Kamal Al-Shennawi
- Acting
- December 25, 1918 · Cairo, Egypt
- August 22, 2011
Biography
Started his career on the silver screen as a star, After graduating from the Teacher’s College Muhammad Kamaal al-Shennaawy taught art education at secondary schools. Meanwhile, as a plastic artist he held a number of art exhibitions. After two years, he left teaching to acting. During his first stage, he was very popular playing light comic lead roles. He formed a successful duet with super star Shadia where he joined her in some of the songs; “Al-hawa maloush dawa i.e. Love All the Way”, “Hamaamet al-salaam i.e. The dove of peace” and “Lessaanak Houssaanak i.e. Guard Your Tongue”. Kamaal produced a big number of films through his production company; “Wadaa’ fel-fagr i.e. Farewell at dawn”, “Nessaa al-leil i.e. Women of the night” and directed “Tanablet al-Sultaan i.e. The Sultan's idle followers”. His films “Al-mar’a al-maghoula i.e. Mrs. X”, “Akwa men al-hayaah i.e. Stronger than life” and “Tareek al-Domou’ i.e. Tears Road” mark the beginning of maturity as an actor playing more complicated roles. “Al-Karnak” declared the beginning of a new stage for the grand Al-Shennaawy. Of his popular TV series are: “Zeinab wal–‘arsh i.e. Zeinab and the throne” , “Hend wal-doctor No’maan i.e. Hend and Dr. No’maan”, “’Oyoun al-hobb i.e. Eyes of love”, “Le dawaa’y amneyya i.e. Security measures” and “Aakher al-meshwaar i.e. The end of the road”. Kamaal married several times. Among his ex wives was belly dancer Haaguer Hamdy, actors ‘Afaaf Shaaker and Naahed Shereef.
Known for
Filmography
- Like A Matchstick
- Zaza
- For Security Purposes · Farid El Gohary
- Hell Underground
- Ragol Laho Maddi · شاكر العجوز
- مذكرات ضرة
- Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
- Alsaagha
- Tata, Rika & Kazem Bey · kazem
- Penalty
- Cheap Flesh · Mabrouk
- 131 Hard Works · المعلم عنتر أبو دوسة
- Agda' Nas · كابتن رشوان
- The Foxes
- The Clever Ones
- My Wife and the Wolf · حسين الهواري
- Terrorism and Kebab · Minister of Interior
- Mission In Tel Aviv
- Ai Ai · doctor abu-elwafa
- Ai Ai
- الخطوة الدامية · أبو السعد
- Dr. Manal..Is Dancing?
- El-Gabalawy · al-Gabalawi
- El-Shaytan Yuqaddem Hallan · ياسين الورداني
- Al Makhtufa · Ratib Barakat
- شوادر · عبدالجواد
- الخطر
- Spirit of Survival · اللواء همت
- Appointment With The President
- The Scorpion · Tarek
- El Agooz Wil Baltagi · ربيع الجبلي / ربيع الوحش
- Scandal of a Lifetime · د. شاهين
- Malaf Samia Sha'rawy
- الحقيقة · الدكتور كمال
- The Manor Of Tin
- The Coal Miners
- The Cursed House
- A Slam Dunk
- The Escape from El-Khanka
- The Mud · Ismat Al-Dahshan
- The Hustlers
- Intihar Saheb Al-shaqqa
- Samira’s Death
- Hend and Dr. Noman · نعمان برهان
- جواري بلا قيود · رؤوف علوي
- Houseboat No. 70 · Hussein
- Breakdown · عبّاس
- Metal Mickey · Arab
- زينب والعرش · دياب
- Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora · جاسر
- The Sinners · مسؤول كبير بالدولة
- Karnak · Khaled Safwan
- Badia Masabni · Ismail Bey Tolba
- The Meek
- The Fugitive
- أرملة ليلة الزفاف · الرائد أحمد
- Al-Wafaa Al-Azeem
- the other man · Engineer Ismail Raafat
- My Blood, My Tears and My Smile · Abbas Bey
- The Night Women · Writer
- Confessions of a Woman · حسين
- El Ragol El Monaseeb · مدحت
- Me, My Wife and My Lover · عادل, Songs
- Boğaziçi Soygunu · Producer
- A Wife Without a Man
- The Man Who Lost His Shadow · Youssef
- نورا · محمود حمدي, Producer
- The House of Female Students · أحمد يسري
- Knooz · Engineer Ahmed
- The Desert Renegades
- The Little Devil · Magdy
- The Impossible · حلمي
- Serr el hareba · توفيق
- Cairo · Ghattas
- The Bedouin Lover · Ahmad
- عريس لأختي · فهمي, Producer
- The Thief and the Dogs · رؤوف علوان
- Forgive My Sin
- Ayam Bela Hob · Hosny Abdel Daim, Producer
- The Storm over Arabia · Chief Policeman Ibrahim