Actor

Mohamed Shawqi

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Acting credits

179

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 173Series: 6

TMDB ID: 1164480

IMDb ID: nm1018910

Known for: Acting

Born: January 6, 1915

Died: May 21, 1984

Age: 69

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1942 - 1986

Years active: 45

Average TMDB rating: 6.33

Wikidata: Q12240615

Also known as

محمد شوقي • Muhammad Shawqi • Mohamed Shawky

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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.