Youssef Dawouds biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

May 2024 · 2 minute read
IntroEgyptian actor
WasActor 
FromEgypt 
TypeFilm, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gendermale
Birth10 March 1938, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
Death22 June 2012
(aged 74 years)

Youssef Dawoud (Arabic: يوسف داود‎‎; 10 March 1938 – 24 June 2012) was an Egyptian actor, who 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 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. 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 had two children, a son and a daughter.

In the theatre, he performed in

He appeared in the films

On television, he appeared in

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