One of the most popular Egyptian actors and comedians, Said Saleh, has died at the age of 76.<br /><br />Saleh starred in more than 500 films and 300 plays during his prolific career and was well known throughout the Arab world.<br /><br />He began as an actor in 1960, after he graduated with a BA.<br /><br />The actor had battled Alzheimers for many years. He is understood to have fallen into a coma on Thursday night and died in hospital the following day.<br /><br />Saleh was born in the Egyptian province of Al-Manoufieh on July 31, 1939, and his family have said they want to bury the actor in his home town.
