Shoukry Sarhan
Actor
Biography
Sarhan was born in El Sharqiya, Egypt on 12 March 1925. He graduated from the "High Institute of Acting in Egypt" in 1947. In 1949, Sarhan acted in his first movie, Lahalibo. His rise to stardom was in 1951 when Youssef Chahine, a famous Egyptian film director, chose him for the lead role in the movie Ibn El-Nile "Son of the Nile".
Sarhan had earned the title "The young man of the screen". He received several awards throughout his career. President Gamal Abdel Nasser honored Sarhan with the Order of the Republic. In 1984, he received a Best Actor's award for his lead role, with Faten Hamama, in the movie Lelt El abd Ala Fatema "The Night of Fatima's Arrest". which was directed by Henry Barakat.
During the celebrations of the centennial of cinema, he was nominated by Egyptian critics as the best actor of the century in Egypt, having participated more than any other actor in The Greatest 100 Egyptian films.
Sarhan's last movie was El-Gablawi in 1991. He died in 1997.
Filmography
The Thief and the Dogs
as سعيد مهران 1962
Son of the Nile
as حمدان / حميد 1951
The Postman
as Abbas 1968
The Second Wife
as Abu el Ela أبو العلا 1967
I Am Free
as عباس صفوت 1959
Rayya and Sekina
as أمين 1952
The Leech
as إمام بلتاجي 1956
The Fools Alley
as طة - صبى العجلاتى 1955
A woman on the Road
as حسنين فرج الصعيدي 1958
Return My Heart
as علي 1957
Son of Cleopatra
as Akro 1964
Women Can’t Lie
as Kamal 1954
Lady Aziza
as Ahmed - أحمد 1961
Struggle of the Heroes
as الدكتور شكري 1962
The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
as Elsayed سيد 1984
Visitor at Dawn
as Shafiq Ibrahim 1975