Farid Shawqy
Known for Acting · 327 credits
- Born
- 1920-07-30
- Died
- 1998-07-27
- Place of birth
- Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as
- Farid Shawky · Farid Chawki · Ferit Şevki · Ferid Şevki
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (323)
The Blazing Sun
1954
as Riyad رياض
The Beggar
1983
as رجل أعمال
Cairo Station
1958
as Abu Siri
30 Days in Prison
1966
as أمشير
Three Thieves
1966
as Fahmy
Rayya and Sekina
1952
as الأعور
Ayam Al Tahadi
1985
The Thugs of El-Husseiniya
1954
as Bayoumi Zaklot
Blood on the Nile
1961
as Awad
Gang of Women
1969
as Self
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
The Ghoul
1983
as Fahmy Al-Kashef
My Heart is My Guide
1947
as فريد
Dad Has Lost His Mind
1980
as أحمد سعد الدين
Prince of Revenge
1950
as جعفر البحار
El Mwazafoun Fel Ard
1985
Omer The Tourist in Saudi Arabia
1969
Oh Islam
1961
as Baltay
Sweet and Naughty
1968
as ضيف شرف / بنفسه
Karnak
1975
as Diab
Rabea Al Adaweiah
1963
as Khalil
Ana
1985
Al-khobz Al-mor
1982
as عتريس
The servant
1990
Foreman Hassan
1952
as الأسطى حسن
The Flirtation of Girls
1949
as من رواد الكباريه
Soultan
1958
as سلطان
Al shaitan
1969
as الضابط منير
The Thug
1957
as هريدي عمران
Harib min Al-Ayyam
1965
as Kamal
Hadi Badi
1984
as Khidr
Thug of the Poor
1984
as Kamil
Ah and Ah From Sharbat
1992
They Made Me a Criminal
1954
as سلطان شريف
Like A Matchstick
2016
The Devil Preaches
1981
as El-Denarii
Antar: The Black Prince
1961
as Antar Bin Chaddad
Mr. Ayub
1975
as Tawfik
Prince of Cunningness
1964
as حسن الهلالي / الأمير عز الدين
Rassif Nemra 5
1956
as Sergeant Khamis Abu Saif
The Impostor
1961
as Yousry / Abbas
The Way Of The Devil
1963
as Hassan Abu-Dumah
Missing Person
1984
as Kamal
The Law, Excuse Us
1985
as عبد القوي
Shadia Al-Jabal
1964
as Munir
A File in Vice
1986
as rashad
A Hero Till the End
1963
Wolves
1983
as صابر سليم
Köle
1972
The Challenge
1988
as Abdul Qawi
The Escape from El-Khanka
1987
Hamido
1953
as Hamido
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
1978
as إبراهيم
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
1977
as Shehata Effendi
Shahd Al-Maleka
1985
as عزيز الناجي
Bir Damat Aranıyor
1968
Marriage on Air
1976
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
1965
as Hamouda
Fares Bani Hemdan
1966
A criminal on leave
1958
as منعم
Babaların Günahı
1973
The Game of Love and Marriage
1964
as Abas عباس
Abu Ahmad
1960
as Abu Ahmad
The Cursed
1979
as adam
House of the Poisoned Family
1986
as عرفان
Devilish Daughters
1984
And The Time passed
1975
as madbouly
His Majesty
1963
as Hassan Al-Shayal / Maringos I
Driven from Paradise
1965
as (الشيح عليش / إبراهيم
harbor girl
1964
Child For rent
1953
as جلال
Eid Night
1949
as نزيه
Al Abtaal
1974
as Saber صابر
Ebn Al-Shaitan
1969
as Mursi
Anbar
1948
as Ragheb Bey
The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
1994
as شكري عبدالهادي
To's Story
1989
Baba Amin
1950
as Rushdi
Abou Rabiea
1973
as أبو ربيع محمد
The Troublemaker
1965
as Hamouda Abdel-Al - حمودة عبدالعال
I'm The Doctor
1968
Mama's Secretary
1969
as shalaby/ zaatar
Madame Shalatta
1986
The Ship of Love and Torment
1993
as Gamil
Agent 77
1969
as الرائد كمال سليمان
Life Cabaret
1977
as أحمد
The Den of the Wicked
1972
as العقيد رشدي / أبو المعاطي
Storm of Tears
1979
Esabat El Shaytaan
1971
بداية ونهاية
1985
Al-Jasoos
1964
Kaydahonna Azeem
1983
Al Masyada
1963
The Invisible Trick
1975
as العقيد كمال
Les Misérables
1978
El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba
1980
as Hamed Abdel-Wadoud
Scandal monger
1953
as Anis
The Beginning and the End
1960
as Hassan
And the days go by
1980
Al-Nemr
1952
as عفيفي
Mid-night driver
1958
as Usta Hassan
When Men Cry
1984
as Saber
Antar's Daughter
1964
as Al-Ghazanfar Ibn Antar
Ana almajnun
1981
as آدم
Set Elhosn
1950
as ضرغام المُشمَـخِـر
Golden Boy in Beirut
1967
Ebn El-Hetta
1968
Hoda
1949
Date with the Beloved
1971
as Engineer Ahmed
Souq El Selah
1960
as سيد سيد
Don't cry, my love of life
1979
as Dr. Shawqi Abdel Latif
The Marital Dwelling
1953
A Boy Child, Amen
1984
as Mohamed El-Asyouty
Youm El Ahad El Damy
1975
Struggle with death
1970
as الرئد حمدي
Eyvah
1970
as Abbas
A Tale from the Arabian Nights
1964
as Hassan Shahtout Al-Hawi
The promised night
1984
Al Sharabiya
1987
Heart of the Night
1989
as Sayed Al-Rawi
About Farid Shawqy
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 Lebanes… With 327 credits spanning from 1946 to 2016, Farid Shawqy has appeared in 323 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Farid Shawqy Movies
- The Blazing Sun (1954) — as Riyad رياض
- The Beggar (1983) — as رجل أعمال
- Cairo Station (1958) — as Abu Siri
- 30 Days in Prison (1966) — as أمشير
- Three Thieves (1966) — as Fahmy
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