Gamal El Din Ismail Hussein was born in Cairo. He earned a degree in history from the Faculty of Arts of Ain Shams University in 1957, and a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Theatrical Arts of Cairo in 1956. He started working as a theater supervisor in the city of Alexandria in 1958. He then directed plays made by university and public companies acting troupes. He was first recognized when he played a role in the play “Sheia' Fi Sadry” (Something Inside Me), after which he appeared frequently in many successful plays, like “Sayedaty el Gameela” (My Fair Lady). In television, Gamal Ismail worked in many shows that were considered landmarks of their periods, like “Ze'ab El Gabal” (Wolves of the Mountain) and “Layaly El Helmeya” (Nights of Helmeya). His last appearances were in the TV series “Al Qasirat” (The Minors) and “Khalaf Allah”. He died in his house in 2013 after suffering a heart attack.
Tek Tek Bom
Kaddabeen Al-Zaffa
امبراطورية المعلم
(عبده شكاوي)
The Market
Ramadan Mabrouk Abou El Allamen Hamouda
(طه)
Everybody Wants Love
(حارس المدرسة)
The Lady and the Wolves
(المذيع)
The Foxes
مسرحية سحلب
Madrasat Al-Moraheqeen
(Hani's father)
Italia's War
Mafia
Rooster Among Hens
Mogrem Taht Al-Ekhtebar
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
The Disappearance of Jaafar Al-Masri
(Abdul Qadir)
Viva Zalata
(General Batista)
عدى النهار
(Rady)
The moon's tears
شاهد اثبات
(Kamel)
The Mamluks
The Killers
(The prosecutor)
The Devil's Island
(Hamed)
Playing with Giants
The technical secretary
(دسوقي السماك)
Sayedaty El Gameela
(حسب الله بعضشي)
Hassan Ellol
(Bakr)
El Zalem Wel Mazloom
(القوصى عبدالسلام)
The Strongest Men
(عم سيد)
حصل ياسعادة البيه
(المعلم خشبه ضرغام - الحانوتى)
Tom W Jemmy
(Tom's Grandpa)
Attempted Murder
The Criminal
(Shehata)
The Three Wise Men
Al Mouled
Date Wine
(Mohammed Ismail)
El Alma Basha
Eldenyaa Ma2loobaa
Medinet Al Samt
Torment is a woman
El-Torbini
The Great Adventure
(Zalat)
We Are the Bus People
(الصّول عبدالمعطي)
Fawazia The Bourgeoisie
The President's Chef
مطرب العواطف
(عمر)
الدبور
(صلاح زوج فوزيه)
زهرة الصبار
(زعتر)
Sana maa el shoghl el lazeez
(حنفى)
The Qirdati
Al-Usta Al-Modeer
(Stohi Abu Zaid)
أولاد الحلال
(الموسيقار أحمد النعمان)
صراع العشاق
(سيد النجعاوي - والد سلمى)
The Bullies of Boulak
(دسوقي)
The Bet
Sikkat Al-Ashqeen
(Ahmad)
Habib el-Rooh
Animal Stories in the Qur'an
Critical Moments
Al Helmeya Nights
Tamer & Shawkeya
(مرسي عويس)
السيرة الهلالية
(الامير سليم)
Al-Gama'a
The Other Man
Night till dawn
أيام المنيرة
Opera Aida
Khalaf Allah
البراري والحامول
A Public Opinion Case
Al-Rayyan
العتبة جزاز
لا إله إلا الله
The Family Of Mr. Shalash
(الأسطى عزقلاني)
The Minors
Om Kulthum
Stray Light
محمد رسول الله
القشرة الذهبية
السيرة الهلالية
(الأمير سليم)
Alf liela w liela - Wardashan w Mando
(تمبال)
Alf liela w liela - Aroos El Bahr
(برهان)
Alf liela w liela - El Talat Banat
(مشكاح)
Tears on Bold Eyes
(المعلّم)
Goha El Masry
(الحانوتي أبو السعد)
Al khatba
Hagat w Mehtagat
Justice Has Many Faces
Ali Al- Zebak
(Handal)
Raafat Al Haggan
(Zakry Bik)
ألف ليلة وليلة: معروف الإسكافي
ألف ليلة وليلة: ذات الخال
(الصياد أبو نورهان)
ألف ليلة وليلة: ذات المال
(بندار)
ألف ليلة وليلة: ضوء المكان وبدر التمام
(المنجم سندوكان)
ألف ليلة وليلة: بدر باسم وجوهرة بنت السمندل
(دنكار)
The Leader of Preachers