
Shoukry Sarhan
Born: 1925-03-13
Place of birth: Alexandrie - Egypt
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

Guard Dogs
1984

Goodbye, Night
1966

Ahlam Al-Banat
1959

Zanuba
1956

Pity My Tears
1954

Kisma wa Nassib
1950

Afrah
1950

Beware of Pickpockets
1949

Lahalibo
1949

Nadia
1949

El Zuhur El Fatina
1952

Anklet Ring
1955

محمد رسول الله
1980

The Next-Door Girl
1964

Thaman Al-Hob
1963

Years of love
1963

Salwa in the Wind
1962

Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
1962