

Several models of Egyptian citizens are introduced during the British occupation, from Shukry the army officer who refuses to shoot at student demonstrations, Saad who engages in political activity against the British occupation, to Abdel Azis who loves Raja, the dancer.

Back Streets

1974

Lasna Mala'ekah poster
3.5

When the prison car breaks down, the prison guard is forced to take the three prisoners to the nearest house to look for help, and the prisoners get into a lot of comedic situations.

Lasna Mala'ekah

1970

Al Hob Wa Al Samt poster
NR

(Fouad) loves his neighbor (Samia) and wishes to marry her, but she looks at him only as a brother, and thinks about a way in which he tells her the truth of his feelings, at a time when she loves the theater director (Ahmed Fahmy), and tells her father about their decision to marry after showing his play, and after the show ends. (Ahmed) tells her the truth about his serious illness and that he is forced to travel abroad for treatment and cannot get married, while her brother (Hisham) dies in a painful accident, and she feels that she has lost everything.

Al Hob Wa Al Samt

1973

Sound Of Love poster
8.5

Hasan Youssef plays Mohsen, a doctor who is in love with a nurse named Mona (Warda Al-Jazaria). They hope to marry soon, however Mohsen's father refuses to allow the marriage: he has promised his son to the daughter of a wealthy benefactor, to settle a long standing debt. In order to convince the father to allow their marriage, Mohsen asks Mona to work as his father's private nurse and work to win him over.

Sound Of Love

1973

حلوة يا دنيا الحب poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حلوة يا دنيا الحب

1977

برئ في المشنقة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

برئ في المشنقة

1971

الغضب poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الغضب

1972

Fun Band poster
NR

On a fishing trip, Adel takes his three friends, and while fishing they find a heavy bag. The three rush to pick it up, and find a shipment of drugs inside. Three gang members watch the situation from a distance, and when the friends reach the bag, the gang members intervene to seize the bag. At this point, police officer Lotfy appears and tries to arrest them.

Fun Band

1970

From home to school poster
NR

An innocent love story develops between high school student Sohair (Naglaa Fathi) and the young lawyer Hassan (Nour El-Sherif). Circumstances stand in the way of this love. When Sohair goes to attend her friend Mervat's birthday party, the reckless young man Essam (Ashraf Abdel Ghafour) - Mervat's uncle - falls in love with her. After the party, Sohair goes home late and her stepfather, teacher Madbouly (Mohamed Reda), throws her out to punish her. She finds no solution but to return to Mervat's house, where she finds Essam alone after the party ends and he assaults her.

From home to school

1972

Nothing Matters poster
NR

Mohammed , Helmi and Tawfiq are three friends, each one is very different from the other, Mohamed is careless who leaves his wife when she gets pregnant, while Helmi is an engineer who insists on doing what's right and defies danger and Tawfiq is an opportunist who cares for nothing.

Nothing Matters

1975

Two-faced poster
NR

Karima lives a happy and stable life with her husband, Qadri, but during the lunar days her personality changes and she turns into a Bedouin personality because of a man's attempt to rape her on a moonlit night when she was young and she was wearing Bedouin acting clothes, so she goes to where the Bedouins live in the Haram Desert. She falls in love with Wael, who loves her back and marries her. Qadri becomes suspicious of his wife's behavior.

Two-faced

1973

1960s · 6 titles

Cairo 30 poster
7.6

Mahgoub is a villager who moves to Cairo in search of a better life. When he enlists friend Salem's help to find him a job, Salem not only gets him a job at the ministry where he works but he finds him a bride as well. But the bride is the mistress of Qasem Bek, who will be visiting her once a week.

Cairo 30

1966

المراهقة الصغيرة poster
NR

Sou'ad is a beautiful student, who lives with a strict family. When they find out that she loves one of the employees, they prevent her from going to school. A married couple sympathizes with Sou'ad and treats her like a daughter. Sou'ad gets closer to the husband and tries to get his attention.

المراهقة الصغيرة

1966

Mansion of Longing poster
6.2

10 years after Fahmy died, Ahmed Abdel Gawad returned to his normal life. He falls for Zanouba who is in love with his son Yassin. As Zanouba marries Yassin, Kamal's idealism is compromised when Aida abandons him for a wealthy guy.

Mansion of Longing

1966

Al shaitan poster
NR

Marco is a gangster who arrives in Egypt to look for a person who can decipher the symbols engraved on a pharaonic treasure. Monir comes from Lebanon to track down Marco and he joins forces with Salah as they try to catch Marco and his gang.

Al shaitan

1969

The House of Female Students poster
9.0

Three college girls come from the countryside to pursue different dreams, but they go on different paths and encounter many problems and challenges that irk them.

The House of Female Students

1967

٣ وجوه للحب poster
NR

A look at the different faces of love through three stories, from the Upper Egyptian man whose family wants him to wed a villager, to the frivolous liberal girl who falls for a journalist, to an Upper Egyptian youth whose love for his classmate is impeded by a difference of traditions.

٣ وجوه للحب

1969

Series credits

Zezenia poster
6.0

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

Zezenia

1997

Zezenia poster
6.0

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

Zezenia

1997

Harun Al Rashid poster
8.7

The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.

Harun Al Rashid

1997

Black Point poster
3.0

Takes place in a social romantic setting, exploring the complex relationships between its diverse characters.

Black Point

2024

Harb El Gebaly poster
7.0

In the bustling Al-Jamaliya district of Cairo, two powerful rival families — the Gebaly and the Gharbawy — clash over wealth, dominance, and deep-rooted grievances. At the centre is Harb, a strong yet good-hearted man navigating loyalty, love, and betrayal, as old scores, inheritance disputes, and criminal entanglements pull everyone around him into an escalating war for control.

Harb El Gebaly

2025

محمد رسول الله poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

محمد رسول الله

1980

Amount of Light poster
5.0

Lail Abdul Salam is a hired assassin working for top businessmen, exposed to many stories, including the problem of his wife, who hates her life with him because of his preoccupation with his work, and gets involved with him in many problems which turns him into a different person.

Amount of Light

2017

Horseless Knight poster
5.5

Hafez Naguib was raised between his mother's sophisticated family, and his father's poor and modest family. When his father gets killed at the time of the English occupation, he swears to take revenge for him and every other persecuted Egyptian citizen, and leads the life of a true patriot.

Horseless Knight

2002

Ghazal's Flesh poster
10.0

In search of her missing son and escaping her turbulent past, Alia poses as a vendor living in a poor neighbourhood.

Ghazal's Flesh

2021

Never Fear poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Never Fear

2009

أخو البنات poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أخو البنات

1984

رحلة هادئة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

رحلة هادئة

1978

El Halal Mountain poster
6.0

The tale of "Mansour Abu Heiba" - the self-righteous patriarch of Abu Heiba family - from upper Egypt, one of the 5 largest organized crime dynasties in the world; the pioneers of arms trafficking and monuments merchandising in the Middle East. The series explores the organized crime scene in Egypt and the Middle East through the rise and fall of Abu Heiba, his relationship with the European Mafia and his struggle with keeping his family close.

El Halal Mountain

2014

Raised in His Wealth poster
10.0

The series discusses the character of Hamada Ezzo, the reckless polygamous man. He's unable to take responsibility,because of his mother's excessive spoiling. He's confronted with the reality of life and its problems as he gets older, while his cousin Nawal tries to make him an organized person.

Raised in His Wealth

2007

Hamam the Arabs' Sheikh poster
NR

The true story about the Sheikh of the Arabs, Hammam Ibn Youssef, the chief of the Hawara tribe, who used to own lands from Minya to Aswan. The series deals with the tribal conflict in Upper Egypt and sheds light on how Hammam managed to unite the tribes of Upper Egypt under his command

Hamam the Arabs' Sheikh

2010

Al-Rahaya Stone Hearts poster
NR

The series revolves around a wealthy and powerful man named Mohammed Abu Diab (Nour Al-Sharif). Despite being loved by his townspeople who live under his command, he is betrayed by the people closest to him.

Al-Rahaya Stone Hearts

2009

حكاية غريبة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حكاية غريبة

1976

The Accused Is My Father poster
7.0

The story revolves around an Arabic school teacher who is admired by his students. When his son is assaulted by some spoiled teenagers at the club, their parents force him to withdraw his police report and events escalate.

The Accused Is My Father

2006

No artwork available
NR

Rouh, a gynecologist, is constantly trying to help her husband in his career. But she gets shocked upon discovering that he got secretly married to another woman, and at the same time knows that her daughter got impregnated from a man she secretly married.

The Soul's Love

2006

Soliman El Hakeem (سليمان الحكيم) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Soliman El Hakeem (سليمان الحكيم)

2019

عادات وتقاليد Adat W Takaleed poster
NR

Director: Mahmoud Abd Al-Razik (Director) Hamada Abdelwahhab (Director) (more) Writer: Abdullah Barakat (Writer) Cast: Aqeila Rateb Abdelazim Abdelhaqq Salwa Mahmoud Abd El Hafeez El Tetawy Sabri Abdel Aziz Huda Zaki (more)

عادات وتقاليد Adat W Takaleed

1972

يونس والحوت poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

يونس والحوت

2021

Aziz Masr poster
NR

An Islamic animation series that tells the story of the Prophet of God Joseph (PBUH). It discusses his life, his brothers’ jealousy of him, his imprisonment in Egypt, as well as the role he played in the Pharaoh’s palace.

Aziz Masr

2024

Great Judges poster
NR

The series gives us true historical stories about great noble judges in Islamic history.

Great Judges

2016

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

علشان سواد عينها

1971

Rasheed poster
6.0

As Rashid prepares to remarry after the death of his first wife, he finds himself imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, so he sets out to prove his innocence, find his son, and take revenge on all those who harmed him.

Rasheed

2023

المبشرون بالجنة poster
NR

almobasharon belgana series

المبشرون بالجنة

2003

أشجان poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أشجان

1970

Please don't misunderstand me poster
NR

Nadia falls in love with Sami, a university student, and tries to harm his girlfriend, Layla, forcing Layla to quit her job. Sami is also forced to leave his apartment and university, and they flee to Alexandria, where the story unfolds. The plot revolves around misunderstandings and hasty judgments.

Please don't misunderstand me

1973

جمال الدين الأفغاني poster
NR

It is an Islamic historical series starring Mahmoud Yassin that deals with the life of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, his conquests, his Islam and the way he dealt with the data of the da'wah until his death, passing through what he presented to Islam and Muslims.

جمال الدين الأفغاني

1984

The Siege poster
NR

A village comes under siege by an armed gang, forcing its residents to unite and set aside their differences to fight back and escape the siege.

The Siege

1977

The Clan's Girl poster
1.0

The events revolve in a dramatic, gradual framework that mixes imagination and reality, about a conflict between a number of parties, including a woman called (departure).

The Clan's Girl

2020

محمد رسول الله إلى العالم poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

محمد رسول الله إلى العالم

1993

هذا المصير poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

هذا المصير

1979

قلوب فقدت الحب poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

قلوب فقدت الحب

1977

قرية الرعب poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

قرية الرعب

1992