Abdel Halim Hafez
Birthday
1929/06/21
Day of death
1977/03/30 (47 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Al-Helwat, Al-Sharkia, Egypt
Also know as
عبد الحليم حافظ, العندليب, العندليب الأسمر, The Nightgale, Abdel Halim Hafez, عبد الحليم علي إسماعيل شبانة
Biography
Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught music for school children in Tanta, Zagazeeg and finally Cairo. In 1959, he resigned and joined the Cairo Radio Orchestra as an oboe player. His first radio broadcast song was “Lekaa". His first appearance on the silver screen was in “Lahn Al-Wafaa”. Abdul Haleem joined “Sawt al-Fann” production comp...Read more
Acting
(1978) The Farewell Song
as Self (archive footage)
(1955) Nights of Love
as Ahmed Mumtaz
(1957) Fata Ahlamy
as Adel
(1964) Adham Al-Sharqawi
as Singer
(1969) My Father Is on the Tree
as Adel
(1960) The Girls in Summer
as محمد
(1959) Love Story
as Ahmed Sami
(1956) Appointment with Love
as Samir
(1957) The Empty Pillow
as Salah
(1955) Days and Nights
as يحيي
(1961) A Day of My Life
as Salah
(1955) Our Best Days
as علي
(1962) Alkhataya
as حسين مدحت
(1958) The Love Street
as Men'em
(1967) Maa'boudat Al-Gamahir
as Ibrahim
(1956) Dalila
as Mahmoud Fathi
(1958) Ismail Yassine Is A Military Policeman
as Himself
(1956) Girls of Today
as Khaled
(1955) Melody of Devotion
as Galal
(1962) قاضى الغرام
as ضيف شرف
أرجوك لا تفهمني بسرعة
as سامي صالح