Hussein Sedki
Birthday
1917/07/09
Day of death
1976/02/06 (58 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cairo, Egypt
Also know as
حسين صدقي, Husain Sidqi, Hussein Sedky
Biography
Egyptian director and actor Hussein Sedky was born in the Helmeya Gedida neighborhood of Cairo in 1917. He began his career in theatre as part of the George Abyad Troupe at Theatre Ramsis and began working in cinema during the 1930s. Sedky has appeared in number of films including: “El Azima” (The Resolve), “El Abriya” (The Innocents), “El Masri Effendi” (The Egyptian Effendi) and “Sheikh Hassan.” He retired from film in the 1960s and died in 1976 at the age of 59.
Acting
(1954) Ya Zalemni
as Rauof Abdul Salam
(1958) Khalid ibn el Walid
as خالد بن الوليد
(1961) I Am Justice
as Ahmed Sami, the lawyer
(1955) Qalby Yahwak
as Ahmad
(1954) Sheikh Hassan
as Sheikh Hassan
(1950) Tough Road
as Officer Magdy
(1945) Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
as ---
(1942) The Fifth Groom
as Ahmed Effendi / Jafar Bey
(1941) Dangerous woman
as ---
(1943) The Worker
as Usta Ahmed
(1952) The Poor
as Mamdouh
(1952) Down with Colonialism!
as ---
(1944) The Innocent
as ---
(1944) Layla in the dark
as حسين
(1951) Adam and Eve
as Sami
(1937) Tita and Wong
as ---
(1939) The Will
as محمد
(1950) Battle of life
as Ahmed
(1942) Leila, ghadet el camelia
as ---
(1955) El Habeb El Maghool
as Hussein
(1942) I Love Wrongdoing
as علوي
(1950) Shore of Love
as ---
(1947) Treachery and torment
as Dr. Ashraf
(1948) Towards glory
as ---
(1948) The Killer
as ---
(1949) El Masri Effendi
as Mohamed El Masry/Hassan
(1952) home sweet home
as Kamal Samy
(1960) Watani wa hubbi
as Wahid