Youssef Dawoud ( ar, يوسف داود; 10 March 1933 – 24 June 2012
) was a Coptic Egyptian actor, who worked in theatre, cinema and television.
Dawoud started acting when studying at
Alexandria University
Alexandria University ( ar, جامعة الإسكندرية) is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an indepen ...
. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering Department of Electricity, Alexandria University, in 1960, he worked for Alexandria Oils and Soap Company and engaged in amateur acting until 1986 when he took up acting full-time. He played the part of the British General Lipton in the
United Artist production of Zuqaq Al-Madaq, based on the novel by
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم احمد الباشا, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. M ...
. He moved to
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...
, joined the Actors' Syndicate and studied at the Theatre Institute. On turning professional, he became famous and a public figure.
Dawoud married in 1961 and had two children, a son and a daughter.
In the theatre, he performed in
*''Mala'eeb'' (''Ploys''),
*''Al-Za'im'' (''Leader'') and
*''Al-Wad Sayed Al- Shaghal'' (''Sayed the Servant Boy'').
He appeared in the films
*''Al-Nimr wal-Untha'' (''The Tiger and the Woman''),
*''
Kaboria'' (''Kaborya'')
*''Samak Laban Tamr Hindi'' (''Fish Milk Tamarind'')
*''Al-Shaytana Allati Ahabbatni'' (''The Devil Who Loved Me'')
*''Morgan Ahmad Morgan'' (''Morgan Ahmad Morgan'').
* Assal Eswed (Molasses)
* Zarf Tariq (Tariq's Letter)
On television, he appeared in
*''Al-Souq'' (''The Market''),
*''Samhouni Makansh Qasdi'' (''Forgive Me I Didn't Mean To''),
*''Al-Ganeb Al-Akhar'' (''The Other Side'')
*''Raafat El-Haggan''.
* Yawmeyat Wanis
anis' Days
References
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External links
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1933 births
2012 deaths
Egyptian male television actors
Egyptian male film actors
Alexandria University alumni
Egyptian male stage actors
Egyptian Copts
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