Hussein Riad (1897 - 1965) حسين رياض

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Born 13 January 1897 in al-Sayyeda Zeinab (popular district of Cairo), in 1916 he quit school to start acting and joined the Arab Acting Institute. In 1923 he worked with Youssef Wahby Theatrical Troupe then worked with Abdul Rahman Roushdy, Moneera al-Mahdeyya, al-Reehany,...Read more Al-Kassaar, Awlaad ‘Okaasha and Fatma Roushdy Troupes. He worked in silent films starting 1926 and since then he acted in more than 100 films. He received the State Award and Medal of Science and Arts (1963) and died in 1965.


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  • Born 13 January 1897 in al-Sayyeda Zeinab (popular district of Cairo), in 1916 he quit school to start acting and joined the Arab Acting Institute. In 1923 he worked with Youssef...Read more Wahby Theatrical Troupe then worked with Abdul Rahman Roushdy, Moneera al-Mahdeyya, al-Reehany, Al-Kassaar, Awlaad ‘Okaasha and Fatma Roushdy Troupes. He worked in silent films starting 1926 and since then he acted in more than 100 films. He received the State Award and Medal of Science and Arts (1963) and died in 1965.

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