Fouad El Mouhandes

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Fouad El Mouhandes
With his wife Shwikar in a joint film (1963)

Fouad El Mouhandes (born September 6, 1924 in Cairo , Egypt ; † September 16, 2006 ibid) ( Arabic فؤاد المهندس, DMG Fuʾād al-Muhandis ) was one of the most famous Egyptian actors and comedians. Mouhandes was a pioneer of Egyptian cinema. Some of the greatest Egyptian comedians such as Adel Imam were his students.

Life

Fouad El Mouhandes grew up in a wealthy family in the Abbassia district of Cairo ; his father, the professor of linguistics and head of the Academy of Arabic Language Zaki El Mouhandes, encouraged the son to act. In his youth he was already an amateur actor. The comedian Najib Al-Rihani and Charlie Chaplin inspired him during his economics studies at the University of Cairo , which he finished with a bachelor's degree.

In the 1950s El Mouhandes played mostly supporting roles in films and appeared on the radio. He started in 1953 at the radio show Sa'a Li-Qalbak ( German  One hour to your heart ) and was, in a further half-hour daily morning radio show English "To House Wives" to hear. For 25 years he directed the English show "Just a Few Words" , in which he played the social critic and reformer. In 1955 he co-founded the Sa'a Li-Qalbak theater group and appeared in many of their plays.

In 1954 he starred in his first film, Bent el-Giran ( German  The Neighbor 's Daughter ). A few other film roles were in El-Ard El-Tayyeba ( German  Die gute Erde ), Bein El-Atlaal ( German  In denüsten ), Amirat El-Arab ( German  Princess of the Arabs ), Es-Sahera Es-Sagheera ( German  Die kleine Witch ), Nahr El-Hob ( German  river of love ), Almaz wi Abdo El-Hamuli ( German  Almaz and Abdu El-Hamuli ) and El-Shumoo 'El-Sawda ( German  black candles ). He also worked for several soap operas on television.

In the 1960s he had his greatest success, especially in joint films and plays with his wife Shwikar , which made him a star. His role in the film Aa'ilat Zizi ( German  Zizis family ) by director Futin Abd al-Wahhab was one of his most famous roles. He considered the quality of the films in which El Mouhandes starred to be moderate and saw his main artistic work in the theater, on which he spent the majority of his income from the film and television business. In addition to his musical talent, his acting versatility is considered to be outstanding. After a series of awards, he received an award from the Cairo International Film Festival in 1999 and the Egyptian State Order of Merit in 2005.

He had two sons with his first wife, a neighbor daughter he was divorced from, and a stepdaughter with his second wife Shwikar.

Films (selection)

  • Bayn Al-Atlal (Among the Ruins)
  • Nahr Al-Hobb (River of Love)
  • Ila Rabbat Al-Buyout (To Homemakers)
  • Kilmitayn Wa Bas (Just a Few Words)
  • Al-Sikirtir Al-Fanni (The Technical Secretary)
  • My Fair Lady (adaptation in Arabic)
  • Ana Wa Huwa Wa Hiya (I and He and She)

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personal data
SURNAME Mouhandes, Fouad El
ALTERNATIVE NAMES فؤاد المهندس (Arabic); Muhandes, Foad El
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian actor and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Cairo , Egypt
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2006
Place of death Cairo