
Acting
Jul 29, 1920
Cairo, Egypt
Farid Shawqy
Acting
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.
Feature Films (328)

Hamido (Farid Shawqi) works as a fisherman at sea, but he also deals in drugs by sea. Hamido and Saadia (Hoda Sultan) live in a great love story, but the teacher Qarsh (Mahmoud El-Meligy) does not leave them alone.
Hamido

A family pushes their daughter Nadia into prostitution for money. One day, two young men hit her with their car, and when they find out what she does for a living, they make a bet on which one will succeed in getting her to clean up her act.
Sunset

In the port of Alexandria, Captain Gad works on one of the mechanical boats. Gad orchestrates a ship accident that is taken as an act of God. Abu Ahmed is appointed foreman instead of Gad, who was waiting for the job. Abu Ahmed feels happy and conveys the good news to his wife, Amina, who wants a child. After a long wait, Jad decides to take revenge.
Abu Ahmad

A man enters prison because of his brother-in-law and his mistress. After leaving prison, he searches for them to find them dead in a car accident. He marries their daughter to take revenge on her with the help of his sister. When she gives birth, he tries to stop his sister. He eventually kills his sister after accidentally hitting her.
I Am the Past

Life struggle pushes Mourad to join a gang that its headmaster is an inhuman doctor named Abbas.
Traders of Death

Hassanein is released from prison and helps rent a furnished apartment to wealthy Radwan, while journalist Ahmed chronicles the neighborhood’s transformation.
Al Mawardi Cafe

Atef is a mentally ill, violent young man with a complex relationship with women who turns into a serial killer who sends messages to the police about his crimes. Wafaa tries to save him despite his threats to kill her fiancé through psychological analysis and with the help of the police who are after him. Will Atef stop killing? And what is Wafaa's fate?
Tears of the devil

Boraie is a blind beggar who is helped by his beautiful daughter Merzouka in making a big fortune. The swindler Sursock convinces Merzouka to steal her father's fortune then leaves her and flees with the money to Alexandria where he becomes the owner of an export and import company.
Marzouka

Chief Kamel loses his job after an accident. His wife, Widad, works as a secretary for his company's manager. When Kamel suspects his wife's betrayal and divorces her, he leaves with his son to Cairo. Widad marries the manager and the employee Hamdy tries to assault her.
A Handful of Days

An Egyptian romantic comedy film produced in 1951, the story and dialogue of Abu al-Saud al-Abiari and directed by Helmi Rafla and starring Farid al-Atrash, Samia Jamal, Ismail Yassin, Abdel Salam al-Nabulsi, Abdul Fattah al-Qasri and Farid Shawqi.
Come and Greet

The lives of a group of simple people who are living on the roof of a building in Zamalek are intertwined, among whom is Nabila, a widow living with her son whose uncle wants to seize his inheritance, and Farid, her neighbor who stands beside her to help with her problem.
The Rooftop
Television & Series (4)

The story of Awad, the stingy trader who collects money while his family lives in deprivation, which forces his children to work to escape their father's stinginess. The daughter marries a rich older man, and her two brothers try to achieve their dreams away from their father.




