Andriyya Saadeh

Biography

Lebanese actor and wrestler with a career full of local and international championships born in 1938 in Beirut. His passion for sports made him turn his home into a sports club. At the age of 16, he began to win awards and titles. In 1956, he was crowned the champion of Lebanon in free wrestling. He also acted in Arab and French films alongside his brother Jean Saadeh. In France, he performed stunts. The most dangerous scene he performed was when he jumped off the bridge of the Seine. He died at the age of 60 after a struggle with illness on September, 26 1999.