Kamal Al-Shenawy
Known for Acting · 171 credits
- Born
- 1918-12-25
- Died
- 2011-08-22
- Place of birth
- Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as
- Kamal Al-Shennawi · Kamal El Shennawy · Kamal AlShennawi · Kamal ElShennawy · كمال الشناوي · Камаль аль-Шанави
Biography
Started his career on the silver screen as a star, After graduating from the Teacher’s College Muhammad Kamaal al-Shennaawy taught art education at secondary schools. Meanwhile, as a plastic artist he held a number of art exhibitions. After two years, he left teaching to acting. During his first stage, he was very popular playing light comic lead roles. He formed a successful duet with super star Shadia where he joined her in some of the songs; “Al-hawa maloush dawa i.e. Love All the Way”, “Hamaamet al-salaam i.e. The dove of peace” and “Lessaanak Houssaanak i.e. Guard Your Tongue”. Kamaal produced a big number of films through his production company; “Wadaa’ fel-fagr i.e. Farewell at dawn”, “Nessaa al-leil i.e. Women of the night” and directed “Tanablet al-Sultaan i.e. The Sultan's idle followers”. His films “Al-mar’a al-maghoula i.e. Mrs. X”, “Akwa men al-hayaah i.e. Stronger than life” and “Tareek al-Domou’ i.e. Tears Road” mark the beginning of maturity as an actor playing more complicated roles. “Al-Karnak” declared the beginning of a new stage for the grand Al-Shennaawy. Of his popular TV series are: “Zeinab wal–‘arsh i.e. Zeinab and the throne” , “Hend wal-doctor No’maan i.e. Hend and Dr. No’maan”, “’Oyoun al-hobb i.e. Eyes of love”, “Le dawaa’y amneyya i.e. Security measures” and “Aakher al-meshwaar i.e. The end of the road”. Kamaal married several times. Among his ex wives was belly dancer Haaguer Hamdy, actors ‘Afaaf Shaaker and Naahed Shereef.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (164)
The Little Devil
1965
as Magdy
الخطوة الدامية
1992
as أبو السعد
Penalty
1995
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
1999
Cairo
1963
as Ghattas
Towards glory
1948
An Egyptian In Lebanon
1952
as Ibrahim Rifqi
Forgive My Sin
1962
She lived for love
1959
as حسني
Makansh Aal Baal
1950
The Storm over Arabia
1961
as Chief Policeman Ibrahim
Terrorism and Kebab
1992
as Minister of Interior
Baba Amin
1950
as Ali
Confessions of a Woman
1971
as حسين
The Thief and the Dogs
1962
as رؤوف علوان
The Princess of the Island
1948
Agda' Nas
1993
as كابتن رشوان
Women Without Men
1953
as Dr. Adel
3 Men and a Woman
1960
as مختار شريف
Malaf Samia Sha'rawy
1988
The Desert Renegades
1965
Men Al-Qalb Lel Qalb
1952
as Adel
The Unknown Woman
1959
as عباس أبو الدهب
Khulud
1948
as Hassan (father) / Nabil (son)
Prince of Revenge
1950
as شاهين المملوك
Gooz El-Arba'a
1950
as منير
Love and suffering
1961
as Wahid Safwat
Al-Wafaa Al-Azeem
1974
My Only Love
1960
as Shukary
The Unknown Beloved
1955
as Wahid
Mission In Tel Aviv
1992
Cheap Flesh
1995
as Mabrouk
Serr el hareba
1963
as توفيق
The Girls in Summer
1960
as إسماعيل
Banat Al-Lail
1955
The Path of Tears
1961
as Ashraf Hamdy
Soul lover
1955
My Blood, My Tears and My Smile
1973
as Abbas Bey
الأرض الطيبة
1954
as حسين حشمت
The Sinners
1976
as مسؤول كبير بالدولة
Hell Underground
2001
The Foxes
1993
The Man Who Lost His Shadow
1968
as Youssef
For Who's Your Passion
1954
as مدحت
Soul and body
1948
It happened one night
1954
as Hamdy
The Hustlers
1986
الغائبة
1955
Spring Fantasies
1955
Farewell at dawn
1956
Shari al-bahlawan
1949
as سعيد
A Slam Dunk
1987
The lover
1960
as Dr. Fouad
The Adventures of Ismail Yassine
1954
as Latef
Sun Never Sets
1959
as Doctor Salah
Kefaya ya Ein
1956
as Kamal
Sahifat el sawabek
1956
as وحيد
The House of Female Students
1967
as أحمد يسري
Gharam El Millionaire
1957
as Kamal Khurshid
The Escape from El-Khanka
1987
The Body
1955
Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts
1952
as شريف
the other man
1973
as Engineer Ismail Raafat
The Meek
1975
Dove of peace
1947
شوادر
1990
as عبدالجواد
Zaza
2006
Have Mercy
1959
as Dr. Rushdy
El Agooz Wil Baltagi
1989
as ربيع الجبلي / ربيع الوحش
El-Gabalawy
1991
as al-Gabalawi
Knooz
1966
as Engineer Ahmed
Gharamiat emaraa
1960
as مراد
Couples and summer
1961
as Jamil Mansour
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
1954
Boğaziçi Soygunu
1969
عريس لأختي
1963
as فهمي
The Stranger
1956
Fascinating Mothers-In-Law
1953
as Samir
Together Forever
1960
The Mud
1987
as Ismat Al-Dahshan
I won't come back
1959
as Fathy
Hoda
1949
Set Elhosn
1950
as السيد حسام الدين
خضرة والسندباد القبلي
1951
Love letter
1954
as Raafat
Ghani Harb
1947
as Samy
Punishment
1948
as أمير محرم
Lawahez
1957
Sirr al-amirah
1949
as Wahid Abu Seifin
The Manor Of Tin
1987
El Ragol El Monaseeb
1970
as مدحت
Good News
1952
as Hussein Effendi Fahmy حسين أفندي فهمي
The Cursed House
1987
Confused Hearts
1956
Al Makhtufa
1991
as Ratib Barakat
Albi Ala Waldi
1953
as Rashad
The Scorpion
1990
as Tarek
Ayam Bela Hob
1962
as Hosny Abdel Daim
Ragol Laho Maddi
2000
as شاكر العجوز
Intihar Saheb Al-shaqqa
1986
The Night Women
1973
سجى الليل
1948
Karnak
1975
as Khaled Safwan
المرأة
1949
as محمود
نورا
1967
as محمود حمدي
بين قلبين
1953
as حمدي
Girls' School
1955
Lady Sukkar
1960
as Nabil Qadry
Badia Masabni
1975
as Ismail Bey Tolba
A Wife Without a Man
1969
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
1978
as جاسر
Samira’s Death
1985
Women's guile
1950
as Kamal Asim
Zalamoni El Nas
1950
as Adel
Tata, Rika & Kazem Bey
1995
as kazem
طريق السعادة
1953
as حسين
Saa La Qalbak
1950
Love Has No Cure
1952
as Latif
أرملة ليلة الزفاف
1974
as الرائد أحمد
Ai Ai
1992
About Kamal Al-Shenawy
Started his career on the silver screen as a star, After graduating from the Teacher’s College Muhammad Kamaal al-Shennaawy taught art education at secondary schools. Meanwhile, as a plastic artist he held a number of art exhibitions. After two years, he left teaching to acting. During his first stage, he was very popular playing light comic lead roles. He formed a successful duet with super star Shadia where he joined her in some of the songs; “Al-hawa maloush dawa i.e. Love All the Way”, “Hamaamet al-salaam i.e. The dove of peace” and “Lessa… With 171 credits spanning from 1947 to 2016, Kamal Al-Shenawy has appeared in 164 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kamal Al-Shenawy Movies
- The Little Devil (1965) — as Magdy
- الخطوة الدامية (1992) — as أبو السعد
- Penalty (1995)
- Mahrous the Minister's Attaché (1999)
- Cairo (1963) — as Ghattas
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