Farid Shawqy
Acting
Born 1920-07-30
Died 1998-07-27
Cairo, Egypt
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
43 credits
Ebn Al-Shaitan
Sleepless Eyes
A Handful of Days
Marzouka
Cairo Station
Alexandria… Why?
The Blazing Sun
لقمة القاضي
The Beggar
Ana almajnun
Bela Rahma
The Beginning and the End
Rabea Al Adaweiah
Karnak
Prince of Revenge
Missing Person
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
Afretet Ismaiel Yassin
House of the Poisoned Family
Driven from Paradise
Al Abtaal
Chahine…Why?
Cemile: Yalancı
The Ghoul
Prince of Cunningness
The Impostor
The Thugs of El-Husseiniya
Struggle with death
Gang of Women
The Invisible Trick
The Challenge
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
The Way Of The Devil
Dilapidated Woman
Al-Nemr
Aziza
A Long Term Plan
Antar: The Black Prince
Sweet and Naughty
Port Said
Shayateen El Leyl
When Men Cry
Mama's Secretary
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Ela Al Ma2zoon Ya Habibi
El Sab'a Afandi
The Hawk
Welcome to Love
في بيتنا رجل
Rihlat El Saada
Köle
كفر نعمت
El Haramy
Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam
Ayam Al Tahadi
El Mwazafoun Fel Ard
Youm El Ahad El Damy
Golden Boy in Beirut
A Hero Till the End
Producing
2 credits
Writing
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