Name
Farid Shawqy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-07-30
Deathday
1998-07-27 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Cairo, Egypt
Biography
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
(155 Votes)
7.377
Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the cen...
Relase Date : 31 Jul, 1958
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The Blazing Sun
(44 Votes)
6.9
A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living t...
Relase Date : 1 Mar, 1954
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The Flirtation of Girls
(16 Votes)
7.2
Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school fo...
Relase Date : 22 Sep, 1949
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The Beggar
(25 Votes)
6.4
After failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwitti...
Relase Date : 7 Nov, 1983
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The Beginning and the End
(10 Votes)
8.2
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian f...
Relase Date : 31 Oct, 1960
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Alexandria… Why?
(29 Votes)
6.5
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats ...
Relase Date : 23 Aug, 1979
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Missing Person
(13 Votes)
7.808
Attia (Yehia al-Fakharani) works as a simple employee, after his mother-in-law threatens t...
Relase Date : 8 Apr, 1984
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Rayya and Sekina
(12 Votes)
6.4
In Alexandria a terrifying phenomenon of the disappearance of women, spreads terror in the...
Relase Date : 23 Feb, 1952
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1953 Hamido as Hamido
- 1947 Sunset
- 1960 Abu Ahmad as Abu Ahmad
- 1950 I Am the Past as Farid
- 1957 Traders of Death
- 1986 Tears of the devil as وجدي البنهاوي
- 1981 Al Mawardi Cafe as إبراهيم المواردي
- 1985 Marzouka as برعي
- 1978 A Handful of Days as كامل
- 1951 Come and Greet as Sherif
- 1984 The Rooftop as كرم
- 1985 الجريح
- 1996 The Angry Ones
- 1968 The Three Swindlers as Raouf / Abbas
- 1985 Awlad Al-Usul
- 1953 The path of happiness as سامي
- 1991 Zaman el-Gidan as Lasheen
- 1986 Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam
- 1979 رجال لا يعرفون الحب
- 1964 harbor girl
- 1986 Madame Shalatta
- 1972 Molok Al Shar
- 1982 Who'll Put Out The Fire?
- 1958 Cairo Station as Abu Siri
- 1980 Abo albnat
- 1984 Hadi Badi as Khidr
- 1987 Confrontation
- 1987 El Motamared as Ramadan Abu Laila
- 1968 Leqaa Al-Ghorabaa
- 1973 Men who are not afraid of death as حامد
- 1993 The Ship of Love and Torment as Gamil
- 1954 Al-Mohtal
- 1983 Kaydahonna Azeem
- Soon مغامرات فى اسطنبول
- 1987 Ashmawi as Muhammad Hassan Al-Manzalawi / Ashmawy
- 1968 Sweet and Naughty as ضيف شرف / بنفسه
- 1985 Ana
- 1983 Harbour Beasts
- 1970 End of the devils as إسماعيل
- 1968 Welcome to Love
- 1985 The Master Knows Best
- 1953 Lisanuk Hisanak as Ghandour
- 1956 The Scornful Man as said
- 1965 Driven from Paradise as (الشيح عليش / إبراهيم
- 1968 Cemile: Yalancı as Osman
- 1978 The Regret as منصور الدمنهوري
- 1970 Eyvah as Abbas
- 1969 Al shaitan as الضابط منير
- 1965 The Troublemaker as Hamouda Abdel-Al - حمودة عبدالعال
- 1967 Golden Boy in Beirut
- 1988 نواعم as المعلم هريدي
- 1966 The Idiot as moselhi
- 1969 Mama's Secretary as shalaby/ zaatar
- 1968 Bir Damat Aranıyor
- 1951 Farewell My Love as سليمان أفندي
- 1948 Elsetat Afaret
- 1960 Souq El Selah as سيد سيد
- 1962 The spiteful Man
- 1988 A Long Term Plan as Awad
- 1951 أشكى لمين
- 1959 Umm Ratiba as farid
- 1950 The Hawk
- 1950 The Millionaire
- 1952 Where Did You Get This as Taher
- 1953 Child For rent as جلال
- 1953 Lady Pickpocket as Burai
- 1984 Devilish Daughters
- 1950 Tough Road as Rashed
- 1979 The Cursed as آدم الإسناوي
- 1956 Land of Dreams as Omar
- 1958 Mid-night driver as Usta Hassan
- 1946 Malak alrahma
- 1969 Agent 77 as الرائد كمال سليمان
- 1975 Mr. Ayub as Tawfik
- 1975 And The Time passed as madbouly
- 1977 Enough, my heart as عمار
- 1978 They're All in Hell as المعلم خضير
- 1954 The Blazing Sun as Riyad رياض
- 1952 Cup of torment as فرج - أمين مخزن الملجأ
- 1953 Almar'a kl shay'
- 1968 Fugitive as Hassan
- 1952 Rayya and Sekina as الأعور
- 1954 The black knight as Sayeb
- 1980 And the days go by as عبدالقادر
- 1978 شقة وعروسة يارب
- 1972 My Son as جابر
- 1949 Bayoumi Afandi as shawkat beh
- 1960 The Beginning and the End as Hassan
- 1960 Antar Invades the Desert as عنتر
- 1972 الغضب as جابر
- 2016 Like A Matchstick
- 1977 Life Cabaret as أحمد
- 1973 Babaların Günahı
- 1952 Foreman Hassan as الأسطى حسن
- 1952 The Victory of Islam
- 1951 People's secrets
- 1985 Uncle Qandil's Scissors
- 1964 Al-Jasoos
- 1989 To's Story
- 1971 Makber
- 1972 Köle
- 1964 A wife is needed immediately as helmi - حلمي
- 1951 Shebak Habibi
- 1989 I am not a Killer as كمال
- 1982 May He Rest in Peace as الزعفراني
- 1982 Fatuat aljabal
- 1969 Dala ilbanat
- 1962 Akher Forsa as Saeed Masoud
- 1962 أنا الهارب as Officer Hamdi
- 1968 Vahşi Bir Erkek Sevdim as Kemal
- 1987 Wa Yabka El Hob as شوقي عبدالجليل - المحامي
- 1961 Blood on the Nile as Awad
- 1949 The Flirtation of Girls as من رواد الكباريه
- 1957 Port Said as طلبة
- 1954 The Thugs of El-Husseiniya as Bayoumi Zaklot
- 1954 They Made Me a Criminal as سلطان شريف
- 1975 Karnak as Diab
- 1954 Khataf Merati as Farid Shawqi
- 1954 Afretet Ismaiel Yassin as Hamido
- 1960 Lovers' Call
- 1963 Rabea Al Adaweiah as Khalil
- 1979 Alexandria… Why? as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
- 1978 He That Is Without Sin
- 1985 بداية ونهاية
- 1946 Angels in Hell
- 1981 A Bird on the Road as Gad
- 1948 Divorce of Saad Hanem as Hassan
- 1981 Sleepless Eyes as Ibrahim
- 1961 Oh Islam as Baltay
- 1993 Al lo'ba Al Qazera
- 1979 El-Ganna Taht Qadmeha
- 1978 Hob Fauq Al-Burkan
- 1976 Night of Men
- 1977 Prayer of the oppressed as شرف الدين
- 1983 Wolves as صابر سليم
- 1973 Word of Honour as سالم أبو النجا
- 1951 Hokm Elqawi
- 1969 الدلوعة as أنور
- 1967 غراميات مجنون
- 1962 Abeed Al Gasad as علي عبدالفتاح
- 1960 Giant as Fattouh
- 1951 انتقام الحبيب
- 1968 عثمان الجبار
- 1976 الضوء الأخضر
- 1976 Be Good to Your Parents
- 1952 Zeinab as حسن
- 1992 دموع صاحبة الجلالة as عبدالعظيم
- 1961 The Impostor as Yousry / Abbas
- 1953 Ibn el harra as عزت بيه الدخيلي
- 1984 Missing Person as Kamal
- 1957 The Thug as هريدي عمران
- 1969 Ebn Al-Shaitan as Mursi
- 1989 Heart of the Night as Sayed Al-Rawi
- 1950 Prince of Revenge as جعفر البحار
- 1950 Baba Amin as Rushdi
- 1963 His Majesty as Hassan Al-Shayal / Maringos I
- 1984 A Boy Child, Amen as Mohamed El-Asyouty
- 1980 Al-Batniyya as El-Akkad
- 1991 Mohamad Ali's Street as Hanfy
- 1979 The Invisible Trick as العقيد كمال
- 1977 The Water-Carrier Is Dead as Shehata Effendi
- 1984 Thug of the Poor as Kamil
- 1983 The Ghoul as Fahmy Al-Kashef
- 1988 The Devil's Friends
- 1964 Prince of Cunningness as حسن الهلالي / الأمير عز الدين
- 1972 The Den of the Wicked as العقيد رشدي / أبو المعاطي
- 1977 Cat on Fire as Mahmoud Abdel Majeed محمود عبدالمجيد
- 1978 Les Misérables
- 1981 The Devil Preaches as El-Denarii
- 1948 The Adventures of Antar and Abla as Dirgham
- 1985 El Mwazafoun Fel Ard
- 1961 Antar: The Black Prince as Antar Bin Chaddad
- 1983 Walls of Tanneries as Teacher Khalil
- 1988 The Challenge as Abdul Qawi
- 1986 A File in Vice as rashad
- 1956 Rassif Nemra 5 as Sergeant Khamis Abu Saif
- 1984 The promised night as سيد المغربي
- 1985 The Law, Excuse Us as عبد القوي
- 1987 The Escape from El-Khanka
- 1984 The Traitors
- 1990 The servant as شاهين
- 1964 I, He and She as Farid Shawqi
- 1994 The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty as شكري عبدالهادي
- 1980 Hob La Yara Al-Shams
- 1980 Dad Has Lost His Mind as أحمد سعد الدين
- 1985 Ragab EL Wahsh as Ragab
- 1982 Al-khobz Al-mor as عتريس
- 1970 Reda Bond as مدير عام المباحث
- 1966 Three Thieves as Fahmy
- 1968 I'm The Doctor
- 1966 30 Days in Prison as أمشير
- 1963 The Way Of The Devil as Hassan Abu-Dumah
- 1996 The Fierce Man as Latif
- 1981 The Bullies of Boulak as ميمون
- 1977 Mouths and Rabbits as Abdelmagid
- 1985 Execution Of A Dead Man as محيي
- 1980 EL ABALSSA as حمزة المصري
- 1969 Omer The Tourist in Saudi Arabia
- 1978 Paying the Price as نشأت صبري
- 1968 Ebn El-Hetta
- 1958 Soultan as سلطان
- 1973 Abou Rabiea as أبو ربيع محمد
- 1985 Uncle Ahmed's Case as عم أحمد
- 1963 Al Masyada
- 1974 Al Abtaal as Saber صابر
- 1958 The Charmer as Hamza Bahlawan
- 1953 Money slaves as وحيد كامل سالم
- 1954 Abo El-Dahab as أبو الذهب
- 1958 Abo Hadeed as Hassan Abdo Abu Hadid
- 1964 The Game of Love and Marriage as Abas عباس
- 1985 Saad the Orphan
- 1954 Aziza as خليل البونو
- 1984 When Men Cry as Saber
- 1992 Dilapidated Woman as Attorney general
- 1986 House of the Poisoned Family as عرفان
- 1958 The Big Brother as Awad Shehata
- 1954 For Who's Your Passion as برعي
- 1953 What's My Fault as Galal
- 1966 Fares Bani Hemdan
- 1985 Palm of the Hand as Mokhtar
- 1954 El-Zolm Haraam as Farid
- 1952 Amal as Amar Beyeh / Uncle Hussein
- 1953 The Marital Dwelling
- 1969 The Terror
- 1979 Rescue This Family as fouad
- 1951 Children Of The Streets as يوسف شهدي
- 1964 A Tale from the Arabian Nights as Hassan Shahtout Al-Hawi
- 1952 Ghaltet Ab as Hamid Bey
- 1963 El Nashal
- 1966 Rihlat El Saada
- 1951 El Sab'a Afandi
- 1964 Shadia Al-Jabal as Munir
- 1952 Zalamt Rohy as Hamed Hassan
- 1966 The Single Husband as Ashour Tantawi
- 1952 El Zuhur El Fatina as Saad
- 1969 El Haramy
- 1977 Ela Al Ma2zoon Ya Habibi
- 1965 Al-modeer Al-Fanni as Hamouda
- 1952 Al-Nemr as عفيفي
- 1970 Escape as عزت عبد الفتاح
- 1971 Date with the Beloved as Engineer Ahmed
- 1978 Satan in the City as Gouda
- 1978 Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora as إبراهيم
- 1963 A Hero Till the End
- 1976 Tawheeda as خميس - أبو حسين
- 1976 Marriage on Air
- 1966 إجازة صيف as شريف
- 1972 The kidnappers as جلال
- 1950 The Much-Loved One
- 1983 Oh, How Generous You Are, Lord as Ibrahim Al-Qazzaz
- 1965 Harib min Al-Ayyam as Kamal
- 1970 Struggle with death as الرئد حمدي
- 1971 Esabat El Shaytaan
- 1947 My Heart is My Guide as فريد
- 1974 Curse of a woman as Engineer Salem/Mahmoud
- 1949 Eid Night as نزيه
- 1964 The Honored Family
- 1964 The Tyrant
- 1966 Shayateen El Leyl as Atwa
- 1985 Shahd Al-Maleka as عزيز الناجي
- 1991 Shaweesh Noss El-leil
- 1953 Love In The Darkness
- 1948 Anbar as Ragheb Bey
- 1981 Ana almajnun as آدم
- 1950 Felfel
- 1964 The Great Adventure
- 1987 Everything before it is over as عبدالجليل
- 1985 Ayam Al Tahadi
- 1948 A Sleepless Man as جلال أبو مشرط
- 1979 Laenet Al Zaman as الأسطى حسن
- 1989 Bab Sharq
- 1986 Da'et Zar
- 1961 Gouz Meraty as Hassan The Plumber
- 1987 Rod El-Farag as Qasim Abu Shouma
- 1962 El Ragol El Thaalab as فريد
- 1993 A woman pays the price
- 1979 Don't cry, my love of life as Dr. Shawqi Abdel Latif
- 1953 Written on the forehead
- 1979 Yumhil wala Yuhmal as Abbas
- 1953 Scandal monger as Anis
- 1970 The fox and the chameleon as Lieutenant Colonel Ismail / Zarif
- 1973 Al-Aneed as Al-Qaid/ Kamal Fahmy
- 1993 La ya eunf as عاصم البرجاوى / البلقاسى
- 1952 Bnt alshshati as Gasser
- 1947 Ghani Harb as Wahid
- 1947 Nights of pleasure
- 1950 Set Elhosn as ضرغام المُشمَـخِـر
- 1972 لحظات خوف as فتحي عبدالمنعم
- 1964 Antar's Daughter as Al-Ghazanfar Ibn Antar
- 1968 Sareq Al-Malyeen
- 1981 Hakamt El-Mahkama as Jalal Abdul Latif
- 1971 The bridge of the wicked as Farid
- 1978 I want love and affection as Farid
- 1987 Al-Dabah as Hamed El-Ganzouri
- 1967 The second groom as Magdy Abdel Razek
- 1980 El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba as Hamed Abdel-Wadoud
- 1948 The Killer
- 1978 Journey with the devil
- 1982 A Very Special Invitation as عبدالرحيم
- 1987 Al Sharabiya
- 1958 A criminal on leave as منعم
- 1949 Hoda
- 1987 Al-Kharteet as سلطان أبو خميس
- 1969 Gang of Women as Self
- 1992 Ah and Ah From Sharbat
- 1975 Youm El Ahad El Damy
- 1994 Elgyara emperor as منير الشبراوي
- 1986 عذراء وثلاثة رجال as أبو عطوة
- 1979 Storm of Tears
- 1953 After the Farewell
- 1981 Tears on the wedding night
- 1970 البكاشين as مبروك فهمي
- 1948 خيال إمراة
- 1953 ظلموني الحبايب
- 1979 Queen of Tarab as Medhat Pasha Nour El-Din
- 1985 When Evening Comes
- 1993 Why O pyramid
- 1996 Luqmat al-Qadi as القاضي سميح أبو المكارم
- 1977 These are The Days as حسن
- 2009 Chahine…Why? as Self
- 1983 The Beggar as رجل أعمال
- 1971 Bela Rahma as الصول رضوان
- 1986 Eimra mutlaqa as حنفي
- 1948 The Adventures of Antar and Abla
- 1986 Oh My Country...Ah
- 1970 Women's Gang as ضيف شرف
- 1953 Afreet Am Abdo
- 1957 المجد
- 1996 لقمة القاضي ( 1 episode ) as القاضي سميح أبو المكارم
- 1991 The Miser and I ( 15 episodes )
- 1960 في بيتنا رجل ( 2 episodes )
- 1978 كفر نعمت ( 1 episode )
