Shoukry Sarhan profile
Actor profile

Shoukry Sarhan

13th March 1925 Alexandrie - Egypt Acting

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.

151 Movies 7 TV Shows 160 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Three Women poster
Three Women 27th January 1969 as Youssef - يوسف (القصة2)
The Rebels poster
The Rebels 2nd January 1968 as الدكتور عزيز
The Fugitive poster
The Fugitive 20th October 1958 as Dr. Mamdouh - الدكتور ممدوح
Eghraa poster
Eghraa 23rd December 1957 as Hussein - حسين
Zanuba poster
Zanuba 11th December 1956 as Hosny - حسني
Orphans' money poster
Orphans' money 1st January 1952 as Sami, son of Sheikh Saleh - سامي ابن الشيخ صالح