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Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Acting Born Jul 30, 1920 -- Died Jul 27, 1998 · 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...

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Cairo Station
7.4
movie
Cairo Station
as Abu Siri
1958
The Blazing Sun
6.9
movie
The Blazing Sun
as Riyad رياض
1954
Alexandria… Why?
6.3
movie
Alexandria… Why?
as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
1979
The Beggar
6.4
movie
The Beggar
1983
The Flirtation of Girls
6.9
movie
The Flirtation of Girls
as من رواد الكباريه
1949
Oh Islam
6.1
movie
Oh Islam
as Baltay
1961
Rayya and Sekina
6.8
movie
Rayya and Sekina
as الأعور
1952
Missing Person
7.8
movie
Missing Person
as Kamal
1984
The Beginning and the End
8.0
movie
The Beginning and the End
as Hassan
1960
Karnak
7.0
movie
Karnak
as Diab
1975
Mouths and Rabbits
7.4
movie
Mouths and Rabbits
as Abdelmagid
1977
Baba Amin
6.6
movie
Baba Amin
as Rushdi
1950