Profile

• Name: Ahmed Ramzy
• Screen moniker: al-walad al-shaqi — “the Bad Boy” (a playful nickname signaling cheeky charm rather than villainy)
• Profession: Egyptian film actor
• Born: March 23, 1930 — Alexandria, Egypt
• Died: September 28, 2012 — Egypt’s North Coast
• Years active: Mid-1950s to early 1970s, with occasional comebacks afterward

Birth and Early Life

• Born in Alexandria to an Egyptian father who worked in the medical field and a British mother of Scottish descent.
• Raised in a well-off household and educated at foreign schools, which shaped his poise and confidence in front of the camera.

Education and Beginnings

• Enrolled at the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, but left to pursue acting.
• Entered the industry after a successful screen test that led to his first film roles in the mid-1950s, quickly becoming known as the handsome, lighthearted young lead.

Career and Key Works

• Emerged as one of Egypt’s biggest box-office draws in the late 1950s and 1960s, embodying the “Bad Boy” persona through romantic and comedic roles.
• Notable films:
• Our Sweet Days (Ayyamna al-Helwa, 1955)
• Conflict in the Harbor (Sira' fil-Mina, 1956)
• Ibn Hamido (1957)
• The Zizi Family (A'ilat Zizi, 1963)
• Chitchat on the Nile (Tharthara Fawq al-Nil, 1971)
• Over the course of his career, he appeared in more than fifty feature films, with occasional television appearances in later years.

Note on titles: - Where a widely used English title exists, it is listed first. The original Arabic title (with simple transliteration) appears in parentheses. “al-” marks the Arabic definite article; the apostrophe (') indicates a glottal stop/ayn in Arabic.

Awards and Honors

• Received well-deserved tributes and enjoyed both critical and popular acclaim for his central role in the boom of Egyptian cinema during the 1950s and 1960s (often called its “Golden Age”).

Personal Life

• Married more than once and had children.
• Known for his stylish appearance and sartorial polish, he chose a simpler, more private life away from the spotlight in his later years.

Passing

• Died on September 28, 2012, at the age of 82 at his home on Egypt’s North Coast. Reports suggest a sudden health episode led to his passing.

Facts and Anecdotes

• His signature nickname, “al-walad al-shaqi,” followed him throughout his career thanks to his boyish looks and playful on-screen presence.
• Helped solidify the archetype of the screen heartthrob in classic Egyptian cinema.
• Maintained broad appeal through breezy, relatable roles, becoming one of the enduring icons of Egyptian cinema’s Golden Age.