Mohamed Fouad Shafiq, more commonly known by his stage name Fouad Shafiq or Fouad Shafik (1899–1964) was an Egyptian actor.

Early life

Shafiq was born "Mohamed Fouad Shafiq" on 13 October 1899, in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

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. His father was an Egyptian of

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origin whose family arrived in Egypt from

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; his brother was the renowned actor

Hussein Riad Hussein Mohamed Shafiq ( ar, حسين محمد شفيق, more commonly known by his stage name Hussein Riad ( ar, حسين رياض , (1897–1965) was an Egyptian actor, who mainly played "dad roles". His career spanned about 46 years and he appe ...

. After his father's death, Shafiq left his high school and moved to

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where he worked and also married.

Acting career

Upon returning to

in 1924, Shafiq met

Youssef Wahbi Youssef Abdallah Wahbi Qotb ( ar, يوسف عبد الله هديب وهبي قطب) (14 July 1902 – 17 October 1982) was an Egyptian stage and film actor and director, a leading star of the 1930s and 1940s and one of the most prominent E ...

and began his career in acting through the film "Anthem of Hope". Thereafter, he also worked in many plays in the Fatima Rushdi Ensemble. His performances varied between comedy and tragedy.

Death

He died on 2 September 1964.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafiq, Fouad 1899 births 1964 deaths Egyptian people of Turkish descent Egyptian male film actors Male actors from Cairo