{{Short description|Egyptian actor (1947–2025)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Lotfy Labib | native_name = لطفي لبيب | native_name_lang = ar | image = Lotfi Labib.jpg | caption = Labib in 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|8|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Biba, Beni Suef, Egypt | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|7|30|1947|8|18|df=y}} | death_place = Cairo, Egypt | alma_mater = Institute of Theatrical Arts | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1981–2025 }}
'''Lotfy Labib''' ({{Langx|ar|لطفي لبيب}}; 18 August 1947 – 30 July 2025) was an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox stage, television and film actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=لطفي لبيب: أنا بخير ولم أعتزل.. والشائعات زعلتني {{!}} فيديو |url=https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/3605596/1/%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B2 |access-date=4 March 2026 |archive-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224182419/https://akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/3605596/1/%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B2 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also worked as an announcer at one point.
==Life and career== Labib was born in Biba, Beni Suef.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doc.aljazeera.net/portrait/2025/7/31/%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%81%D9%8A |title=لطفي لبيب: نجم الأدوار الثانية الذي شارك في حرب أكتوبر ورفض تكريم السفارة الإسرائيلية |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=ar |date=31 July 2025 |access-date=4 March 2026 |archive-date=23 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251123145349/https://doc.aljazeera.net/portrait/2025/7/31/%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%81%D9%8A |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite having graduated from the Institute of Theatrical Arts in 1970, Labib's career was delayed for a whole decade. First, he was drafted in the army for six years where he participated in the 1973 October War, earning the Order of the Sinai Star, and then travelled outside Egypt to the United Arab Emirates for four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arabic.cnn.com/entertainment/article/2025/07/30/egyptian-actor-lotfi-labib-passes-away-at-the-age-of-78 |title=حظي بشهرة متأخرة خلال مسيرة فنيّة غنية.. لطفي لبيب يفارق الحياة عن عمر يناهز 78 عامًا |publisher=CNN |language=ar |date=30 July 2025 }}</ref> His career truly started in 1981, when he acted in the play "The Bald Singer," which he followed with another stage production "The Hostages." Labib then worked profusely, in many supporting but memorable roles, with over 200 film and television credits. Though many of his screen appearances were brief, Labib performed admirably and showed himself to be one of the strongest performers of his generation. He appeared in 387 sequels (including series, film and radio) from 1988 until his death on 30 July 2025, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2021 |title=أحد أبطال حرب أكتوبر وحظي بشهرة متأخرة.. لطفي لبيب يوضح حقيقة اعتزاله |url=https://arabic.cnn.com/entertainment/article/2021/11/07/egyptian-actor-lotfy-labib-retirement |access-date=29 July 2023 |website=CNN Arabic |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=لطفي لبيب: «إحنا عايشين في أحلى دولة.. ولو نحب بعض هنبقى زي الفل» (فيديو) |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/2855745}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 |''The Embassy in the Building'' |David Cohen | |- | 2007 |''Keda Reda'' |hindi | |- |2007 |''Doctor Omar's Gang'' | Doctor Fakhry | |- |2008 |''Andaleeb El Dokki'' | Guest Star | |- | 2010 |''Assal Eswed'' |Radi | |- | 2012 |''Baba'' |Sheikh Khaled | |- |2016 |''''Mawlana'''' |Khaled Abu Hadid | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|0479516}}
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