Ghassan Massoud (Arabic: غسّان مسعود‎) (born September 20, 1958 in Damascus) is a Syrian actor and filmmaker. He is best known in the West for playing the role of Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. He has also played the "Sheikh" in the Turkish film "Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak" (Valley of the Wolves: Iraq). Massoud is best known in Syria for his appearance in many Syrian-made films, and writing and directing the theatre play Diplomasiyyoun, and was part of the Syrian Ministry of Culture’s National Theater’s 2002 season. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is about Damascus, the capital of Syria. ... Artistic representation of Saladin. ... This article is about the film. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Damascus at sunset Damascus ( translit: Also commonly: الشام ash-Shām) is the largest city of Syria and is also the capital. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Artistic representation of Saladin. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, England) is an influential Academy Award-nominated English film director and producer. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... This article is about the film. ... For other uses, see Sheikh (disambiguation). ... The first film showing in Turkey was held in the Yildiz Palace, Istanbul in 1896. ...

Married with both a son and daughter, Massoud teaches Drama at both the Damascus Music and Drama School and High Institution of Theatrical Arts. This does not cite its references or sources. ...

He has appeared in the Syrian television miniseries The Chant of Rain, and in Haytham Hakky's well known work Memories of the Forthcoming Age, and on the Syrian stage was an actor in August Strindberg's Miss Julie. August Strindberg Portrait of August Strindberg by Richard Bergh   (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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