Renowned Egyptian actor Khaled Saleh dies at age 50 of complications following an open heart surgery in the Magdy Yacoub Facility in Aswan. Saleh's funeral is set to take place Friday in Cairo. The actor was one of Egypt's most respected actors over the past two decades with an impressive list of cinema and television productions under his belt. Born 23 January 1964 in Giza, Saleh began his acting career during his colledge years taking part in theatrical productions, performing in amateur theatres such as Hanager Theatre at the Cairo Opera House. His cinema career took off in the early 2000s through his roles as a villian or tryant in films such as Malaki Eskendereya and Tito. Some of his most memorable performances include playing the role of the corrupt government official in the 2006 cinematic adaptation of Alaa El-Asswany's Yacoubian Building and playing a corrupt police officer in Youssef Chahine's last feature film Heya Fawda. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/111652.aspx