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Farid Shawqy
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 Institu…
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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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2016
Like A Matchstick
Movie
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2009
Chahine…Why?
Movie Self
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1996
The Angry Ones
Movie
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1996
Luqmat al-Qadi
Movie القاضي سميح أبو المكارم
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1996
The Fierce Man
Movie Latif
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1996
لقمة القاضي
TV show القاضي سميح أبو المكارم
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1994
The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
Movie شكري عبدالهادي
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1994
Elgyara emperor
Movie منير الشبراوي
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1993
A woman pays the price
Movie
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1993
Why O pyramid
Movie
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1993
La ya eunf
Movie عاصم البرجاوى / البلقاسى
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1993
Al lo'ba Al Qazera
Movie
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1993
The Ship of Love and Torment
Movie Gamil
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1992
Dilapidated Woman
Movie Attorney general
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1992
Ah and Ah From Sharbat
Movie
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1992
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
Movie عبدالعظيم
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1991
Mohamad Ali's Street
Movie Hanfy
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1991
Shaweesh Noss El-leil
Movie
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1991
The Miser and I
TV show
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1991
Zaman el-Gidan
Movie Lasheen
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1990
The servant
Movie شاهين
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1989
Heart of the Night
Movie Sayed Al-Rawi
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1989
I am not a Killer
Movie كمال
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1989
Bab Sharq
Movie
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1989
To's Story
Movie
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1988
The Challenge
Movie Abdul Qawi
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1988
The Devil's Friends
Movie
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1988
A Long Term Plan
Movie Awad
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1988
نواعم
Movie المعلم هريدي
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1987
Al Sharabiya
Movie
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1987
Ashmawi
Movie Muhammad Hassan Al-Manzalawi / Ashmawy
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1987
Wa Yabka El Hob
Movie شوقي عبدالجليل - المحامي
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1987
Rod El-Farag
Movie Qasim Abu Shouma
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1987
Confrontation
Movie
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1987
Al-Dabah
Movie Hamed El-Ganzouri
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1987
Al-Kharteet
Movie سلطان أبو خميس
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1987
El Motamared
Movie Ramadan Abu Laila
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1987
Everything before it is over
Movie عبدالجليل
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1986
عذراء وثلاثة رجال
Movie أبو عطوة
