Khalid Al-Obaid
Also Known As: Khaled Al Obaid
Biography: Khaled Al Obaid (born January 19, 1938) is a veteran Kuwaiti actor known for his impactful roles in theater, television, and cinema. He began his artistic career in 1963 on the stage and quickly became one of the most recognizable figures in Kuwaiti drama. He studied at Omar Ibn Al-Khattab School and worked at the Ministry of Electricity and Water, initially as a supervisor at water stations and later as an accountant. His early professional life in public service preceded a decades-long acting career defined by strong performances and versatility. Al Obaid is particularly known for portraying complex and often antagonistic characters, bringing emotional depth and authenticity to each role. He gained wide acclaim for his work in notable television series such as Al-Samt (The Silence, 1980) and Al-Shareeb Bezza (2002), as well as several stage plays and Kuwaiti films. Beyond his professional achievements, he is a family man with six sons and three daughters. His legacy as a pioneer in Kuwaiti performing arts continues to influence generations of actors and audiences across the region.
Department: Acting
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Gender: Male
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The protector and the thief
Overview: The Gaurdian and the Theift
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1988-10-24
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Oh God Oh Life
Overview: O Live Play
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1976-02-10
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Khamsa Wa Khmisa
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1993-12-01
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المخلب الكبير
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Canidae
Overview: A play in three separate acts: “Destructive”, “Under the Girdle”, and “Crazy Soso”, the events of which revolve, in order: A brother wants to seize his brother’s dilapidated house after learning that it will be on the appraisal map. A building owner keeps mercilessly raising the rents of his apartments on residents who can no longer afford them, and a difficult man who causes trouble for everyone around him.
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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مسرحية انتخبوني
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1967-01-22
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Enlisted Obaid
Overview: A social comedy play that sheds light on conscription in Kuwait at the time of the presentation of the play, through the slaves of the fugitive from recruitment, who is arrested and introduced to conscription, and we see what the recruit is exposed to during his presence in the camp.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1992-11-04
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The Rooster is Lost
Overview: A social comedy play that tells the story of a young Kuwaiti man born to an Indian mother, whom his father married on a business trip to India and divorced a month after marrying her. He refused to take her with him to Kuwait. On another visit, he searched for her but did not find her. She had immigrated with her child (Youssef) to England due to the war. However, when (Youssef) grew up, he searched for his father and found him in Kuwait. The play revolves around when (Youssef) visited his father in Kuwait to get to know him and his family members, but the difference in civilizations between Kuwait and England caused many problems.
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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متاعب صيف
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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وخر لا يعاديك
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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رحلة الى المجهول
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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1 2 3 4 بم
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Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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الوحش بو راسين
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1992-07-07
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Sinbad The Sailor
Overview: The story revolves around the character of Sinbad, a traveler and sailor who embarks on many imaginary adventures, and meets many strange characters on his journey
Genres: Family
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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عيد ميلاد سامبا لاين كنج
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1995-07-12
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هالو كايرو
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1994-03-03
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كاوبوي في الدبدبة
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1970-06-15
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The Sword Of The Arabs
Overview: The play deals in a social comic framework, the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and what was experienced by Kuwaitis and Iraqis alike during the aggression period, through the social changes that occurred in both societies in that period.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1992-02-16
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You unaware people
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1974-07-16
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The Silence
Overview: The events take place in Kuwait in the 1940s before the advent of oil, and the story of a shy love in the conservative society between Mary and Khalifa, and the obstacles they face.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1980-03-01
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Go Ahead
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1979-12-20
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The Clock Turned
Overview: To reject sectarianism, and called for non-discrimination. In this play that presented in the theatrical season 1985-1986 and embodied the character of Abu Abdullah,two students struggle at the university (Jassem Al-Nabhan and Abdul Nasser Al-Zayer), one of whom is from the Sunni and the other is Shiee.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1984-07-20
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Demons of the Friday night
Overview: Demons of the Friday night, written by Saqr Al-Rashoud and Abdul Aziz Al-Sorayai, which was presented in 1973 by the production of the Arab Gulf Theater in Kuwait, a play with satirical critical positions that highlights many negatives in society in the form of critical paintings and these positions are the right man, the government routine, and what is going on in Some government ministries and the Kuwaiti employee who works and who do not work, spoke about Article 206, which prohibits the sale of alcohol and the reality of what is happening in hotels, as well as spoke about democracy and the National Assembly elections, Kuwait's political position on Arab and international issues and the shortcomings of the local press.
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1973-12-15
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Party on the Impalement
Overview: A Kuwaiti play taken from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, where it is rumored that at a time when there was a ruler who chose his assistants from incompetent men, they undertook looting, cruelty, and injustice to preserve their positions, so they began to fabricate the charges of the innocent, imprison them and form dangerous centers of power within the state, and the sultan over Unaware of what is going on around him, the play clarifies the real reality that we live in at the present time and because of the corruption that some Arab regimes suffer from corruption practiced by the people chosen by the ruler as assistants who are not qualified to do so.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1979-12-11
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On the Tabrizi Wing followed by Quffa
Overview: The play deals with two characters of the Thousand and One Nights, from which the author formulated a separate story to address a specific purpose
Genres: History Family Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1975-05-18
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يا غافلين
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1974-05-15
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