Ahmed Ramzy

Ahmed Ramzy was a famous Egyptian actor who was born in Alexandria in 1930.

His dad died in 1939 after he lost a fortune (250,000 Egyptian Pounds) in the stock market, and his mom had to raise him by herself. Ramzy graduated from the renowned school Victoria College where he met Omar Sharif, and they became best friends since then. Ramzy joined the Medical school for 3 years, then he transferred to the Faculty of Commerce, which he eventually dropped to pursue his acting career. He had one brother, Dr. Hassan Bayoumi, who was older by 9 years and followed in their father's footsteps and had his practice in London. He got married 3 times and he had 3 kids; 2 daughters and a son.

His mom was Scottish and she raised him after his dad, a famous doctor, died when he was 9. His dad died after he lost 250,000 pounds, which was a fortune back then, in the stock market in the early 1940. His family was broke after this sudden catastrophe, but his mom worked hard so they could sustain their lifestyle.

He was a member of Egypt men's national water polo team Under-17 and he participated in an International championship in Lebanon in 1947.

He played the leading roles in many Egyptian films in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He was born Ramzy Mahmud Bayumi to Dr Mahmoud Bayoumi, a famous Egyptian orthopedist, and Helen MacKay, a Scottish lady.

Since the late 1950s, he participated in many movies and was famous for the role of the funny playboy and womanizer.

He was discovered by the producer Helmy Halim in 1955, and he was cast in his first role, as "Ramzy" in Ayyamna al-Holwa (Our Best Days), along with Faten Hamama, Abdel Halim Hafez, and his lifelong friend Omar Sharif. The film was a box office hit.

He was very active till the 1970s.

His last appearance was in a TV series called Hanan Wa Haneen with his friend Omar Sharif in 2007. Some of his close friends were Omar Sharif, Faten Hamama, Rushdi Abaza and Saleh Selim. Some of his well known movies are Our Best Days, Dark Waters, Hamidu's Son, Girls of Today and Adrift on the Nile.

He appeared in an TV talk show in 2012 with his long-time friend Omar Sharif for the first time ever.