Kamal Al-Shenawy

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1918-12-25

Deathday 2011-08-22 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Cairo, Egypt

Also Known As Kamal Al-Shennawi, Kamal El Shennawy, Kamal AlShennawi, Kamal ElShennawy, كمال الشناوي, Камаль аль-Шанави, Камаль эль-Шенави, Kamal El-Shinnawi

Kamal Al-Shenawy

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

Actor

2006
2000
رجل له ماضي

as شاكر العجوز

1995
Cheap Flesh

as Mabrouk

1993
131 Hard Works

as المعلم عنتر أبو دوسة

1993
أجدع ناس

as كابتن رشوان

1992
My Wife and the Wolf

as حسين الهواري

1992
Terrorism and Kebab

as Minister of Interior

1992
Ai Ai

as doctor abu-elwafa

1992
1991
El-Gabalawy

as al-Gabalawi

1991
Al Makhtufa

as Ratib Barakat

1990
The Scorpion

as Tarek

1989
Scandal of a Lifetime

as د. شاهين

1987
The Mud

as Ismat Al-Dahshan

1984
Hend and Dr. Noman

as نعمان برهان

1982
Houseboat No. 70

as Hussein

1980
Metal Mickey

as Arab

1980
1976
The Sinners

as مسؤول كبير بالدولة

1975
Karnak

as Khaled Safwan

1975
Badia Masabni

as Ismail Bey Tolba

1974
أرملة ليلة الزفاف

as الرائد أحمد

1973
the other man

as Engineer Ismail Raafat

1970
1967
The House of Female Students

as أحمد يسري

1966
Knooz

as Engineer Ahmed

1966
The Impossible

as حلمي

1965
1963
Serr el hareba

as توفيق

1963
Cairo

as Ghattas

1963
1962
The Thief and the Dogs

as رؤوف علوان

1962
Ayam Bela Hob

as Hosny Abdel Daim

1961
Tareeq El Demoaa

as Ashraf Hamdy

1961
Couples and summer

as Jamil Mansour

1961
Love and suffering

as Wahid Safwat

1960
My Only Love

as Shukary

1960
3 Men and a Woman

as مختار شريف

1960
Gharamiat emaraa

as مراد

1960
Sukkar Hanem

as Nabil Qadry

1960
The Girls in Summer

as إسماعيل

1960
The lover

as Dr. Fouad

1959
Esh El-Gharam

as Medhat

1959
Sun Never Sets

as Doctor Salah

1959
She lived for love

as حسني

1959
1959
Have Mercy

as Dr. Rushdy

1957
Gharam El Millionaire

as Kamal Khurshid

1956
Sahifat el sawabek

as وحيد

1956
Kefaya ya Ein

as Kamal

1955
1955
1954
1954
1954
Love letter

as Raafat

1953
1953
Albi Ala Waldi

as Rashad

1953
1953
Women Without Men

as Dr. Adel

1953
بين قلبين

as حمدي

1952
Hayati Inta

as Samir

1952
Mosmar Juha

as Hammad

1952
Masry fi Lebnan

as Ibrahim Rifqi

1952
Qalil Al-Bakht

as Hussain / Ahmed

1952
Good News

as Hussein Effendi Fahmy حسين أفندي فهمي

1952
1952
Professor Fatima

as Adel (Lawyer)

1951
Fil Hawa Sawa

as Thabit

1951
1951
Lailet El Henna

as Hassan

1950
Set Elhosn

as ElSayed Hossam El-Din

1950
Baba Amin

as Ali

1950
Ayyam Chababi

as Ahmed Abdullah / Ahmed Abbas

1950
Prince Of The Revenge

as شاهين المملوك

1950
Women's guile

as Kamal Asim

1950
1950
Gooz El-Arba'a

as منير

1949
Shari al-bahlawan

as سعيد

1949
1949
Sirr al-amirah

as Wahid Abu Seifin

1948
Immortality

as Hassan (father) / Nabil (son)

1947
Ghani Harb

as Samy

Writer

1973
The Night Women

as Writer

1961
1956

Producer

1962
Ayam Bela Hob

as Producer