Kamal Al-Shenawy
Acting • Born 1918-12-25 – Died 2011-08-22
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.
Filmography
169 credits
خضرة والسندباد القبلي
Movie • 1951
Victory of Love
Movie • 1954
Boğaziçi Soygunu
Movie • 1969
The Merry Widow
Movie • 1956
The Fugitive
Movie • 1974
Spring Fantasies
Movie • 1955
طريق السعادة
Movie • 1953
حسين
Set Elhosn
Movie • 1950
السيد حسام الدين
El Agooz Wil Baltagi
Movie • 1989
ربيع الجبلي / ربيع الوحش
Makansh Aal Baal
Movie • 1950
Together Forever
Movie • 1960
Confused Hearts
Movie • 1956
Mughamarat Khadra
Movie • 1950
Ai Ai
Movie • 1992
Spirit of Survival
Movie • 1990
'Iilhiquni bialmadhun
Movie • 1954
سامي
My Wife and the Wolf
Movie • 1992
حسين الهواري
Love letter
Movie • 1954
Raafat
The Foxes
Movie • 1993
Mosmar Juha
Movie • 1952
Hammad
A Wife Without a Man
Movie • 1969
Ayam Bela Hob
Movie • 1962
Hosny Abdel Daim
The Cursed House
Movie • 1987
Lady Pickpocket
Movie • 1953
Nabil
Scandal of a Lifetime
Movie • 1989
د. شاهين
Dr. Manal..Is Dancing?
Movie • 1991
نورا
Movie • 1967
محمود حمدي
Farewell at dawn
Movie • 1956
Good News
Movie • 1952
Hussein Effendi Fahmy حسين أفندي فهمي
The Adventures of Ismail Yassine
Movie • 1954
Latef
Have Mercy
Movie • 1959
Dr. Rushdy
Forgive My Sin
Movie • 1962
The House of Female Students
Movie • 1967
أحمد يسري
Sahifat el sawabek
Movie • 1956
وحيد
The Warm Nights
Movie • 1961
Hayati Inta
Movie • 1952
Samir
Qoloob El Azara
Movie • 1958
Like A Matchstick
Movie • 2016
Baba Amin
Movie • 1950
Ali
The Coal Miners
Movie • 1987
The Meek
Movie • 1975
الخطر
Movie • 1990
Almelm bilabal
Movie • 1951
Wahid
The Stranger
Movie • 1956
Wife from the Street
Movie • 1960
Albi Ala Waldi
Movie • 1953
Rashad
Men Al-Qalb Lel Qalb
Movie • 1952
Adel
An Egyptian In Lebanon
Movie • 1952
Ibrahim Rifqi
The lover
Movie • 1960
Dr. Fouad
Gharam El Millionaire
Movie • 1957
Kamal Khurshid
Soul lover
Movie • 1955
Badia Masabni
Movie • 1975
Ismail Bey Tolba
the other man
Movie • 1973
Engineer Ismail Raafat
Houseboat No. 70
Movie • 1982
Hussein
The Bedouin Lover
Movie • 1963
Ahmad
Khulud
Movie • 1948
Hassan (father) / Nabil (son)
The Impossible
Movie • 1965
حلمي
Professor Fatima
Movie • 1952
Adel (Lawyer)
The Scorpion
Movie • 1990
Tarek
أرملة ليلة الزفاف
Movie • 1974
الرائد أحمد
El Ragol El Monaseeb
Movie • 1970
مدحت
The Princess of the Island
Movie • 1948
Girls' School
Movie • 1955
سجى الليل
Movie • 1948
Gooz El-Arba'a
Movie • 1950
منير
Ragol Laho Maddi
Movie • 2000
شاكر العجوز
She lived for love
Movie • 1959
حسني
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
Movie • 1954
The Man Who Lost His Shadow
Movie • 1968
Youssef
I won't come back
Movie • 1959
Fathy
Zalamoni El Nas
Movie • 1950
Adel
الأرض الطيبة
Movie • 1954
حسين حشمت
تحت سماء المدينة
Movie • 1961
It happened one night
Movie • 1954
Hamdy
Banat Al-Lail
Movie • 1955
Cairo
Movie • 1963
Ghattas
Karnak
Movie • 1975
Khaled Safwan
Terrorism and Kebab
Movie • 1992
Minister of Interior
Women Without Men
Movie • 1953
Dr. Adel
The Sinners
Movie • 1976
مسؤول كبير بالدولة
Prince of Revenge
Movie • 1950
شاهين المملوك
The Girls in Summer
Movie • 1960
إسماعيل
My Only Love
Movie • 1960
Shukary
Lady Sukkar
Movie • 1960
Nabil Qadry
The Thief and the Dogs
Movie • 1962
رؤوف علوان
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Movie • 1999
Zaza
Movie • 2006
Mission In Tel Aviv
Movie • 1992
Ai Ai
Movie • 1992
doctor abu-elwafa
Tata, Rika & Kazem Bey
Movie • 1995
kazem
A Slam Dunk
Movie • 1987
El Murra El Maghoula
Movie • 1959
عباس أبو الدهب
Breakdown
Movie • 1982
Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts
Movie • 1952
شريف
The Little Devil
Movie • 1965
Magdy
The Hustlers
Movie • 1986
The Clever Ones
Movie • 1993
My blood, My Tears and My Smile
Movie • 1973
Abbas Bey
The Escape from El-Khanka
Movie • 1987
Shari al-bahlawan
Movie • 1949
سعيد
Me, My Wife and My Lover
Movie • 1969
Cheap Flesh
Movie • 1995
Mabrouk
The Manor Of Tin
Movie • 1987
Fascinating Mothers-In-Law
Movie • 1953
Samir
Al-Jasad
Movie • 1955
The Mud
Movie • 1987
Ismat Al-Dahshan
The Night Women
Movie • 1973
Heaven's Justice
Movie • 1948
The Unknown Beloved
Movie • 1955
Wahid
Al Makhtufa
Movie • 1991
Ratib Barakat
The Unwilling Doctor
Movie • 1957
Hell Underground
Movie • 2001
For Who's Your Passion
Movie • 1954
مدحت
Al-Wafaa Al-Azeem
Movie • 1974
Esh El-Gharam
Movie • 1959
Medhat
Qalil Al-Bakht
Movie • 1952
Hussain / Ahmed
Ayyam Chababi
Movie • 1950
Ahmed Abdullah / Ahmed Abbas
Fil Hawa Sawa
Movie • 1951
Thabit
Lailet El Henna
Movie • 1951
Hassan
Lawahez
Movie • 1957
Saa La Qalbak
Movie • 1950
Al Donya Helwa
Movie • 1951
Knooz
Movie • 1966
Engineer Ahmed
Agda' Nas
Movie • 1993
كابتن رشوان
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
Movie • 1978
جاسر
The Much-Loved One
Movie • 1950
Kefaya ya Ein
Movie • 1956
Kamal
Intihar Saheb Al-shaqqa
Movie • 1986
بين قلبين
Movie • 1953
حمدي
131 Hard Works
Movie • 1993
المعلم عنتر أبو دوسة
Love Has No Cure
Movie • 1952
Latif
Gharamiat emaraa
Movie • 1960
مراد
3 Men and a Woman
Movie • 1960
مختار شريف
Sun Never Sets
Movie • 1959
Doctor Salah
El-Gabalawy
Movie • 1991
al-Gabalawi
Samira’s Death
Movie • 1985
Serr el hareba
Movie • 1963
توفيق
The Storm over Arabia
Movie • 1961
Chief Policeman Ibrahim
Dove of peace
Movie • 1947
Soul and body
Movie • 1948
Ghani Harb
Movie • 1947
Samy
Sirr al-amirah
Movie • 1949
Wahid Abu Seifin
Couples and summer
Movie • 1961
Jamil Mansour
Love and suffering
Movie • 1961
Wahid Safwat
Women's guile
Movie • 1950
Kamal Asim
The Path of Tears
Movie • 1961
Ashraf Hamdy
Towards glory
Movie • 1948
Malaf Samia Sha'rawy
Movie • 1988
Hoda
Movie • 1949
Appointment With The President
Movie • 1990
Alsaagha
Movie • 1996
عريس لأختي
Movie • 1963
فهمي
شوادر
Movie • 1990
عبدالجواد
Punishment
Movie • 1948
أمير محرم
Akwa min al hayat
Movie • 1960
الغائبة
Movie • 1955
دعونى اعيش
Movie • 1955
خيال إمراة
Movie • 1948
The Desert Renegades
Movie • 1965
المرأة
Movie • 1949
محمود
Penalty
Movie • 1995
Confessions of a Woman
Movie • 1971
Hend and Dr. Noman
TV • 1984
نعمان برهان
Metal Mickey
TV • 1980
Arab
Li dawa'y Amneya
TV • 2002
مذكرات ضرة
TV • 1999
زينب والعرش
TV • 1980
دياب
جواري بلا قيود
TV • 1984
رؤوف علوي
الحقيقة
TV • 1988
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