Mahmoud Qabil

Mahmoud Qabil

Mahmoud Kabeel is an Egyptian actor born in Alexandria in 1946. Kabeel joined the military in 1964 and served as an officer until 1973. He fought in both the Six Day Way in 1967 and the War of Attrition in 1970. After leaving the military, he made his first acting appearance in Youssef Chahine's 1972 film "El Asfour" (The Sparrow) and continued to act in films in the next few years. In 1980, he moved to the United States where he started a citrus farming business with his brother. He returned to Egypt after fourteen years in the U.S., after which he began working as a counselor for young people. He returned to acting with "Darb Gaza" and "Lahm Rakhis" (Cheap Meat) about young girls traded off to rich Gulf suitors. His performance in the latter was well received. In 2003, Kabeel launched a TV series on girls' education and inheritance in Upper Egypt. That same year he was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and has continued with UNICEF on various fundraising and awareness campaigns. Kabeel is well known for his television roles on "Ayna Qalbi" (Where is My Heart) and "Hawanem Garden City" (Ladies of Garden City). Like many Alexandrians, Kabeel speaks a number of languages, including English, Arabic, French, Hebrew and Italian fluently.

Movies for Mahmoud Qabil...

Title: Change of Mood
Released: April 7, 2023
Type: TV
Set between Beirut and Cairo; Sharifa goes through many crises, including her mother's alcoholism and being on tranquilizers. As the events unfold, Sharifa falls in love with a university doctor.
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Title: Al Aghar
Released: March 23, 2023
Type: TV
Falsely accused of killing his mom, a teen continues his life abroad on the run. But his return home to find his family uncovers mysterious secrets about his past.
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Title: His All-Knowing Secret
Released: March 23, 2023
Type: TV
Between the past and the present, the events of the series follow Sultan Hamed, a popular hero at the time of the French campaign who turns into a legend that has shrines in many villages of Egypt. At the same time, Hamed, a jewelry maker, devotes his life to revealing the sultan's secret and finds himself fleeing from antiquity smugglers.
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Title: Face and Back
Released: June 27, 2022
Type: TV
After stealing money from his company and running away, Jamal starts a medical practice under a fake name, but the nurse he hires has a secret of her own.
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Hadath Fe 2 Talaat Harb
Title: Hadath Fe 2 Talaat Harb
Released: March 7, 2022
Type: Movie
Four stories take place in a furnished apartment that we follow through the doorman and his family who live on top of the building in a miserable room. In the first story, a doctor tries to treat a figure with a political position. In the second story, Hassan meets in the 1970s with his old friend Nadim, who comes from Lebanon during its Civil War. The third story takes place at the beginning of the new millennium and the takeover of businessmen. As for the fourth story, it takes place before January 2011 when Sami returns under pressure from his family to sell the apartment and the whole building.
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Title: Forgetfulness Game
Released: April 24, 2020
Type: TV
Rukia wakes up after a 4-month coma, only to discover that she does not remember anything that happened in the last six years of her life, and that her betrayal brought about her husband's murder.
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Title: Very Private
Released: August 22, 2009
Type: TV
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The girls of my life
Title: The girls of my life
Character: Fouad
Released: August 15, 2007
Type: Movie
The mother separates from her husband and a divorce occurs between them. The mother takes one of the twin sisters, and the father takes the other. The two sisters grow up far from each other, and each of them has a different personality from the other as a result of the separation of the father and mother. One of them is dominated by feelings of selfishness and greed, while the other sister works hard to teach her. She is trying to achieve her ambitions.
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Dignity Day
Title: Dignity Day
Released: September 1, 2004
Type: Movie
The Egyptian navy prepares for a crucial military operation to sink the Israeli destroyer Eilat. The mission is carried out by a group of officers and soldiers, each with their own story.
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Title: Where Is My Heart
Released: November 6, 2002
Type: TV
After her husband's passing, engineer Faten lives with her two kids, Farah and Tamer, and her father. She is being chased by her husband's cousin who wants to marry her, which causes her a lot of trouble, in addition to her kid's issues. Will Faten be able to put her life in order?
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Night Chat
Title: Night Chat
Released: September 29, 1999
Type: Movie
A police detective investigates an apartment in which suspicious businesses are taking place, so he disguises himself to work there and succeeds in identifying both those who frequent the apartment and those who run it.
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Star of the East
Title: Star of the East
Released: June 7, 1999
Type: Movie
The film presents a part of the biography of legendary artist Umm Kulthum since 1944, shedding light on her unfinished romance like her relationship with King Sharif Sabri's uncle, and Ahmed Rami. And her role in the revolution of 1952 and after the defeat of 1967 and the sacrifices she made.
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Dantela
Title: Dantela
Released: April 7, 1998
Type: Movie
Samar, a singer, and Mariam, a lawyer, are childhood friends. One day as she was driving, Samar hits a man and calls Mariam to come to the police station where she is being questioned by Hossam. The three of them are involved in a love triangle as both women try to win Hossam over.
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The Mushroom
Title: The Mushroom
Character: Big Boss
Released: June 9, 1997
Type: Movie
Mustafa worked in the guard team of President Sadat at the time of his assassination, he becomes depressed and an alcoholic. His wife leaves him with their daughter and marries a businessman engaged in suspicious operations leading to the abduction of the daughter. So she turns to Mustafa to save her.
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Cheap Flesh
Title: Cheap Flesh
Character: Hesham
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
The story of three girls, Iikhlas, Tawhida, and Nagfa, who live in the same village, going through the same tough circumstances. As they ask Master Mabrouk to help them find a job or get married, each of them faces a difficult life.
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Flatfoot in Egypt
Title: Flatfoot in Egypt
Character: Kebir (as Mahmoud Kabil)
Released: March 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Inspector Rizzo and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing.
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Valley of Memories
Title: Valley of Memories
Character: Rafaat
Released: August 24, 1978
Type: Movie
Ra'fat marries Souad against his family's wishes and they go to live in Syria. When Ra'fat dies, Souad works to support her daughter Sahar who wants to marry her neighbor Walid. Souad falls ill but hides it from her daughter whom she sends to live with her rich aunt, Dalwat, in Cairo.
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Away from Land
Title: Away from Land
Character: Adel
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Nawal devotes her life to her scientific research and marries the engineer Adel. She meets his friends including Dr. Othman and his wife Souad. When she discovers that Adel and Souad are having an affair, she travels to her brother in Tunisia. On the ship, she meets Mahmoud and falls for him.
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Hubb Taht al-Matar
Title: Hubb Taht al-Matar
Released: January 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Directed by Hussein Kamal.
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The Sparrow
Title: The Sparrow
Character: Reyad
Released: August 26, 1974
Type: Movie
Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.