Abdel Qissi (born 20 January 1960) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor and former professional boxer with eight recorded fights in the early 1980s. As an actor, Abdel debuted as the antagonist Attila in Lionheart (1990), opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme's character. He went on to appear with Van Damme in two more films, The Quest (1996), where Abdel played the main antagonist Khan, and The Order (2001).
Biography
Life
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Political career
Qissi took part in the 2006 and 2012 Ixelles local elections on the lists of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR), a right-wing political party. However, he was never directly elected, winning 322 votes[4] and then 148 votes[5]. In February 2012 (8 months before the October 2012 elections), he was indirectly elected to replace Vanessa Cuevas, who had moved from Ixelles.[6][7]
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 |
Source:[1]
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 S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2 Episodes | |
| 2024 | The Last Kumite | Detective Dobrev |
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ 2006 Municipal elections in the Brussels Region - Official results
- ^ 2012 Municipal elections in the Brussels Region - Official results
- ^ 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
- ^ "Qissi, qui a joué avec Jean-Claude Van Damme, va entrer au conseil communal à Ixelles". sudinfo.be (in French). 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
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