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Mohamed Shawqi

Profession
Acting
Born
January 6, 1915 · Cairo, Egypt
Died
May 21, 1984

Biography

An Egyptian actor, born in the Bulaq Abu El-Ela neighborhood in Cairo in 1915, graduated from the Saidia School and worked after graduation as an employee in Assiut, but he liked to work more in the field of art, so he joined the theater of Munira al-Mahdia and sang with her in the play (Bride of the East) in 1937. As for About acting, Muhammad Shawqi started it after joining Ali Al-Kassar's band after a test he took and remained with it until its dissolution in 1946, after which he joined the teams of Shkoku and Najeeb Al-Rihani. In addition to his theatrical work, Mohamed Shawky presented to the cinema more than 250 films, the most famous of them are: (Love in the Dungeon, Sugar Hanim, Black Candles, The Crazy in Naim). Mohamed Shawky died in 1984 after suffering from hepatitis.

Known for

Alexandria… Why? poster
Alexandria… Why?
Film · 1979 · ★ 6.5
My Wife the General Manager poster
My Wife the General Manager
Film · 1966 · ★ 6.8
The Sin poster
The Sin
Film · 1965 · ★ 7.7
The Bus Driver poster
The Bus Driver
Film · 1982 · ★ 7.7
Idol of the Masses poster
Idol of the Masses
Film · 1967 · ★ 7.1
Karnak poster
Karnak
Film · 1975 · ★ 6.8
Love in a Jail Cell poster
Love in a Jail Cell
Film · 1983
Land of Hypocrisy poster
Land of Hypocrisy
Film · 1968
Gold poster
Gold
Film · 1953
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia poster
Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia
Film · 1984
My One And Only Love poster
My One And Only Love
Film · 1957
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating poster
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating
Film · 1981

Filmography