Veteran comedic actor El Montaser Bellah has passed away at the age of 70 in Alexandria hospital after a long struggle with illness, Masrawy reports. Born in 1950, El Montaser Bellah began his acting career on stage with the Trio of Lights troupe, and has performed in a number of national classics, in both theatre and film, including Against the Government, Muhammad Ali Street, The Succubus Who Loved Me, and Arabesque.