Reyaad ElQasabgy
Actor
Biography
Reyad El Kassabguy started his career as a train conductor then joined the railway theater troupe. Later he joined Ahmad al-Shaamy amateur troupe, but this was not enough to put bread on the table. He moved to the silver screen, changed from villain into comic roles especially with Esmaeel Yasseen when he played the role of Shaweesh(sergeant) Ateyya in Esmaeel Yasseen’s trade mark series of films and also in “Al-aanessa Hanafy i.e. Miss Hanafy”. Reyaad managed to develop his own comedic style and running jokes, and was very popular and unique among Egyptian comedians.
Filmography
Son of Hamido
as الشاويش عطية 1957
Son of the Nile
1951
Salama Is Fine
as العسكري 1937
Rayya and Sekina
as حسب الله - زوج ريا 1952
The Lady's Game
as صاحب مطعم الفول 1946
Prince of Revenge
as شيخ المنصر غراب 1950
Miss Hanafi
as Al-Wad Abu Sari 1954
Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts
as أحد أفراد العصابة 1952
The Love Street
as Abdul Wahid 1958
The Secret Police
1959
Ismail Yassine in the Army
as Shawish Attia 1955
Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital
as Aliwa 1958
My One And Only Love
as محصل في القطار 1957
The General Inspector
as شمروخ القاتل 1956
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
as شاويش عطية 1957
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
1944