| Abdel Qissi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1960-01-20) 20 January 1960 (age 64) Oujda, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Notable relatives | Michel Qissi (brother) |
Abdel Qissi (born 20 January 1960) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor and former boxer with eight recorded fights in the early 1980s. As an actor, he is best known for his collaborations with Jean-Claude Van Damme, having starred in Lionheart (1990), The Quest (1996), and The Order (2001).
Biography
Qissi was born in Oujda, Morocco and moved to Brussels, Belgium in his early years. In the 1980s he had a boxing career of eight fights consisting of five wins, two via knockout, one draw and two losses. Through his brother Michel, Qissi later became an associate of Jean-Claude Van Damme to which he starred in some of Van Damme's movies.
He was a candidate in the commune of Ixelles for the 2006 Belgian local elections on the right-wing Mouvement Réformateur (MR) but was not elected, receiving 322 preferential votes.
Professional boxing record
| 8 fights | 5 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Loss | 5–2–1 |  Marco Vitagliano
|
PTS | 13 November 1981 | Sint Truiden | ||
| 7 | Win | 5–1–1 |  Antimo Tescione
|
TKO | 24 October 1981 | Ixelles | ||
| 6 | Draw | 4–1–1 | Marco Vitagliano
|
PTS | 24 April 1981 | Ixelles | ||
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 |  Mary Konate
|
TKO | 31 January 1981 | Ixelles | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Fred Voltine
|
PTS | 15 November 1980 | Ixelles | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Roberto Bosio
|
TKO | 24 October 1980 | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alessandro Casanova
|
PTS | 26 April 1980 | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Lassine Niare
|
PTS | 28 March 1980 | Ixelles |
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Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lionheart | Attila | |
| 1993 | Shadow Boxing | Corner Man | Short |
| 1996 | The Quest | Khan (Mongolian Fighter) | |
| 2001 | The Order | Big Arab | |
| 2001 | Los Bravos | ||
| 2018 | Agents of Shield | 2 Episodes | |
| 2024 | The Last Kumite | Detective Dobrev |
References
- ^ "Abdel Qissi - Boxing's Official Record Keeper". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Muscles from Brussels". People. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- Chad Cruise (September 12, 2014). "Happy Birthday Tong Po! The Qissi Brothers Experience". BPA Bulletproof Action. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- see a collective flyer where he appears: "Ixelles 2006 - liste MR - Dori Dumbi, Kenza Lahlou, Abdel Qissi, Dominique Dufourny, Gautier Calomne", Tractothèque, 17 August 2006
- 2006 Municipal elections in the Brussels Region - Official results
External links
- Abdel Qissi at IMDb
- Abdel Qissi at the British Film Institute
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Belgian male film actors
- Moroccan male film actors
- Moroccan emigrants to Belgium
- Belgian male karateka
- Belgian Muay Thai practitioners
- Shotokan practitioners
- Sportspeople from Brussels
- People from Oujda
- 20th-century Moroccan male actors
- 21st-century Moroccan male actors
- 20th-century Belgian male actors
- 21st-century Belgian male actors
- Male actors from Brussels
- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen