Youssef Dawoud
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Youssef Dawoud is an Egyptian actor, who has worked in theatre, cinema and television.
Dawoud started acting when studying at Alexandria University
. 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 fulltime. 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
. He moved to Cairo
, 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 has two children, a son and a daughter.
Dawoud started acting when studying at Alexandria University
Alexandria University
Alexandria University is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University , becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria...
. 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 fulltime. 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
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie...
. He moved to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, 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 has 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),
- Samak Laban Tamr Hindi (Fish Milk Tamarind)
- Al-Shaytana Allati Ahabbatni (The Devil Who Loved Me).
In 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.