Friday 02/January/2026 – 08:31 AM
Today is the anniversary of the artist’s death Kamal Hussein, Who passed away on January 2, 1993 after a long and busy artistic career in cinema, theater and television, leaving an immortal artistic legacy in the memory of Egyptian art.
The beginnings of the artist Kamal Hussein
Kamal Hussein was born on September 10, 1927, and was one of the first batches to join the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Egypt since its inception, where he graduated in 1947, which paved the way for him to enter strongly into the world of acting and artistic creativity.
Hussein began his artistic career on Egyptian radio in the early 1950s, where he participated in several radio works before moving to theatre. He was performing secondary roles at first, which helped him hone his artistic talent and deal with different types of characters on stage.
Works of artist Kamal Hussein
With his move to cinema, Kamal Hussein achieved a notable presence, and participated in more than 120 cinematic works during his career, including famous films such as the film The Beginning and the End, in which he won the admiration of critics and audiences alike, and it was an important role in demonstrating the depth of his acting abilities.
His artistic presence was not limited to cinema only, but also extended to television drama, where he participated in important works, such as Fruits of Poets, Al-Qurain, Double Crime, Death Ward, Love and the Price, Confused Anaat, and Al-Taraid, presenting a variety of roles between social, comedic and historical drama.
Kamal Hussein was known for his ability to perform roles that carry psychological and social depth, and his ability to embody characters that reflect Egyptian reality in its precise details, which made him one of the artistic faces that left an impact on a wide audience across different generations.
Despite the large number of works he presented, Kamal Hussein remained humble in his artistic choices. He often chose roles that served the artistic story and highlighted his personality, and not just for the sake of fame or appearance. He was known for his diligence in preparing for his roles, and for his in-depth reading of the texts he submitted before filming.
His son Kamal Hussein
Kamal Hussein’s daughter spoke during a previous television interview, during which she revealed the rituals that her father was keen to adhere to before participating in an artistic work, saying: My father, Kamal Hussein, was consciously in contact with the teachers, and when I looked and liked something that I did not ask for, he would understand me from the outside, and he was a very caring father who was always present.
