Shoukry Sarhan
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.
Acting (150 movies)
Appointment with Life
1953
A Sinful Life
1957
Lover's Walk
1957
The Leech
1956
Son of the Nile
1951
The Divorcees
1975
A Woman from Cairo
1973
Orphans' money
1952
طريق السعادة
1953
Bekaya azraa
1962
Flame
1964
Assaad El Ayam
1954
Alhaqibat alsawda
1964
علشان عيونك
1954
Guard Dogs
1984
نداء الحب
1956
The Shore of Memories
1955
Goodbye, Night
1966
Stillness of the Storm
1965
Anklet Ring
1955
Lahalibo
1949
El avocato Madiha
1950
The Bread Seller
1953
Eashiqat nafsiha
1972
Daddy as a Bridegroom
1950
The Thief and the Dogs
1962
دلوني يا ناس
1954
The Postman
1968
Saedat El Rigal
1960
صراع العشاق
1981
Rayya and Sekina
1952
The Second Wife
1967
Eghraa
1957
Hayati Inta
1952
Thaman Al-Hob
1963
The Sun Will Never Set
1961
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Kollohom Awlady
1962
I Love you Hassan
1958
سجن العذارى
1959
رجل بلا قلب
1960
رجل زائد عن الحاجة
1972
The Fools Alley
1955
نهاية حب
1957
Ana bint Nass
1951
People's secrets
1951
Albi Ala Waldi
1953
Fleeing from life
1964
Hikaya min Baladina
1969
Prisoner of the Night
1963
Qayes Wi Laila
1960
Desire and Price
1978
Life when it smiles
1953
Sweet Aziza
1969
In Your Hands
1960
Qolob El Nas
1954
Lovers' Call
1960
A Man in My Life
1961
Son of Cleopatra
1964
The Sky Devils
1956
The Barred Road
1958
The Next-Door Girl
1964
Hassan, Morcos and Cohen
1954
شريك حياتى
1953
I Am Free
1959
A woman on the Road
1958
La la ya habibi
1970
Afrah
1950
العمر أيام
1964
The Criminal
1954
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976
The Name Caller
1975
Women Can’t Lie
1954
Strangers
1973
El Murra El Maghoula
1959
The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
1984
Lady Aziza
1961
البيوت اسرار
1971
Our Green land
1956
Crime and Punishment
1957
Visitor at Dawn
1975
Return My Heart
1957
God Is on Our Side
1955
We the Students
1959
The Rebels
1968
Struggle of the Heroes
1962
Port Said
1957
Kandil om Hashem
1968
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
1968
Three Women
1969
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
1962
Kiss Me in the Dark
1959
مملكة النساء
1955
Something in my Chest
1971
Bufakkar filli nassini
1959
Araess fil mazad
1955
Salwa fi mahab el rih
1962
Waraa Al-Shams
1978
Tarek Al Amal
1957
طريق الأبطال
1961
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