Actor

Ed Farhat

Acting

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.2

Low visibility

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Movies: 4Series: 1

TMDB ID: 1240613

IMDb ID: nm1348010

Known for: Acting

Born: June 7, 1926

Died: January 18, 2003

Age: 76

Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, United States

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1985 - 2019

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 8.26

Wikidata: Q783592

Also known as

The Sheik • The Original Sheik • Edward Farhat • The Sheik of Araby • Edward George Farhat

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Biography

Edward George Farhat was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name The Sheik. He is also one of the originators of what became the hardcore wrestling style, as the promoter of Big Time Wrestling, and the uncle of ECW wrestler Sabu. Farhat promoted his shows at Cobo Hall in Detroit and was the booker for Frank Tunney's shows at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto from 1971 to 1977.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Ed Farhat.