Farid Shawqy
Egyptian cinema legend and prolific actor, celebrated as the King of Egyptian Cinema across a remarkable career spanning more than five decades.
What do we know about Farid Shawqy?
Here are the key biographical details about Farid Shawqy:
- Name: Farid Shawqy
- Also Known As: Farid Shawky, Farid Chawki, Ferit Şevki
- Date of Birth: July 30, 1920
- Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
- Date of Death: July 27, 1998
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Writer, Producer, Story, Scenario Writer, Author
Who is Farid Shawqy?
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.
What is Farid Shawqy known for?
With over 320 film credits, Farid Shawqy's most celebrated screen appearances include:
- Cairo Station (1958, Movie)
- The Blazing Sun (1954, Movie)
- Alexandria… Why? (1979, Movie)
- The Beggar (1983, Movie)
- The Flirtation of Girls (1949, Movie)
- Oh Islam (1961, Movie)
- Missing Person (1984, Movie)
- Rayya and Sekina (1952, Movie)
- Karnak (1975, Movie)
- The Beginning and the End (1960, Movie)
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