Prominent actor Sayyed Mahmoud Abdel Aziz died on Saturday at the age of 70 after a long battle with illness, member of the actors syndicate's board Ehab Famy said.

Abdel Aziz was born in June 4, 1946 and started his acting career by taking a role in Al Dawama TV show in the mid-1970s.

The 1980s marked Mahmoud Abdel Aziz as a superstar when he starred in very successful movies like El Aar and El Kef, along with Raafat El-Hagan TV Series.

He has starred in over 84 movies.

The deceased was named as the best actor in a movie for Kit Kat (1991) at the Damascus International Film Festival and at the Alexandria International Film Festival.

He was also honored as the best actor for The Captain (1997) at the Damascus International Film Festival, for Pleasure Market (2000) at the Cairo International Film Festival, and for The Magician (2001) at the Damascus International Film Festival.

Source: MENA