Farid Shawqy

Acting Jul 30, 1920 Jul 27, 1998 (aged 78) Cairo, Egypt

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.

328 Acting Credits

26 Crew Credits

Farid Shawqy

Acting

Cairo Station

The Blazing Sun

Alexandria… Why?

The Beggar

The Flirtation of Girls

Oh Islam

Rayya and Sekina

Missing Person

The Beginning and the End

Karnak

Mouths and Rabbits

Baba Amin

The Water-Carrier Is Dead

Omer The Tourist in Saudi Arabia

Prince of Revenge

I, He and She

30 Days in Prison

Sleepless Eyes

Execution Of A Dead Man

A Bird on the Road

Word of Honour

The Ghoul

Dad Has Lost His Mind

Hamido

Crew

I, He and She

Word of Honour

The Thug

Hamido

Abou Rabiea

Rassif Nemra 5

The Miser and I

They Made Me a Criminal

Port Said

Foreman Hassan

The Scornful Man

The Impostor