Rafiq Subaie

Acting Feb 9, 1930 Jan 5, 2017 (aged 87) Syria

A Syrian actor, born in Al-Buzuriya neighborhood in Damascus, nicknamed "People's Artist". He began his artistic career in the late 40s by presenting improvised comedy parts on Damascus theaters and its private clubs, then moved on to singing and acting in several artistic groups such as Ali Al-Aris, Abdul Latif Fathi and Al-Bayrouti. In the late 1950s, he played the famous character of Abu Sayyah. His first appearance on television was in the series Happiness Restaurant (1960) with Duraid Lahham, followed many Syrian TV series, including: Salhiya Nights, Ghawar's Pranks and The Struggle of Time. He died in Damascus in 2017, at the age of 86, after a long artistic career during which he was one of the pillars of Syrian drama, in theatre, television, radio and cinema.

48 Acting Credits

Acting

Omar

as Waraqa ibn Nawfal

2012

Rafiq Subaie

Acting

Omar

Dreams of the City

Sacrifices

The Night

Safar Barlek

Daughter of the Guardian

Nights of Al Saliheya

Ortaşark Yanıyor

Lovers on the Road

The Iland's Devil

Forced marriage

We Will Return

The Knife

Ayyam Shamiyya

Talea Al Feda

The Falcon of Quraish

Ayam fi landan

Zawaj Ala El-Tareeqa El-Mahalleya

Leqaa Al-Ghorabaa

The Two Friends

Fake Love

The Memory of a Night of Love

The bridge of the wicked

The Eastern Woman