Personal Info
Birth date
1945-02-24 (80 Years)
Day of death
2019-04-11
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Al Beheira, Egypt
Also known as
محمود الجندى
Mahmoud el Gandy
MMahmoud Hussein El Guindi
محمود الجندي
Mahmoud El Gendy
Biography
Mahmoud Hussein El Guindi was born in (the town of Abou Al Mattamir), Al Beheira governorate. (He has nine siblings). (Mahmoud was enrolled in a vocational school where he trained as a (tailor)). After graduating, he worked at a factory. Thereafter, Mahmoud was admitted to the (Institute of Cinema) and graduated in 1967. Following his graduation he worked in cinematic, television and theatrical productions. Among the plays in which he has performed are “Antarah”, “Mawloud Al Malik Maarouf”, “Shakespeare fee Al Ataba”, “Alashan Khatir Eyounik”, “Al Maleem bi Arbaa”, “Bahebak ya Mojrim”, “Al Brenseesa”, “Innaha Haqan Aaila Mohtarama”, “Al Rouaab Al Laziz”. Following an accident that took the life of his lover, Mahmoud directed the film “Al Morshid” in 2003. Abla Kamel starred in that picture. Mahmoud has succeeded in bringing together music and comedy in his film. (His performance was not particularly outstanding in the movies (that were financed by the real-estate boom)), however, his talents are obvious in his performances in “Qalb Al Layl” and “Shahateen Nobala”.
Filmography
Zezenia
6
Overview:
Alexandria, Egypt a cosmopolitan city during WW2, and Bishr a dandy bi-racial aristocrat is struggling with his schizoid sense of identity and allegiance.The God Father
9.5
Overview:
The series revolves around a large family dominated by Father Zain Al Attar, who embodies the course of the artist Mahmoud Hamida, and has a large number of children who live with him in the house except two, one of them lives in a shelter and the other an aggressive person, and recounts the relationship of this father with gangs of arms and smugglers.One Thousand and One Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
NYR
Overview:
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.Ramadan Kareem
4.5
Overview:
Taking place during the month of Ramadan in a local neighborhood, where one of the girls tries to disavow her family and her social level. She claims that she is from a wealthy family in order to meet a young man who she falls in love with.Morning and Evening Talk
8.7
Overview:
The latest that deals with the social and political history of Egypt revolves through three personalities, its children and grandchildren branches, and follows their conflicts, social roles, their human relationship and their different attitudes towards life and the homeland through the direct effects of economic interests on the relationships between the characters and the origins of these three trees.The Flood
7
Overview:
The Mandoah family leads a humble life, with the mother, Safia, bringing up her children after the death of her husband. Her husband has left a piece of land in Ismailia that turns out to be part of the planned area for the Suez Canal project, which causes the price of the land to skyrocket to 300 million pounds. They each find themselves owning millions in the blink of an eye. What will come next?Lahfa
7.5
Overview:
A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.Not One Thousand and One Nights
NYR
Overview:
A different take on the classic One Thousand and One Nights, where Scheherazade has a recurring dream that a soothsayer interprets as a sign that she only has two days left with her husband, before she meets the same fate as the women before her. Scheherazade comes up with a plot to escape that fate.Abo El-Ela 90
NYR
Overview:
The idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.Al-Gama'a
NYR
Overview:
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.Vertigo
7
Overview:
Farida, a photographer, goes to a hotel to meet her friend and husband, who works at the hotel's Vertigo bar. She finds herself the only witness to the murder of two businessmen and their guards, as well as the lives of her close friends.Good Mood
8
Overview:
The drug dealer, Afandina, tries to monopolize the drug trade in his neighborhood, but he has a tough rival in Al-Noah and his son Bara'a, who want to take revenge on Afandina for killing Gharib Al-Noah.Nelly and Sherihan
9.2
Overview:
Nelly is a wealthy girl, and Sherihan is the opposite. They happen to be cousins, with completely different personalities. When they find out that they will be getting an inheritance from their grandfather, they put their differences aside to solve the 'Mickey Mystery' which should get them to the inheritance.Harun Al Rashid
10
Overview:
The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.The President's Shadow
NYR
Overview:
Yehya, a police officer, decides to leave the force after successfully protecting the President from an assassination attempt in the late 1990's. He is subjected to an assassination attempt that results in the death of his son and wife, and starts his journey for revenge.I Want to Get Married
8.1
Overview:
The story of a pharmacist who wants to settle down and get married before reaching the age of thirty, and her family's insistence that she accepts the first groom who proposes, as well as her hilarious stories and experience with the men who propose to her.Unknown Number
7.8
Overview:
When the young lawyer (Ali) receives a call from an unknown person, threatening that he has what may destroy his reputation, the events get complicated especially with the presence of many family problems that intersect with each other. Through out the series the question remains,who is that caller and what exactly does he want?Abdul Kader the Foreigner
NYR
Overview:
Herbert Doperfield is desperate after his brother and his brother in law die during the Second World War, he regains hope again when he goes to Sudan and embraces Islam and changes his name to Abdul Kader. He then moves to Upper Egypt and falls in love with a girl from the big families there.A Good Guy
9.5
Overview:
A young man (Mohammed Ramadan) travels from Qena to Cairo for work, but the only job he can find is as a painter. He is constantly running into trouble, as he deals both with his extreme poverty and his desire to live a decent life for his mother. His world gets turned upside down when he finds himself way in over his head, and it becomes clear that he must find a way out before it is too late.The Honey and The Tears
9.5
Overview:
The series revolves around the two brothers Hafez and Shawqi, the sons of Haj Radwan, whose life paths are completely different, while Shawky indulges in the life of fun and luxury, his brother Hafez is busy working in trade with his father, and begins signs of conflict between them on several levels, and at the same time Hafez marries Dolat, and Shawky from Zainab, to ignite the ground of a new conflict.My Way
7.5
Overview:
An aspiring artist tries to make it, facing numerous difficulties both personally and professionally throughout her life, since her persecuted childhood and adolescence as a girl living in a rural area.Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey
NYR
Overview:
Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry carries a lot of good values for a life that is close to the utopian city. When he retires, he decides to live his life helping his relatives after he adopts the daughter of a friend from work and goes to Cairo.Bab Al Khalq
NYR
Overview:
After the Arabic language teacher travels outside Egypt in despair, he returns after a while to his hometown in Bab Al Khalq to be surprised by many changes that foretell a possibly mysterious future, whereupon he tries to coexist and keep pace with them to ensure the continuation of life.Underground
NYR
Overview:
State security officer, Gamal Al-Jabali (Amir Karara) becomes a hired terrorist for an official entity who aims to keep the country in turmoil to stay in power. He falls in love with Tuline (Songul Odin) who suffers from her cruel husband Al-Mahdy(Hatem Ali), the leader of a mafia gang.Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
NYR
Overview:
Hekmat, the principal of a school for girls, tries to put her educational theory into effect across all the schools in Alexandria, but she faces a lot of obstacles, both within and without the school, in addition to her personal problems that she struggles to solve.Acting
TBAMen Agl Walady as Unknown
TBAوراك وراك as Unknown
TBAمحدش يقدر عليهم as Unknown
TBAبخيل بالوراثة as Unknown
2018Son of Adam as الأستاذ سيد شكري
2018The Kowess Family as بندق
2017The Flood (46 Episodes) as Unknown
2017Forced Escape as محمد عثمان - ضيف شرف
2017The President's Shadow (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2017Ramadan Kareem (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2017Monkey Talks as الشناوي
2017The God Father (60 Episodes) as Unknown
2016Local Dog as خادم المسجد
201630 Years Ago as Unknown
2016Nelly and Sherihan (30 Episodes) as Uncle Dahab
2016The Fourth Pyramid as على الزناتى - القواد
2015Out of the Ordinary as Ragab
2015My Way (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2015Lahfa (30 Episodes) as Abou El-Azm
2014A Good Guy (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2014The Best is Yet to Come as Unknown
2014World War III as منصور أبو خميس
2013Ahl al Hawa (1 Episode) as Unknown
2013Good Mood (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2013Underground (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2013The Story of Hayat (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2012An Hour and a Half as Unknown
2012Abdul Kader the Foreigner (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Shams Al Ansary (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Vertigo (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Unknown Number (30 Episodes) as Yasin Badawy
2012The Thug (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Bab Al Khalq (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2012Reaction as Jamal Assiouti
2011Adam (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2011الشوارع الخلفية (1 Episode) as Unknown
2010Samer & Shaher & Baher as Moner EL Khater (old)
2010Not One Thousand and One Nights (31 Episodes) as حنيدة
2010I Want to Get Married (1 Episode) as Uncle Atef
2010Al-Gama'a (58 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Birds of the Nile as البهي محمد احمد عثمان
2010قاطع شحن as كاسب ابو فايز
2009Al-Adham (35 Episodes) as Unknown
2009The Wedding as حبشى
2009أولاد الحلال (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009The Magic of the Hidden Treasures of Visuals as Narrator
2008In Amina's Hands (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2008Cabareeh as Unknown
2008The Baby Doll Night as Unknown
2007Convicted Outlaw as Unknown
2007المصراوية (34 Episodes) as الششتاوي
2007Majaneen Nos Kom as Unknown
2006One of the People as ابومحمود
2006حارة الزعفراني (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004Live Your Days (33 Episodes) as Unknown
2004هلاهوطة وبراكوته as Unknown
2003The People of the Askar Hamlet (33 Episodes) as حسنين مدندش
2002حرس سلاح (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002Tara2ee3o as شعبولا
2001Morning and Evening Talk (28 Episodes) as معاوية القليوبي
2001الكومي (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Anbar and the Colors as Unknown
2000Attempted Murder as سيد الميكانيكي
1998Junun alfirakh as Unknown
1998The Coma as Unknown
1997Zezenia (41, 36 Episode) as الشناوي, الشناوي عبدالرحمن
1997Helm el ganouby (25 Episodes) as ضاحي النمر
1997Harun Al Rashid (41 Episodes) as Unknown
1997التوأم (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997عائلة الفك المفترس as Unknown
1996Abo El-Ela 90 (31 Episodes) as عمرو
1995Kelab El Madina as Unknown
1995A Stranger in the Port as Unknown
1995One Thousand and One Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (32 Episodes) as Unknown
1995ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي (32 Episodes) as حداية
1995غريب فى الميناء as Unknown
1995Ballo Ballo as Unknown
1995شتاء له نهاية (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Red card as Adel Ezz El-Din
1994Path of the Worlds as Unknown
1994Jadan Al-Helmiyya as Unknown
1994Almilyunayr alsaeuluk as Unknown
1993Spicy Falafel as Unknown
1993A Citizen Under Investigation as Journalist Hamdi
1993The Clever Ones as Unknown
1993الرصيف as Unknown
1993The Deadly Encounter as Unknown
1993Devil's Way as Unknown
1992Nannousah as Unknown
1992The Ruthless as خميس
1992We'll Tell You But Don't Be Angry as Unknown
1992Nagi El-Ali as Unknown
1992A date with wolves as Adel
1992Stories of an Estranged as Unknown
1992Ghalat El Banat as Unknown
1991Almoshaghibat fil-segn as Unknown
1991Shams El Zanaty as Salamat Al-Tafshan
1991Love and Horror as أحمد
1991Playing with Giants as Ali
1991Night and nights as Unknown
1991Noor El-E'youn as Unknown
1991Conscience of Teacher Hekmat (15 Episodes) as Unknown
1991The Foul Wind (31 Episodes) as Unknown
1991النوّة (31 Episodes) as طاهر قبطان
1991Beggars and Noblemen as الكردي
1991El Motaleqat Wil Zeaab as صلاح
1990Wi Daa El Tareeq as Unknown
1990Al-Hob Al-Haqiqi as Unknown
1990Genan Fi Genan as Unknown
1990بحبك يا مجرم as Unknown
1990The Virgin and Scorpio as Gaber
1990The Family Of Mr. Shalash (15 Episodes) as محمود
1990الدنيا وردة بيضاء (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989The Informant as Unknown
1989Heart of the Night as Mohamed Shukroun
1989الوحوش الصغيرة as رفعت
1989Dad, You, & I in Dismay (13 Episodes) as بشير أبو السعد
1989To's Story as Unknown
1988The Devil's Friends as Unknown
1988Noa Men El Regal as Unknown
1988Bitter Day, Sweet Day as Harbi
1988Al-Usta Al-Modeer as Ismael
1987The Genius and Love as Unknown
1987Fire’s bird (1 Episode) as Marwan saqer
1987For Your Eyes as مراد
1987Blessed Signs (15 Episodes) as محمود الجندي
1987Harat altayibin as Unknown
1987عصفور عقله طار as Unknown
1987Al Jamaliyah as Unknown
1986Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey (15 Episodes) as Unknown
1986The Girls and the Unknown as Unknown
1986Al-Jawarih (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986Madame Shalatta as Unknown
1986Alfarysa as صلاح
1986Criminal Record as مدرسة/منصور كراوية/سعيد
1986The Berry and the Cane as Deya
1985The Flood as Unknown
1985He and She Stories (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1985Alf liela w liela - Aroos El Bahr (30 Episodes) as نور العين
1985Adieu Bonaparte as Unknown
1985وأدرك شهريار الصباح (14 Episodes) as شحاته صديق عاطف
1985Ali Al- Zebak (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984El Princesa as Unknown
1984جمال الدين الأفغاني (1 Episode) as Mohamed Abdo
1984Illusions Of Love as Salah
1984Titans of the Port as Unknown
1983The End of the World is not Tomorrow (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983The Honey and The Tears (16, 20 Episode) as شوقي رضوان, حسين
1982An Egyptian Story as Co-director
1982Bloody Destinies as Unknown
1980Tears on Bold Eyes (14 Episodes) as مصطفى محمود الشوان
1979My Dear Children, Thank You (17 Episodes) as محمود - ابن العم
1979It Is Really A Respectable Family as Unknown
1979إصلاحية جبل الليمون (1 Episode) as Nadir
1979أيام العذاب (13 Episodes) as فؤاد
1978Shafiqa and Metwally as Unknown
1978الكلمة الأخيرة as Unknown
1977شيلني وأشيلك as ضابط شرطة
1977Prayer of the oppressed as حلاوه
1977Rendezvous with Soso as Unknown
1972ليمون حلو as ماكتشو
Creator
2002حرس سلاح ... Creator
Production
1989The Informant ... Producer