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Shoukry Sarhan

Profession
Acting
Born
March 13, 1925 · Alexandrie - Egypt
Died
March 19, 1997

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.

Known for

Return of the Prodigal Son poster
Return of the Prodigal Son
Film · 1976 · ★ 6.4
The Second Wife poster
The Second Wife
Film · 1967 · ★ 7.6
The Thief and the Dogs poster
The Thief and the Dogs
Film · 1962 · ★ 6.7
The Postman poster
The Postman
Film · 1968 · ★ 6.7
I Am Free poster
I Am Free
Film · 1959 · ★ 6.7
Son of the Nile poster
Son of the Nile
Film · 1951 · ★ 7.2
Rayya and Sekina poster
Rayya and Sekina
Film · 1952 · ★ 6.4
A Woman's Youth poster
A Woman's Youth
Film · 1956
Return My Heart poster
Return My Heart
Film · 1957
A Woman on the Road poster
A Woman on the Road
Film · 1958
The Fools Alley poster
The Fools Alley
Film · 1955
Son of Cleopatra poster
Son of Cleopatra
Film · 1964

Filmography