Farid Shawqy profile
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Farid Shawqy

30th July 1920 Cairo, Egypt Acting

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.

321 Movies 4 TV Shows 329 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

La ya eunf poster
La ya eunf 31st May 1993 as عاصم البرجاوى / البلقاسى
نواعم poster
نواعم 25th January 1988 as المعلم هريدي
Ashmawi poster
Ashmawi 2nd November 1987 as Muhammad Hassan Al-Manzalawi / Ashmawy
Wa Yabka El Hob poster
Wa Yabka El Hob 31st August 1987 as شوقي عبدالجليل - المحامي
Al-Dabah poster
Al-Dabah 9th March 1987 as Hamed El-Ganzouri
Al-Kharteet poster
Al-Kharteet 9th February 1987 as سلطان أبو خميس
Ana poster
Ana 1st August 1985
The Ghoul poster
The Ghoul 17th September 1983 as Fahmy Al-Kashef
Wolves poster
Wolves 6th April 1983 as صابر سليم
The Cursed poster
The Cursed 1st January 1979 as آدم الإسناوي
The Regret poster
The Regret 27th February 1978 as منصور الدمنهوري
Cat on Fire poster
Cat on Fire 19th December 1977 as Mahmoud Abdel Majeed محمود عبدالمجيد
Tawheeda poster
Tawheeda 29th November 1976 as خميس - أبو حسين
Karnak poster
Karnak 29th December 1975 as Diab
Al-Aneed poster
Al-Aneed 18th June 1973 as Al-Qaid/ Kamal Fahmy
My Son poster
My Son 6th November 1972 as جابر
Bela Rahma poster
Bela Rahma 20th September 1971 as الصول رضوان
Eyvah poster
Eyvah 9th April 1970 as Abbas
Reda Bond poster
Reda Bond 23rd March 1970 as مدير عام المباحث
Escape poster
Escape 2nd March 1970 as عزت عبد الفتاح
Al shaitan poster
Al shaitan 17th November 1969 as الضابط منير
Agent 77 poster
Agent 77 1st January 1969 as الرائد كمال سليمان
The Troublemaker poster
The Troublemaker 13th December 1965 as Hamouda Abdel-Al - حمودة عبدالعال
His Majesty poster
His Majesty 4th November 1963 as Hassan Al-Shayal / Maringos I
Giant poster
Giant 5th September 1960 as Fattouh
Abo Hadeed poster
Abo Hadeed 29th December 1958 as Hassan Abdo Abu Hadid
Soultan poster
Soultan 5th October 1958 as سلطان
The Thug poster
The Thug 29th April 1957 as هريدي عمران
Aziza poster
Aziza 1st November 1954 as خليل البونو
Ibn el harra poster
Ibn el harra 23rd November 1953 as عزت بيه الدخيلي
Hamido poster
Hamido 1st January 1953 as Hamido
Amal poster
Amal 1st July 1952 as Amar Beyeh / Uncle Hussein
Al-Nemr poster
Al-Nemr 14th January 1952 as عفيفي
Set Elhosn poster
Set Elhosn 25th December 1950 as ضرغام المُشمَـخِـر
Anbar poster
Anbar 1st November 1948 as Ragheb Bey