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 El-Gabalawy
1991
factory owner
Details Legitimate Father
1988
كرم - ضيف شرف
Details The Upper Egyptian Man
1987
أبو شنب
Details Malaekat el-Shaware
1985
Dr. Adel Amin
Details Guard Dogs
1984
Character TBA
Details The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
1984
Elsayed سيد
Details صراع العشاق
1981
محسن النجعاوي
Details Desire and Price
1978
Character TBA
Details Waraa Al-Shams
1978
Dr. Hossam د. حسام
Details رحلة داخل امرأة
1978
كمال الصفتي
Details Return of the Prodigal Son
1976
Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Details Visitor at Dawn
1975
Shafiq Ibrahim
Details A Woman from Cairo
1973
Character TBA
Details رجل زائد عن الحاجة
1972
Hafez Abdel-Maboud
Details Eashiqat nafsiha
1972
Dr. Mukhtar
Details Shayatteen El-bahr
1972
ضابط المباحث
Details Houses Secrets
1971
Character TBA
Details Incident of Dishonor
1971
Character TBA
Details Something in my Chest
1971
Muhammad Efendi ElSayed
Details La la ya habibi
1970
Character TBA
Details Hikaya min Baladina
1969
Morsy
Details Om Hashim's Lamp
1968
Dr. Ismail Rajab
Details ُُThe Student and the Teacher
1968
وحيد فريد
Details The Headmaster Woman
1968
دكتور فريد
Details The Second Wife
1967
Abu el Ela أبو العلا
Details The Rain Stopped
1967
Character TBA
Details Stillness of the Storm
1965
Character TBA
Details Hekayet Gawaz
1964
Mohammed محمد
Details The Next-Door Girl
1964
Omar Al-Labban
Details Fleeing from life
1964
Dr. Mahmoud Jalal
Details Alhaqibat alsawda
1964
إسماعيل
Details El hasnaa waal talaba
1963
Character TBA
Details Thaman Al-Hob
1963
Salah Alawi
Details Prisoner of the Night
1963
كمال
Details Serr el hareba
1963
Ahmed أحمد
Details A Forbidden Story
1963
Character TBA
Details The Thief and the Dogs
1962
سعيد مهران
Details Salwa fi mahab el rih
1962
Character TBA
Details Bekaya azraa
1962
Character TBA
Details El ashkiaa el talata
1962
حسين
Details Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
1962
Character TBA
Details Struggle of the Heroes
1962
الدكتور شكري
Details The Sun Will Never Set
1961
Ahmed
Details A Man in My Life
1961
Character TBA
Details طريق الأبطال
1961
حمدي عبد العزيز
Details Why Am I Living
1961
صلاح درويش
Details Saedat El Rigal
1960
Character TBA
Details Lovers' Call
1960
Character TBA
Details رجل بلا قلب
1960
كمال- ضيف شرف
Details Bridge of Immortals
1960
Character TBA
Details In Your Hands
1960
Character TBA
Details El Murra El Maghoula
1959
Abbas
Details Ahlam Al-Banat
1959
Character TBA
Details سجن العذارى
1959
Character TBA
Details Kiss Me in the Dark
1959
حسين كحك
Details Bufakkar filli nassini
1959
Character TBA
Details A woman on the Road
1958
حسنين فرج الصعيدي
Details The Fugitive
1958
Dr. Mamdouh
Details I Love you Hassan
1958
Hassan
Details Leila Raheeba
1957
Character TBA
Details Tarek Al Amal
1957
Character TBA
Details House of Forbidden Pleasures
1957
Character TBA
Details A Sinful Life
1957
Character TBA
Details The Crime and The Punishment
1957
Character TBA
Details Lover's Walk
1957
Character TBA
Details Our Green land
1956
Character TBA
Details The Shore of Memories
1955
Character TBA
Details Anklet Ring
1955
Character TBA
Details Araess fil mazad
1955
Character TBA
Details The Fools Alley
1955
طة - صبى العجلاتى
Details مملكة النساء
1955
Character TBA
Details دلوني يا ناس
1954
حسنى عبدالحليم الجزايرى
Details Hassan, Morcos and Cohen
1954
احمد منصور
Details Afreet Am Abdo
1953
Character TBA
Details Appointment with Life
1953
Ahmed
Details Millione Guinee
1953
Character TBA
Details The Bread Seller
1953
Medhat Hammad Al-Minyawi
Details Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Character TBA
Details Life when it smiles
1953
Character TBA
Details El Zuhur El Fatina
1952
Baher
Details Ghadab El Waledain
1952
Character TBA
Details Orphans' money
1952
Sami, son of Sheikh Saleh
Details People's secrets
1951
Character TBA
Details Ana bint Nass
1951
Character TBA
Details Children Of The Streets
1951
Character TBA
Details Son of the Nile
1951
حمدان / حميد
Details Daddy as a Bridegroom
1950
Character TBA
Details El avocato Madiha
1950
Character TBA
Details Beware of Pickpockets
1949
ضابط بوليس
Details Chair of Confession
1949
Character TBA
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