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Farid Shawqy

Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born July 30, 1920Died July 27, 1998 (77 years)
Farid Muhammad Shawqi Abdo was born in Sheikha al-Bagghala in Sayyida Zainab district .. He obtained a diploma of the Institute of Applied Engineering and a diploma in the Institute of Acting and worked in small roles with the artist (Anwar Wagdy), then he began writing cinematic stories for his films and achieved stardom and became known as the King of the Tarso, the monster of the screen, the King .

He wrote many film stories, and worked on stage in many of Rihani's plays, such as (Al-Daloua, The Story of Every Day), and he worked in Lebanese, Syrian and Turkish films, including (The Devil of the Bosphorus, Othman Al-Jabbar). And among the series he worked with, (Curmudgeon and Me, the only witness, Saber, Uncle Saber).

He married artist Hoda Sultan and they separated in 1969, then he married Suheir Turk later on.

He founded the Union of Artists in 1986. He won the State Prize for the story (They Made Me a Criminals) in 1955 and the Production Prize at the Berlin Festival in 1956 for the film (The Fatwa). He won the State Prize for Production in 1962, the Medal of Flag in 1964, and was honored by the Cairo Festival in 1994. He deservedly deserved the title of King of Tiers or King of Cinema, as he is the star who always renewed himself and got rid of stereotypes.
Known For
  • Cairo Station
  • The Blazing Sun
  • The Beginning and the End
  • Alexandria... Why?
  • Raya wa Sekina
  • The Crafty One
  • Oyun la tanam

Filmography

2014
1992
A Woman Capable of Falling · as Attorney General
1991
The Miser and I (TV Series)
1989
Qalb el-Lail · as Sayed Al-Rawi
1988
1986
Malaff fi el-Adab · as Rashad
1985
The Law, Excuse Us · as عبد القوي
1985
Idam Mayyet · as محيي
1985
Qadeyat Am Ahmad · as Ahmad Attallah
1985
1984
1984
1984
1984
Ya Rab Walad · as Mohamed El-Asyouty
1983
Beast · as Fahmy Al-Kashef
1982
Oyun la tanam · as Ibrahim
1981
1981
Ana Al Magnoon · as Adam
1981
Al shaytan yaez · as El-Denarii
1980
Al Batneyya · as El-Akkad
1980
Ragol Fakad Aklah · as أحمد سعد الدين
1980
Hubb la Yara el-Shams · as Hasan El-Minshawi
1979
Alexandria... Why? · as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
1977
Ota ala nar · as Mahmoud Abdel Majeed محمود عبدالمجيد
1977
Mouths and Rabbits · as Abdelmagid
1977
The Water-Carrier Is Dead · as Shehata Effendi
1976
Wa bel-Waledayne Ihsana · as Sabri Abdulmajeed
1975
Karnak Café · as Diab
1972
A Word of Honor · as Salem Abu Al-Naga
1969
1968
1968
Sweet and Naughty · as ضيف شرف / بنفسه
1966
Thirty Days in Jail · as Amshir
1966
Three Robbers · as Fahmy
1965
1964
I, He and She · as Farid Shawqi
1964
The Game of Love and Marriage · as Abas عباس
1964
The Crafty One · as Hassan Al-Hilali / Prince Ezz Al-Din
1963
His Majesty · as Cast
1963
Rabea el adawaya · as Khalil
1962
1961
Antar the Black Prince · as Antar Bin Chaddad
1961
Wa Islamah · as Baltay
1961
My Wife's Husband · as Hassan The Plumber
1960
1960
1959
Hoda · as Cast
1959
Umm-Ratibah · as Farid
1958
Soultan · as سلطان
1958
Cairo Station · as Abu Siri
1957
Port Said · as Tulba
1957
The Tough · as هريدي عمران
1956
Platform No. 5 · as Sergeant Khamis Abu Saif
1954
The Black Knight · as Sayeb
1954
I Have Been Made a Murderer · as سلطان شريف
1954
1954
He Stole My Wife · as Farid Shawqi
1954
The Blazing Sun · as Riyad
1953
Raya wa Sekina · as الأعور
1952
Foreman Hassan · as الأسطى حسن
1950
Father Amine · as Rushdi
1950
The Count of Monte Cristo · as جعفر البحار
1950
1950
1950
I Am the Past · as Farid
1949
Mr. Bayumi · as Shawkat Beh
1949
The Flirtation of Girls · as من رواد الكباريه
1948
1947
My Heart Guides Me · as فريد

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