Said Elassal
Acting • Born 1962-09-16
Biography
Said Abdel Moneim El Assal was born on September 16, 1962. He began practicing martial arts at the age of 11. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw that his son was physically weak. After 4 years of training, he joined the Egyptian Karate team. At the age of 16, he began his amateur fighting career as a lightweight at 135 pounds. In 1979, Said was a member of the Egyptian Karate team when it traveled to Tampa, Florida to compete in the WAKO World Championships promoted by Mike Anderson. In his first and only match against a competitor from the United States, "Sherman" faced "Big Train" Bergman, a kickboxer from Miami Beach, Florida, in a non-championship match fought under full-contact rules. Said's victory over the European and British semi-contact middleweight champion Michael Hemming allowed him to "withdraw" due to injury in the second round. He fought the vast majority of his career in both semi-contact and lightweight championships. However, he had at least 3 fights that he fought under kickboxing rules. His martial arts skills, highlighted by his ability to kick an opponent's head while spinning 360 degrees, and his good looks led to starring roles in higher budget films but in the meantime, his personal life was falling apart. A divorce, followed by a new marriage, followed by another divorce. But he tried to give his audience the best, and his acting improved in those films, becoming more emotional and each film basically had different action tones.
Filmography
46 credits
Grapes
Movie • 2024
A Generous Gesture
Movie • 2001
The Night Baghdad Fell
Movie • 2005
The Seventh Sense
Movie • 2005
Taimour & Shafi'aa
Movie • 2007
Woman and Five Men
Movie • 1997
Cinderella in Arabic
Movie • 2006
Private Lesson
Movie • 2005
Induced Labor
Movie • 2018
البروفسير
The Blue Elephant
Movie • 2014
طبيب عين شمس
The Night of Hana and Sorour
Movie • 2018
زعيم المافيا الايطالى
Monkey Talks
Movie • 2017
مكافحة الارهاب
Maqsoom
Movie • 2024
Born to a Man
Movie • 2016
مصمم المعارك
Monopoly (The Bank of Luck)
Movie • 2017
اللواء ابراهيم
No Trespassing or Cameras Allowed
Movie • 2017
المقدم رشدى
The Preacher
Movie • 2017
العميد
Shantet Hamza
Movie • 2017
قائد الكمين
Abu Shanab
Movie • 2016
قائد وحدة الاقتحام
The Other Land
Movie • 2016
الظابط الايطالى
The Fourth Pyramid
Movie • 2016
رئيس وحدة المكافحة
Ocean 14
Movie • 2016
ضيف شرف
Freezer's Campaign
Movie • 2016
الماقيا الايطالى
Everyday's Lie
Movie • 2016
معتصم
Misunderstanding
Movie • 2015
زعيم العصابة
Halim
Movie • 2006
حراس الرئيس
Mako
Movie • 2021
حسنى
The Gang of El Max
Movie • 2024
ضيف شرف
Their Uncle
Movie • 2022
من رجالة تريشة
Egypt's Exchange Cafe
Movie • 2019
Gedo Nahnooh
Movie • 2018
مجنون
Downtown Shaking
Movie • 2015
A Cultural Film
Movie • 2000
مفتيش أداب
My Mother-In-Law Loves Me
Movie • 2014
The Master of Ceremonies
Movie • 2014
The Womanizer
Movie • 2015
Hassan and Boklos
Movie • 2016
The Fourth Pyramid
Movie • 2016
Memory Card
Movie • 2016
My Painful Debt
Movie • 2018
Scarecrow
Movie • 2019
A Stand Worthy of Men
Movie • 2021
Who Would Believe It?
Movie • 2024
ضيف شرف
Titanic: The Arabic Version
Movie • 2016
The Walls of the Moon
Movie • 2015
The Promise
Movie • 2008
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