Hussein Riyad Mahmoud Shafiq was born in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood in Cairo to a Syrian mother and a well-off Egyptian father who works in the leather trade. He is the descendant of a Turkish family whose origins go back to the rulers of the island of Crete. The father used to take his three sons (Hussein), (Mustafa) and (Mohamed Fouad) - the latter of whom is an artist also known as (Fuad Shafiq) - with him to the Salama Hegazy Theater to watch plays with him. Hussein and his brother Fouad had a passion for art from an early age, and in their early youth they joined Abdul Rahman Rushdi’s band. At a very young age, Hussein played the father’s roles and performed them brilliantly, and tried to turn to singing except His voice did not help him. After he left the Military College, he formed a team (Amateur Theater Acting) with (Youssef Wehbe), (Ahmed Allam), (Abbas Fares), (Hassan Fayek) and others, and their acting teacher in this play was (Ismail Wehbe), brother of the acting giant (Youssef Bey Wehbe) and then (Abdul Hamid Hamdy) after him, and (Hussein Riad) decided to give his life to art on the advice of (Aziz). Eid), such as his first play (Take Care of Emily) in 1916 at the George Abyad Theater starring (Rose Al-Youssef), the famous media figure and founder of the well-known Rose Al-Youssef magazine. During this play, he changed his name from (Hussein Muhammad Shafiq) to (Hussein Riad) for fear that his family would recognize him, as acting or “diagnosis” as he called it was a defective activity at that time, and (Hussein Riad) was the name by which he was known after that for the rest of his life. Some did not know that he was the brother of the actor (Fouad Shafiq), who also turned to acting after that. When Youssef Wehbe opened the (Ramses) Theater in early 1923, Hussein Riyad joined the Ramses troupe, to continue his brilliance, and a close friendship was linked between him and (Youssef Wehbe). Then he joined the (Fatima Rushdi) troupe for several years, and he continued to work for several years with several other theater groups, working with the Al-Rihani troupe, Mounira Al-Mahdia, Ali Al-Kassar, Okasha, and the Actors Union in 1934. He entered Egyptian cinema. Which later embraced him as one of the best people to come in its history, since cinema was silent, such as the films (His Excellency Kashkish Bey) in 1931. Then, in the beginning of talking cinema, he presented films, including (Defense, Salama Fi Khair, Lasheen). After that, his various cinematic works continued, and his continuous participation in them did not stop until his death. During his career, he played charitable roles in most of his roles with a few exceptions. He was known as the role of a caring father in many of his roles, and he participated in many works. Famous and well-known in Egyptian cinema, the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser honored him with the Medal of Arts in 1962. Words differed about the number of his total cinematic works, but what is certain is that it is no less than 147 films. In addition to cinema, he presented about 140 plays, the most famous of which are: (A Storm on the House of Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Louis The Kindness, The Funny of the Caliph, The Death of Cleopatra, The Joyous Widow, and Regret. He also presented about 150 radio works. He died in 1965 before completing his last film (The Wedding Night), while performing his role in front of the camera, following a heart attack.
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Wedad Hamdy12 shared works
Hassan Al-Imam12 shared works
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Hussain Ismael11 shared works
Aziza Helmy11 shared works
Kamal Al-Shenawy11 shared works
Shadia10 shared works
Rushdy Abaza9 shared works
The Wedding Night
1966 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
خدني معاك
1966 · actor
Unfaithful
1965 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
The Mamluks
1965 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Dearer Than My Life
1965 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
The Sin
1965 · actor · ⭐ 7.7
The Missing Son
1964 · actor
All for Hanafy
1964 · actor
دعني والدموع
1964 · actor
Shadia Al-Jabal
1964 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Alley of The Pestle
1963 · actor · ⭐ 6.2
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
1963 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Saladin
1963 · actor · ⭐ 7.1
Rabea Al Adaweiah
1963 · actor · ⭐ 6.3
The Miracle
1962 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Wives killing association
1962 · actor
Beware of Eve
1962 · actor · ⭐ 7.5
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
1962 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
No Understanding
1961 · actor · ⭐ 7.5
Oh Islam
1961 · actor · ⭐ 6.2
نصف عذراء
1961 · actor
تحت سماء المدينة
1961 · actor
Message To God
1961 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
A Man in Our House
1961 · actor · ⭐ 6.8
لا تذكريني
1961 · actor
Hayati hi althaman
1961 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
The Seven Daughters
1961 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Teenagers
1960 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
شجرة العائلة
1960 · actor
Bahia
1960 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
The Girls in Summer
1960 · actor · ⭐ 8.3
Sad Melody
1960 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Melody of Joy
1960 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Men in the Storm
1960 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
The lover
1960 · actor
Divine Love
1960 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
في بيتنا رجل
1960 · actor
Esh El-Gharam
1959 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Forbidden Women
1959 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Umm Ratiba
1959 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Sun Never Sets
1959 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Katia tarik
1959 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Ahlam Al-Banat
1959 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Hobb wa Dalaa
1959 · actor
Among the Ruins
1959 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
I Am Free
1959 · actor · ⭐ 6.8
Girl of 17
1958 · actor
This is Love
1958 · actor
The Love Street
1958 · actor · ⭐ 7.8
Ghaltet Habibi
1958 · actor
Hob Min Narr
1958 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Little devil
1958 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Return My Heart
1957 · actor · ⭐ 5.4
الملاك الصغير
1957 · actor
Lovers of the Night
1957 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
House of Forbidden Pleasures
1957 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Port Said
1957 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
The Suspect
1957 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Our Green land
1956 · actor · ⭐ 8.5
ربيع الحب
1956 · actor
نداء الحب
1956 · actor
The Stranger
1956 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Struggle in the Harbor
1956 · actor · ⭐ 6.4
Who's The Murderer?
1956 · actor
I'm The East
1956 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
The City's Revolt
1955 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
The Body
1955 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Dearer Than My Eyes
1955 · actor · ⭐ 8.8
Banat Al-Lail
1955 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Melody of Devotion
1955 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Dawn
1955 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
God Is on Our Side
1955 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Appointment with Happiness
1954 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Victory of Love
1954 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Life or Death
1954 · actor · ⭐ 6.8
Lovers Village
1954 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
الأرض الطيبة
1954 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
1954 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
The Farewell Dance
1954 · actor · ⭐ 7.2
Love letter
1954 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
I Am Love
1954 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Qolob El Nas
1954 · actor
Appointment with Life
1953 · actor · ⭐ 6.5
Almar'a kl shay'
1953 · actor
Ibn el harra
1953 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
ظلموني الحبايب
1953 · actor
The Bread Seller
1953 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Love In The Darkness
1953 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Scandal monger
1953 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
شريك حياتى
1953 · actor
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
الحب المكروه
1953 · actor
Melody of My Love
1953 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
جنة و نار
1952 · actor
El Zuhur El Fatina
1952 · actor · ⭐ 9.5
Foreman Hassan
1952 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Isalu kalbi
1952 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Ghadab El Waledain
1952 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
El Dam Yehen
1952 · actor
killer mother
1952 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
People's secrets
1951 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Baba Amin
1950 · actor · ⭐ 6.8
Prince of Revenge
1950 · actor · ⭐ 6.6
El avocato Madiha
1950 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Heaven's Justice
1948 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
أمل ضائع
1947 · actor
The white angel
1946 · actor
El taisha
1946 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
The Public Prosecutor
1946 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
The Bedouin Layla
1944 · actor
Love From Heaven
1943 · actor
Al-Sharid
1942 · actor
On the stage of life
1942 · actor
Storm over the countryside
1941 · actor
Lasheen
1938 · actor · ⭐ 6.5
Salama Is Fine
1937 · actor · ⭐ 6.9
Layla the Desert Girl
1937 · actor
His Excellency Kish Kish Bey
1931 · actor · ⭐ 4.5
How old is Hussein Reyaad?
Hussein Reyaad died at the age of 68.
When was Hussein Reyaad born?
Hussein Reyaad was born on January 13, 1897.
When did Hussein Reyaad die?
Hussein Reyaad passed away on July 17, 1965.
What is Hussein Reyaad's nationality?
Hussein Reyaad is Egypt.
How many works has Hussein Reyaad appeared in?
Hussein Reyaad has 119 credited works in our database.
What is Hussein Reyaad known for?
Hussein Reyaad is known for Heaven's Justice, The Suspect, Message To God, El Zuhur El Fatina.
Where was Hussein Reyaad born?
Hussein Reyaad was born in Cairo, Egypt.
