Saad Khodr

🎭 Saad Khodr

Saudi Actor

 

👤 Personal Information

Full Name: Saad Khodr Saadoun

 

Date of Birth: July 3, 1946 (age 79)

 

Place of Birth: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

 

Nationality: 🇸🇦 Saudi

 

Religion: Islam

 

Native Language: Arabic

 

Years Active: 1965 – Present

 

📘 About His Life

Born in Mecca, he later moved to Riyadh, where he pursued his education.

He served in the Saudi Armed Forces as a violinist, and later worked in an administrative role at Al-Shumaisi Hospital under the Ministry of Health.

 

As a violinist in the early 1960s, he performed with renowned Saudi singers such as:

🎻 Salama Al-Abdullah

🎻 Hijab bin Naheet

🎻 Khalaf bin Hathal

🎻 Issa Al-Ahsaei

 

He began his media career with Radio Riyadh in 1964, then moved to Saudi Television, where he appeared in children's programs, famously portraying the character "Farajallah."

He made his acting debut in 1965 and wrote, produced, and starred in the first full-length Saudi feature film "Maw’ed Ma’a Al-Majhool" in 1980.

 

📺 Television Works

Children's Series:

 

Al-Mirayah

 

Al-Khawf (Fear)

 

Al-Mawt (Death)

 

The Imprisoned Fox (2003)

 

Our Children Are Our Livers (1986)

 

Dramas:

 

1970: Secretary at Home

 

1971: Farajallah and Time

 

1972: Sweet Dreams, Hassan

 

1973: My Daughter, A Proverb’s Tale

 

1974: Images from Life, Unforgettable Days

 

1976: The Strange Guest, A Traveler Without Supplies

 

1978: Ya Ked Malik Khalaf

 

1979: The Falcon

 

1980: The Red Tear

 

1981: Face of Ibn Fahrah

 

1982: Don't Be Fooled by Habrouk

 

1988: The Orphan

 

1992: The Oblivious, The Scorching Desert, The Cave of Strangers

 

1995: Piercing Arrows

 

A Proverb's Tale, Ghost House, The Night and the Lamp, Folk Proverbs, The Stranger

 

1997: Illusion

 

2000: The Forgotten

 

2001: Cold Wounds

 

2002: Where Are You, Path of Glory

 

2002: Al-Mutanabbi (as Kafur Al-Akhshidi)

 

2003: Beacons of Light

 

2004: The Widow

 

2005: A Woman Unlike the Moon

 

2006: Prison Papers

 

2009: Desert Tycoons

 

2018: Without Filter

 

🎬 Films

1967: Farajallah is Near

 

The Forgers

 

My Daughter

 

1980: 📽️ Maw’ed Ma’a Al-Majhool (An Appointment with the Unknown)

 

The first full-length Saudi feature film (2.5 hours)

 

Written, produced by: Saad Khodr

 

Directed by: Niazi Mostafa

 

Cinematic equipment, helicopter shots, and an Egyptian filming crew led by Adel Abdel Azim

 

1984: Struggle of Days

 

Starring: Farouk Al-Fishawy, Gamil Ratib, Boussy

 

Story: Saad Khodr | Screenplay: Yassin Ismail | Director: Youssef Sharaf El-Din

 

1988: The Troublemakers' Journey

 

Starring: Dalal Abdel Aziz, Samir Ghanem, Farida Seif Al-Nasr

 

Directed by: Ahmed Tharwat

 

1990: The Oblivious

 

Starring: Michel Thabet, Saad Khodr

 

Directed by: Samir Al-Ghosseini

 

1992: The Missing Wife

 

Lebanese production starring Ahmad Al-Zein and singer Hoda

 

🏆 Career Highlights

First Saudi to produce a cinematic feature film

 

Known among children as the beloved character Farajallah

 

Contributed to the foundation of Saudi television drama

 

Blended acting, writing, and production in his artistic journey