Farid Shawqy

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jul 30, 1920 (104 years old)
Death date
Jul 27, 1998

Farid Shawqy

Known For

Like A Matchstick
1h 20m
Movie 2016

Like A Matchstick

A comedic tale created by the late actor Hussein Imam to pay tribute to the stars of the Egyptian cinema in its golden age. The main story is based on mixing scenes of 21-star from black and white period with other scenes written by and starring Imam so that the final product is the rediscovering of old stars in a new context.

لقمة القاضي
TV Show 1996

لقمة القاضي

Shaweesh Noss El-leil
1h 52m
Movie 1991

Shaweesh Noss El-leil

Aging Constable Hassan (Farid Shawqi) continues to work hard in the Department of Drug Control while devoting himself to raising his son and daughter. He then discovers that the son became a drugug addict through a junkie dancer, so he intervenes in order to save his son.

The Miser and I
0h 55m
TV Show 1991

The Miser and I

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.

Zaman el-Gidan
1h 40m
Movie 1991

Zaman el-Gidan

Saber (Helmy Abdel Baqi) loves his cousin Hanaa (Hanan Shawky) whose father Lashin (Farid Shawky) works as a taxi driver who drives a person involved in suspicious acts and is followed by the Police.The Police arrests Lashin because he keeps this man's bag which is full of drugs and he tries to prove his innocence.

The servant
2h 0m
Movie 1990

The servant

Shahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to raise his son Mahmood but Shahin deceives him to work has a servant and a driver.

Heart of the Night
2h 0m
Movie 1989

Heart of the Night

Ja'far rebels against his controlling grandfather and marries the shepherdess Marwanah. When his grandfather kicks him out, Ja'far is unable to support himself and Marwanah so he leaves her and marries the wealthy lady Huda, but he begins to struggle to prove himself.

I am not a Killer
1h 40m
Movie 1989

I am not a Killer

Amal is forced to marry drug dealer Khaled al-Basiouni in a customary marriage because she needs money. Khaled refuses to legally marry her after discovering her pregnancy. Amal gets to know the great lawyer Kamal, and he decides to help her

Bab Sharq
1h 36m
Movie 1989

Bab Sharq

A police officer and a prosecutor investigate a murder case involving high-ranked businessmen in Alexandria.

To's Story
1h 28m
Movie 1989

To's Story

The film's events revolve around a retired policeman who finds a young man chasing him everywhere he goes. He later learns that this young man is the son of a political prisoner who died in prison at his hands due to torture. Will the young man avenge his father?

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.

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