Fouad Al-Mohandes
ActingBetween his birth on 6 September 1924 and his passing on 16 September 2006, Fouaad al-Mohandess made a major mark on Egyptian theatre, cinema, radio and television. Devoted since childhood to the performing arts, al-Mohandess' first introduction to the stage took the form of school plays, followed by university theatre at the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University. Al-Mohandess modeled himself for a while on the great comedian Nagueeb al-Reehaany, rehearsals of whose troupe he regularly attended. In 1953, al-Mohandess joined the radio program “Saa'a le-albak i.e. An hour for your heart”. Two years later, he was one of the co-founders of the “Saa'a le-albak” theatre troupe. He directed their first play, “Kaan mel-awwal i.e. It was about time”, and performed in most of the productions subsequently staged by the troupe. The next turning point in his career came when he began to perform in television-sponsored play productions. Roles in plays such as “Ana we howwa we heyya i.e. Me, he and she (1962)” and “Al-sekerteir al-fanny i.e. The technical secretary (1963)” brought him to the attention of a large and appreciative audience. Then, in 1966, he co-founded the United Artists' troupe, taking leading roles in several of the plays staged by the troupe, among them “Ana we howwa we somowwo i.e. Me, he and his Highness (1966)” and “Sayyedaty al-gameela - An adaptation of My Fair Lady (1968)” which are considered by many the highpoint of his career on stage. In 1971 El-Mohandess, with his then wife Shweikar, with whom he formed a very popular duo, joined the Egyptian Comedy troupe, participating in many of the comedies it staged, including “Hello, Dolly (1971)”, “Leih, leih i.e. Why! Oh Why? (1976) and “Ennaha hakkan ‘aaela mohtarama i.e. It's quite a respectable family (1978)”. El-Mohandess' first break on the big screen was in the 1953 film “Ghaltet ‘omr i.e. The mistake of a lifetime”, which he followed up a year later with a role in “Bent al-geiraan i.e. The neighbours' daughter (1954)”. He played supporting roles in several successful films, including “Bayn al-atlaal i.e. Amid the ruins”, “Nahr al-Hobb i.e. The river of love”, Almaz wa ‘Abdo al-Haamouly i.e. Almaz and ‘Abdo al-Haamouly” and “Shafeeka al-Kebteyya i.e. Shafeeka the Copt”.
Known For
A Husband On Demand
Zohdy
Mottarada Gharameya
منير
Lock Up Your Daughters
Doctor Raefat
The River of Love
وصفي
Serial Killer of Women
محسن عبدالبر
The Fox and Grapes
أبو العلا شاهين
Take Care of Your Neighbors
The Time of Miracles
صديق وحيد
Viva Zalata
Zalata / Metwally
God Is on Our Side
Filmography — Acting
A Husband On Demand
Zohdy
Mottarada Gharameya
منير
Lock Up Your Daughters
Doctor Raefat
The River of Love
وصفي
Serial Killer of Women
محسن عبدالبر
The Fox and Grapes
أبو العلا شاهين
Take Care of Your Neighbors
The Time of Miracles
صديق وحيد
Viva Zalata
Zalata / Metwally
God Is on Our Side
Hawaa2 el sa3a 12
سامي الباجوري
His Majesty
General Askalani
Runaway from Marriage
Zaki Saber
The Most Dangerous Man in the World
Zaki / Mr. X
The Fake Millionaire
حمدي الشيال/سعيد المكسيكي
A Husband’s Confession
Wahid - وحيد
Love situation
رجب
Sayedaty El Gameela
كمال الطاروطى
Cup of torment
عامل بالورشة
Khamsa Bab
Kolo Mashy
Ayoub
Jalal Abu Al-Saud
You killed my father
مظلوم
Wellness leave
(حسين الموظف)
The Bey Doorman
Farahat
Land of Hypocrisy
Masoad Abu Alsaad
El Ataba Gazaz
عبد الحفيظ/ماكس
Bein Al-Atlal
عبد المنعم
The Swindlers
Arnaouti
Unfinished Crime
Essam
His Excellency, The Ambassador
Fouad فؤاد
Honorable mention criminal
Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda
Shanbo Mustafa Shanbo
Love Vacation
مجدي صالح
A Woman in a Spiral
Groom of the minister's daughter
عمر قمر الدين
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Adel
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
A wife from Paris
داوود حسب النبي - الناظر
أنا وهو وهي
حمدي المحامي
Princess Of Arabia
Yazeed
Ghaltet El Omr
المريض بالوهم
Very funny world
عاشور
Wakeful Eyes
Salah's friend
Where I am and where are you?
أيوب جاد الحق جاد الله جاد المولى / طبوزاده
The return of the world's most dangerous man
مفتاح / مستر إكس
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
Attia
Pack of Devils
شحاته
Hala Habibty
Cairo at Night
She, I, and His Highness
عمر
My Super Crazy Wife
No Tears
The Black Candles
Abdel Muti
A Bachelor’s Life
علي
Please, kill me
عادل
Boundless Love
صديق مجدي
كان وكان وكان
راضي أبو ريشة
Zizi's Family
Sab3awy سبعاوي
The Little Charmer
شريف
Eve at 12 o'clock
سامي الباجوري
My Wife's Suitor
محمود
Madrasat Al-Moraheqeen
Nouh Al-Maadawi
For Your Eyes
أستاذ صابر
Maa'boudat Al-Gamahir
Zaghloul Hedayat
Thaman Al-Hob
Hussein
Rawheya Has Been Kidnapped
It Is Really A Respectable Family
Meeting at the Tower
حسن هولمز
Melody of Joy
The Student
عارف
Bekaya azraa
I, He and She
Hamdy Atiyya
Fatat Al-Mafia
الأرض الطيبة
بسيونى
Youth, love and fun
فهمى
Love in August
فريد توفيق / أحمد
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
ممدوح
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
Arif Marouf
Childish case
أسعد الله مساءك
حليم
ونسيت أني امرأة
عبدالحميد
The technical secretary
ياقوت عبد المتجلي
Girl next door
Badia Masabni
Naguib Al-Rihani
The Rebellious
وجيه
The Landlord
A Lifetime of Joy
عماشه فى الأدغال
We Men Are Good
حمدي