Fans had been looking forward to seeing one of the country�s most popular current film and TV stars play an icon of Egyptian and Arab cinema. Zaki is regarded as the finest male actor to grace Arab film screens. During his career he starred in more than 60 movies including �The Days of Sadat,� "Nasser 56," "Ard Al-Khof" and "Ma'ali Al Wazir." He died in Cairo in 2005, aged 55. The TV series called �El Embrator� (The Emperor) was meant to be ready for Ramadan next year - the main month for TV productions in the Middle East.