Ahdy Sadek

Acting

Ahdy Sadek

Born — Died

1950-11-16 — 2022-03-28

Place of birth

Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Ahdy Sadek is an Egyptian actor. He was born on 30 December 1945. He graduated from the High Institute of theatrical Arts, and started his career in the mid 1970's. His career consisted of small and supporting roles in numerous television series, plays and films, and had never landed a lead role throughout his whole career. Among his memorable roles in television series are “Layaly El Helmeya” (El Helmeya Nights), “Raafat El Haggan”, “Bawabet El halawany” (El halawany's Gate), and “Arabesque”, and in films are “Al Mutawahisha” (The Savage), “Anyab” (Jaws), “Shahazun wa Nubalaa'” (Beggars and Nobles) and “Al youm Al Sades” (The Sixth Day).

Known for

Bwabet Elhalwani poster
NR

Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.

Bwabet Elhalwani

1992

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

Heba the Crow's Leg poster
9.0

Heba: The Crow’s Leg (2016) follows a kind-hearted but underestimated woman working in a television channel, where she faces workplace bullying and social judgment. As she navigates love, ambition, and self-doubt, Heba gradually finds her voice, transforming into a stronger, more confident version of herself in a challenging world.

Heba the Crow's Leg

2014

المصراوية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

المصراوية

2007

Om Kulthum poster
9.0

Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.

Om Kulthum

1999

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

Film credits

1990s · 6 titles

Beggars and Noblemen poster
7.8

In June 1945, during the final days of WWII, former university professor Gohar meets a young prostitute in a brothel and kills her in a moment of frenzy. Police Detective Noureddine takes on the murder case and tracks down Gohar, hoping to confront him and get a confession to the murder from him. However, both the detective and the killer face startling facts that change the way they think.

Beggars and Noblemen

1991

Difficult Time poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Difficult Time

1992

handcuffs poster
NR

Fayed, a professor of philosophy, is unjustly arrested for obtaining a counterfeiting dollar machine that belongs to his brother, who lives with him. In prison, he meets Khalifa and decides to escape with him and search for his innocence.

handcuffs

1991

Hasal Ya Saedt Al-Beih poster
5.0

The film tells the story of a well-to-do man who works as an engineer and is married to three women who can not help but shake his life. He asks his son to work with him and refuses to drive him out of the house, all with a funny comic frame

Hasal Ya Saedt Al-Beih

1991

Those are the Farmers poster
NR

Mahrous moves from the countryside to Cairo to prepare for boxing matches. Mahrous slips before the seductions of the dancer Shushu, who tricks him into trapping him in order to prevent him from winning the decisive matches, at the instigation of his rivals. Mahrous meets Mona, an upright girl who admires his personality, is convinced of his sincerity, and pushes him to win, as well as encourages him to train.

Those are the Farmers

1992

Wada'an lil'ozobeya poster
NR

Alaa is a successful singer and a womanizer,while Dina is an ambitious rhythmic dancer. They fall in love when he accidentally kills her dog and they decide to get married,till his ex lover starts chasing him and hires a thug to kill him. His ghost comes to life and starts following his sad bride Dina.

Wada'an lil'ozobeya

1995

1980s · 10 titles

Fangs poster
6.0

Ali and Mona, a young couple, break down on the road. They find shelter in Count Dracula's manor, who invites them to feast. But the night might last longer than expected.

Fangs

1981

Omar's Journey poster
7.7

Omar lives on the money of his wealthy jeweler father. The father ask him to deliver a jewelry bag to a customer in Tanta. His car breaks down and he gets robbed by a truck driver and his helper. Omar rescues him at a rural Gas station and accompanies him on his journey.

Omar's Journey

1986

Mahasabashi Hisaboh poster
NR

Hasib refuses to work or assume responsibilities because of his father's great wealth, but when his father is imprisoned and his property is seized, Hassib thinks of insuring his life for a large amount and suicide until his father gets money and pays his debts, but things change when Hassib withdraws from the idea after it is too late.

Mahasabashi Hisaboh

1984

El Keif poster
8.1

Gamal sings at local weddings. His brother Salah, a chemist, tries to convince him to quit drugs and gives him some weed that is made out of harmless substances. When a drug dealer grows impressed by Salah's formula, Salah succumbs to the temptation of money.

El Keif

1985

The Sixth Day poster
5.4

Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a charming suitor who's half her age.

The Sixth Day

1986

Ka3balon poster
7.0

(Saeed Saleh) in the play (Kaablon) looking for an answer to a question that the princess asked him as a condition if he wanted her to accept marriage with him, the question was: Where is the human mind? (Saeed Saleh) traveled a lot, and he suffered from alienation, and almost died several times before he knew the answer. The answer to the question for which he went out.

Ka3balon

1985

عريس مع إيقاف التنفيذ poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

عريس مع إيقاف التنفيذ

1986

الثعبان poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الثعبان

1985

Why Is Masoud Happy poster
NR

Masood, a street vendor who supports his mother and brother, student Kamal, finds a large amount of money inside a bag among some old papers that he bought from a woman. After consulting his friends in the neighborhood, he returns the money to its owner, and gets a reward from her. The lady is killed and Masood is arrested for the doorman's testimony that he was there before the accident.

Why Is Masoud Happy

1983

Uncle Qandil's Scissors poster
NR

Qandil is the owner of a barbershop who is trusted by his neighbors to solve their problems. When he is imprisoned after accidentally killing Gad, his greedy son Salah transforms the barbershop into a clothes store.

Uncle Qandil's Scissors

1985

1970s · 3 titles

Series credits

Bwabet Elhalwani poster
NR

Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.

Bwabet Elhalwani

1992

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

Heba the Crow's Leg poster
9.0

Heba: The Crow’s Leg (2016) follows a kind-hearted but underestimated woman working in a television channel, where she faces workplace bullying and social judgment. As she navigates love, ambition, and self-doubt, Heba gradually finds her voice, transforming into a stronger, more confident version of herself in a challenging world.

Heba the Crow's Leg

2014

Heba the Crow's Leg poster
9.0

Heba: The Crow’s Leg (2016) follows a kind-hearted but underestimated woman working in a television channel, where she faces workplace bullying and social judgment. As she navigates love, ambition, and self-doubt, Heba gradually finds her voice, transforming into a stronger, more confident version of herself in a challenging world.

Heba the Crow's Leg

2014

المصراوية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

المصراوية

2007

Om Kulthum poster
9.0

Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.

Om Kulthum

1999

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

The Ruffian poster
7.0

In the world of local neighborhoods, a sect of strong people come together to manage the affairs of these neighborhoods. Known as Al-Fetewa, they are ruffians who shoulder the responsibility of the people in their neighborhoods.

The Ruffian

2020

Lam'i El Ott poster
4.0

The serial revolves around a bus driver (Muhammad Imam) in a private school. As the driver returns home after school ends, a parent kidnaps the school bus and asks for a ransom.

Lam'i El Ott

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

Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears poster
NR

Through the story of an island that a businessman is trying to seize, the series presents many social problems facing the young generation like the lack of job opportunities and spinsterhood, in addition to persistent thorny issues such as patronage, corruption and the exploitation of influence.

Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears

2008

A Maiden poster
NR

Nawara lives in Darb Sa'da alley with the family of Hajj Ismail. In the neighborhood, the families share intertwining relationships as Nawara goes through her daily life. The experiences she encounters reflect what life is like inside the Egyptian household.

A Maiden

2006

Alf Liela w Liela - Aroos El Bahr poster
6.0

A magical Egyptian fantasy from the Alf Leila w Leila series, Aroos El Bahr follows a forbidden love between a human prince and a mermaid princess. Blending folklore, music, and adventure, the story explores sacrifice, transformation, and destiny in a richly imaginative world inspired by timeless Arabian tales.

Alf Liela w Liela - Aroos El Bahr

1985

The Honey and The Tears poster
9.5

The series revolves around the two brothers Hafez and Shawqi, the sons of Haj Radwan, whose life paths are completely different, while Shawky indulges in the life of fun and luxury, his brother Hafez is busy working in trade with his father, and begins signs of conflict between them on several levels, and at the same time Hafez marries Dolat, and Shawky from Zainab, to ignite the ground of a new conflict.

The Honey and The Tears

1983

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany poster
8.0

The series follows the life of Hassan, an old chivalrous Arabesque workshop owner who lives in a poor neighborhood with his family. The series provides an insight into the day-to-day struggles of the family as Hassan gets involved in much of their neighbors' disputes and affairs.

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

1994

Bin El Sarayat poster
8.0

The series depicts the effect that Cairo University has on the local neighborhood of Bin El Sarayat and its people, and how the neighborhood offers services to the university and its students.

Bin El Sarayat

2015

Wonder poster
NR

This series revolves around the story of a wealthy man (Yahya Fakharani) and his three daughters. The father decides to distribute his fortune among his daughters, but things become complicated when it is revealed that he committed a grave mistake. As a result, the daughters begin to reject their father, each of them going after his inheritance.

Wonder

2014

Chi Tutu Restaurant poster
NR

Where one of the restaurants owned by Adel and his friend Nagaty, after Adel returns from abroad deciding to start a small business that generates income for him, his friend Nagaty offers him a stay.

Chi Tutu Restaurant

2006

One Thousand and One Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves poster
NR

Ali Baba and the forty thieves are one of the most famous stories and characters with eastern features, and it is one of the well known fairy tales that inspired writers and artists around the world. The story revolves around a simple Arab lumberjack named Ali Baba who accidentally hears the password that opens the door of the cave in which a gang of thieves hide their treasures. Thanks to the password, open Sesame, Ali Baba managed to obtain the treasures hidden in the cave, and his name became a sign of thievery throughout the world.

One Thousand and One Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1995

ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي

1995

Goha El Masry poster
NR

Juha al-Masri repeatedly gets into absurd situations and relies on fate and God to save him.

Goha El Masry

2002

Underground poster
NR

State security officer, Gamal Al-Jabali (Amir Karara) becomes a hired terrorist for an official entity who aims to keep the country in turmoil to stay in power. He falls in love with Tuline (Songul Odin) who suffers from her cruel husband Al-Mahdy(Hatem Ali), the leader of a mafia gang.

Underground

2013

Spies War poster
NR

The series revolves around an attempt to recruit a girl named Samia Fahmy (Mena Shalaby) for the Israeli intelligence, but the opposite happens, she informs the Egyptian intelligence and decides to cooperate with them.

Spies War

2009

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الشوارع الخلفية

1979

Zaza Wa Gargeer poster
NR

Zaza and Garger are engaged in a number of interesting and funny adventures, during which they experience many comedic situations that require good behavior at each time, and they must always act positively towards everything they meet.

Zaza Wa Gargeer

2008

سنوات الضحك والدموع poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

سنوات الضحك والدموع

1986

Men of the World Come Together poster
NR

A group of men decide to form an association called "Men of the World Unite" after the roles between women and men are exchanged.

Men of the World Come Together

2000

ألف ليلة وليلة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ألف ليلة وليلة

1991

The Pasha's House poster
NR

The series revolves around the Egyptian pharaonic heritage and examines the social situation in Egypt during the period of conflict that is the 1950s, during which the Egyptians united against the British and the family of Muhammad Ali, until the 1952 revolution broke out to save the country.

The Pasha's House

2010

The Messi Mission poster
4.5

The events of the series revolve around a comic framework about a monkey called (Massad) or (Messi), who is raised in one of the popular areas, and which the Egyptian authorities are recruiting to work with them in order to follow the activities of the American agent (Jenny), and at the same time trying to The CIA is also recruiting him to spy on Dr. (Noha) to find out what her research has ended on BSE.

The Messi Mission

2014

The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice

1981

اللعبة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

اللعبة

1981

ثلاثة في قطار poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ثلاثة في قطار

1982

فوازير: المناسبات poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

فوازير: المناسبات

1988

حضرة المحترم poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حضرة المحترم

1999

Backstreets poster
NR

When Officer Shukri Abdel Aal refuses to shoot the protestors against the English occupation, he is forced to retire as punishment. He gets his job back after a while, only for history to repeat itself when Shukri finds himself facing orders to shoot at students marching in a protest.

Backstreets

2011

وأدرك شهريار الصباح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

وأدرك شهريار الصباح

1985

Men at Sunset poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Men at Sunset

1979

Fo'ash El Giel poster
NR

Foush lives with his father, Toulon, in a working-class neighborhood, where he is known for his delinquency and bullying, until he has gained prestige among the people of the area. However, he soon decides to come to his senses and devotes his time to defending those with rights.

Fo'ash El Giel

2009

الضاهر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الضاهر

2019