Hussein Mohamed Shafiq ( ar, حسين محمد شفيق, more commonly known by his stage name Hussein Riad ( ar, حسين رياض , (1897–1965) was an Egyptian actor, who mainly played "dad roles". His career spanned about 46 years and he appeared in approximately 320 films, 240 theater plays, and 150 radio and 50 TV plays.
Early life
Riad was born "Hussein Mohamed Shafiq" ( ar, حسين محمد شفيق in 1897 in the Al-Sayeda Zaynab district of
Cairo
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,
Egypt
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, to an Egyptian father and a Syrian mom. He later changed his name to ''Hussein Riad''.
His brother was into acting too, he was the artist Mohamed Fouad (known by his stage name
Fouad Shafiq). In 1916 he quit school to start acting and joined the Arab Acting Institute.
Career
By 1923 Riad worked with
Youssef Wahbi
Youssef Abdallah Wahbi Qotb ( ar, يوسف عبد الله هديب وهبي قطب) (14 July 1902 – 17 October 1982) was an Egyptian stage and film actor and director, a leading star of the 1930s and 1940s and one of the most prominent ...
's Theatrical Troupe as well as other notable actors. Thereafter, in 1926 Riad started working in
silent films
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, whe ...
. During his career Riad was known as the "father of affection" in many of his roles and participated in many famous works in
Egyptian cinema
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, such as
The Good Land,
Back Again Back Again may refer to: Albums
* Back Again! (Milira album), ''Back Again!'' (Milira album), 1992
* Back Again (Disciple album), ''Back Again'' (Disciple album), 2003, or the title track
* Back Again! (Mr. Cheeks album), ''Back Again!'' (Mr. Cheeks ...
,
Jamila, the Algerian
''Jamila, the Algerian'' is a 1958 Egyptian historical film about one of the most important figures in the history of Algeria, Djamila Bouhired. The film was produced by Youssef Chahine and written by Abd al-Rahman, Ali al-Zarqani, and Naguib Mahfo ...
,
Among the Ruins,
Love and Adoration,
Forbidden Women,
Dearer than My Life and
Saladin
Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadi () ( – 4 March 1193), commonly known by the epithet Saladin,, ; ku, سهلاحهدین, ; was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from an ethnic Kurdish family, he was the first of both Egypt and ...
.
Awards
In 1963 he received the Egyptian State Award and Medal of Science and Arts.[
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Death
Riad died on July 17, 1965, of a heart attack
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.[
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References
External links
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1897 births
1965 deaths
Egyptian male film actors
Egyptian male stage actors
Egyptian male television actors
Male actors from Cairo