Saeed Al Saleh

Acting

Saeed Al Saleh

Born

1947-08-02 (79)

Place of birth

Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Said Saleh Ibrahim Radwan has assumed roles in several short films. Among those is the film “Meshwar”. Said can handle comedy roles with the same ability he displays when assigned normal roles.

Known for

El Helmeya Nights poster
8.2

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

El Helmeya Nights

1987

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

Critical Moments poster
8.0

A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.

Critical Moments

2007

Al-Gama'a poster
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010

المصراوية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

المصراوية

2007

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 12 titles

The Yacoubian Building poster
7.3

The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.

The Yacoubian Building

2006

The Island poster
7.2

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.

The Island

2007

The Wedding poster
6.1

Facing financial strain, a man organizes a fake wedding to raise money. A deeply touching Egyptian drama.

The Wedding

2009

The Blood of the Innocent poster
5.6

The unemployed Reda develops feelings for his neighbor Hanan who runs away and lives with an aristocratic lady for whom she works, leaving Reda to get involved with terrorist groups. Meanwhile, Jaber earns his living by fraud and deceit and eventually dies in an accident.

The Blood of the Innocent

2005

Lion and Four Cats poster
5.0

Captain Shebl Dorgham is in charge of security of a large event where the famous band, “The Four Cats”, perform at a hotel. A murder occurs during the performance and “The Four Cats” are the only witnesses. To protect them, Captain Shebl hides them at his uncle’s house in Imbaba and hilarious events ensue.

Lion and Four Cats

2007

Her Divorce Lawyer poster
5.8

A wealthy woman who owns a designer cloth factory, goes to a lawyer asking to be divorced from her 3 months husband because he snores.

Her Divorce Lawyer

2002

Li Li poster
7.3

Sheikh Abdul-Al, the imam of Al-Shobokshi Mosque in Al-Batiniyya. The drug trafficker, which is home to a group of traders and drug dealers, is surrounded by a beautiful girl, Lee, who is chasing him in his dreams and is in a conflict between his desire and his faith. And it ends on her door.

Li Li

2001

Fawziya's Secret Recipe poster
NR

Fawziya, an impoverished woman holds the secret for leading a successful life. She gets married and raises all her children in her tiny house. Will her simple secret recipe stand firm in the face of changes and threats?

Fawziya's Secret Recipe

2009

Fallen Angels Paradise poster
6.1

Tabel abandons his luxurious family life in favor of a bohemian life with his eccentric marginalized friends. When Tabel dies, his daughter attempts to give him a decent burial, but his friends take the corpse away to bid him farewell in their own way.

Fallen Angels Paradise

2000

Upper-Egyptian Back & Forth poster
4.7

Fadl works as a history teacher in Cairo. His father, the mayor of El-Bahnasawi in Upper Egypt and his friend Sheikh El-Khafr, are looking for archaeological tombs and selling their contents to gangs of antiquities smuggling. The mayor is different from the Shaykh al-Khafar. One of the wicked will exploit this dispute and kill the sheikh of the encampment. The charge is attached to the mayor, demanding

Upper-Egyptian Back & Forth

2001

The Magic poster
5.0

Wael El-Magic is an ambitious young man who wants to have a better life at any cost. He leads a group of friends as they form a swindling gang, which gets them into a lot of trouble.

The Magic

2007

Zaza poster
1.8

A young man named Dhadha gets a help from a rich powerful lady to run for presidency but he does not know that she other things in mind.

Zaza

2006

1990s · 15 titles

Playing with Giants poster
6.8

When Hassan Bahlal, a young unemployed man, calls the National Security Agency to report a fire that is to break out in a factory the next day, a new chapter in Hassan's life begins as he tells the officer he has foreseen the incident in a dream.

Playing with Giants

1991

The Dancer & the Politician poster
5.9

A dancer asks a politician with whom she once had an affair to use his influence on her behalf.

The Dancer & the Politician

1990

Love In The Fridge poster
6.0

follows the story of Mahdy, a struggling everyday man facing common hardships — low wages, inflation, bad living conditions, and general frustration with society. When Mahdy hears on television about a method to freeze a human for years and be revived later, he becomes obsessed with escaping his bleak present. Believing that life will get better after the year 2000, he builds a makeshift cryogenic setup and locks himself inside a large refrigerator to wait for a better future.

Love In The Fridge

1992

Traveling Alone poster
NR

The events revolve around a man who is killed on his wedding day, then is held accountable in the afterlife, meets some people, and tells us how people can live their lives in this world and know that good deeds are what lasts forever.

Traveling Alone

1998

The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri poster
7.0

Jafar Al-Masry's empire is about to collapse, the devil asks him to kill in exchange for saving him from bankruptcy. Jaafar agrees and kills the hunter Hammam. But guilt drives Jaafar to search for the village of Hammam, and he starts to get to know his relatives and wife Halima.

The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri

1998

A Girl Called Apple poster
8.5

Zeenat, who everyone calls apple for her beauty, suffers from the domination of her boss Qadriya, who can't have kids despite her ninth marriage to Fouad. Qadriya asks Zeenat's husband Hassan to divorce his wife ,so that Zeenat marries Fouad for nine months and when she gives birth, Qadryia adopts the child.

A Girl Called Apple

1997

Al-Sharissa poster
NR

Samia rebels against her unemployed husband until she gets a divorce, and starts dreaming of living outside the poor neighborhood into a rich life. She works for a rich man, and tries to seduce his son Sherif to marry her. But when she fails, she transfers the game to his unmarried uncle.

Al-Sharissa

1993

The President's Visit poster
6.5

In a small village, when rumors spread about the arrival of a train with the president and his American guest onboard, the village is completely transformed to host them properly, which brings the rampant corruption and hypocrisy to the surface.

The President's Visit

1994

Our Blessed Aunt poster
NR

Abdel Aziz returned to Cairo from an Arab country where he worked there. He goes to his aunt's apartment, discovers that she has become an apartment for prostitution, and denies her apartment owner that she is his aunt, and when he learns that he has a fortune that changes her attitude. Lula tries to convince Abdel Aziz to take her away and marry her. Abdel Aziz is able to persuade them to turn the apartment into a pension, but they also run it in prostitution.

Our Blessed Aunt

1998

All Good poster
8.5

Kamal is a porter in a hotel who he loves the secretary Dalal. They lie to each other, pretending to be rich, but they discover the truth after they get married. They look for a rich father, till they find a millionaire who accepts them as his son and daughter, without knowing that they're married.

All Good

1996

The Captain poster
8.0

After the defeat of 1948, Mansour Dahshoury, nicknamed the Captain, gets known for his special incomprehensible abilities and magic with women. He wanders around Port Said and repeats the news from the war. The commandant tries to arrest him but he escapes every time.

The Captain

1997

Ihzaru Hazehi Al-Maraa poster
NR

Dr. Nadira disagrees with her colleagues who falsely claim to have discovered a new serum. After informing a senior official of the incident, she returns home to find a dead person and becomes accused in a murder case.

Ihzaru Hazehi Al-Maraa

1991

Silence! poster
7.0

The married couple Hommos and Halawa perform their choreographic show in the street, to the amusement of a record label owner who records a song for them. When a famous singer called Ghandour steals their song, they embark on a journey to take revenge.

Silence!

1991

Angels do not inhabit earth poster
NR

Sheikh Imran treats his son harshly to force him to pray, and contradictory thoughts are deposited in the son's head. He tries to repent, but he is torn between his desire to practice his normal life and his fear of committing sins.

Angels do not inhabit earth

1995

Kebab..But poster
NR

A woman buys some kebab to eat at dinner with her daughter. When the seller discovers that the kebab is poisoned, he does everything he can to find the woman to save her.

Kebab..But

1990

1980s · 8 titles

An Egyptian Story poster
6.5

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

An Egyptian Story

1982

وعد ومكتوب poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

وعد ومكتوب

1989

راجل بسبع أرواح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

راجل بسبع أرواح

1988

No artwork available
NR

The events revolve around a family trying to collect their inheritance. When they meet, strange situations occur and suspicion prevails, as each of them believes that there is someone who wants to seize the inheritance alone.

8 X Al Hawa

1985

Days Of Anger poster
NR

Ibrahim suddenly returns from abroad, to find his wife Safaa married to Ezzat. The couple seize his apartment and savings. Ezzat accuses Ibrahim of insanity in order to lock him up in a mental hospital where he's subjected to all kinds of physical and psychological abuse.

Days Of Anger

1989

The Piper poster
6.6

Al-Zamar Hassan is on the run after he was an Engineering student and presented a play with the acting team in the Faculty that the authorities didn't like. He moves from village to village in Upper Egypt, in search of safety. He settles in the village of Araba becoming a vendor in a grocery store.

The Piper

1985

Doctor Despite his Nose poster
NR

Directed by : Galal El Sharkawy

Doctor Despite his Nose

1982

The Clown poster
NR

A man unexpectedly appears in the life of a family, claiming his right to his father’s inheritance as the long-lost twin son, while everyone believes he is a fraud since they thought he was dead. His arrival exposes hidden greed and conflicts within the family over money.

The Clown

1988

Series credits

El Helmeya Nights poster
8.2

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

El Helmeya Nights

1987

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

Critical Moments poster
8.0

A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.

Critical Moments

2007

Al-Gama'a poster
7.0

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.

Al-Gama'a

2010

المصراوية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

المصراوية

2007

Hekayat Beneeshha poster
NR

Dr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.

Hekayat Beneeshha

2009

Zelzal poster
7.8

When a man's house gets destroyed in an earthquake and he dies, his son is unable to prove ownership of the house. Then things get more complicated when he falls in love with the daughter of the man who sold the house.

Zelzal

2019

Women's Jail poster
NR

Based on true events, three women who have suffered various hardships and injustices throughout their lives are driven to carry out various crimes and end up in prison. This marks the start of a new phase for them that differs significantly from what they experienced before.

Women's Jail

2014

ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي

1995

Rayya and Sakina poster
7.7

The story of the lives of sisters Rayya and Sakina, two of the most famous criminals of the 20th century in Egypt as they terrified women and masterminded dozens of deaths. The series presents the circumstances that led them to becoming criminals and the impact of the environment on their future.

Rayya and Sakina

2005

The Harbor and the Sailor poster
NR

The story of the struggle of El Araby who owns a fleet of fishing boats in Alexandria but he faces repeated financial crises, and Fares who dreams of traveling to Europe and rejects the idea of ​​marrying his cousin who loved him since she moved in with his family after her father died.

The Harbor and the Sailor

2005

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

Sarah poster
8.1

Sarah is a girl whose mental development stopped at a very young age. After she slips into a coma that lasts for years, she crosses paths with a dedicated young doctor who decides to wake her up from her coma. When she wakes up, he ends up falling with her, not knowing what he is signing up for.

Sarah

2005

Shams Al Ansary poster
NR

An epic that depicts the life of Shams Al-Ansary, who takes it upon his shoulders to achieve justice and combat corruption. But justice isn't a paved way, and he's only met with difficulties and challenges that make his pursuit an arduous one.

Shams Al Ansary

2012

No artwork available
NR

A college student who lives in a village escapes from her stepfather's constant harassment to Cairo to work in one of the advertising agencies, until she finds out that the agency is exploiting the girls who work with them to serve their personal interests with influential people.

Tears of the Moon

2008

The People of the Askar Hamlet poster
NR

The series takes place in the Askar hamlet between two families, the Ouf family has the land and history, while the Shalaby family work as mercenaries and used illegal methods to create false history for themselves. Will they succeed or roots and origins can't be forged?

The People of the Askar Hamlet

2003

The Upper Egyptian's Dream poster
8.0

Nasr and Hudan the cat, the teacher of Egyptian history, discover the location of the tomb of Alexander the Great in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, through a manuscript that was in the possession of the antiquities dealer Imran Al-Garhi, and Nasr finds himself chased by Al-Jarhi in Alexandria.

The Upper Egyptian's Dream

1997

Al-Rayyan poster
6.0

The story of the famous businessman, Ahmed Al-Rayyan, who was a source of major controversy during the eighties after he was indicted for Ponzi schemes and sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Al-Rayyan

2011

Bahr poster
NR

In a dramatic context, the series revolves around many social issues, and the problems that occur among the people of Upper Egypt, especially the problem of revenge eternal, where there are problems between the families of Bahar and Daou, in addition to many conflicts that occur between them.

Bahr

2019

Sonbol After the Million poster
NR

After he successfully gathers a million pounds, Sonbol starts to invest his money as he plots revenge on Latif who stole his kidney, while he also meets a Bedouin girl and weds her.

Sonbol After the Million

1987

No artwork available
NR

The series sheds light on how injust parents can get as they differentiate between their children and favor some over the others, the thing that makes the children emotionally unstable and allows for unpleasant feelings like hatred and envy, feelings that are so extreme they can lead to revenge.

Horses Sleep Standing

2009

A Woman from the Heart of Upper Egypt poster
NR

When Fawaz leaves his wife Nawara and his four daughters behind, he heads to Alexandria where he meets a playgirl and ditches his family, leaving Nawara to struggle to provide for her children and help them get a good education.

A Woman from the Heart of Upper Egypt

2006

Aunt Safiya & the Monastery poster
NR

Safiya loves Harby but marries his uncle Asran after she finds that he loves another. After the mayor plots against Harby and Asran, he kills Asran and Harby is arrested. Safiya decides to raise her son Hassan to take revenge for his father and kill Harby after his release from prison.

Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

1996

Our Master, Al Sayed poster
NR

Set in the 1940s; the story of Abd Rabbo, the irrigation inspector who arrives in Al-Sayed village in Upper Egypt, where he meets Master Fadloun, who controls everything, even the people. Abd Rabo begins recording his life in the village, writing about its people and the mysterious Fadloun.

Our Master, Al Sayed

2012

مسائل عائلية جدا poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

مسائل عائلية جدا

2005