of silent movies. Halef was played in those by Meinhart Maur. In the first Karl May sound-movie Durch die Wüste (1936) he was played by Heinz Evelt. In the Karl May movies of the 1950s actor Georg Thomalla played Halef. In the TV-series Mit Karl May im Orient (1963) Osman Ragheb played Halef. In the Karl May movies of the 1960s Halef was played by Ralf Wolter. In the TV-series Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973/75) he was played by Heinz Schubert. References External links Amazon.com (Karl May's works translated by Marlies Bugmann) Nemsi Books (Publisher of new unabridged translations) Characters in German novels of the 19th century Characters in German novels of the 20th century Fictional Arabs Sidekicks in literature Karl May