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.
Movie | The Next-Door Girl | 2025 | |
Movie | El-Gabalawy | factory owner | 1991-08-26 |
Movie | الأب الشرعي | كرم - ضيف شرف | 1988-02-13 |
Movie | The Upper Egyptian Man | أبو شنب | 1987-03-16 |
Movie | كلاب الحراسة | Unknown | 1984-04-30 |
Movie | The Night Of Fatima's Arrest | Elsayed سيد | 1984-03-26 |
Series | The man who lost his memory twice | توفيق | 1981-09-09 |
Movie | صراع العشاق | محسن النجعاوي | 1981-05-25 |
Series | محمد رسول الله | إليعازر | 1980-07-15 |
Series | أيام العذاب | محمود بيه | 1979-01-01 |
Movie | Al-Mashrabiya | Unknown | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | رحلة داخل امرأة | كمال الصفتي | 1978-03-06 |
Movie | Waraa Al-Shams | Dr. Hossam د. حسام | 1978-09-03 |
Movie | Desire and Price | 1978-09-03 | |
Series | المشربية | الأسطى عباس | 1978-08-05 |
Movie | Return Of The Prodigal Son | Tolba Mohamed Madbouly | 1976-09-24 |
Movie | Visitor at Dawn | Shafiq Ibrahim | 1975-03-03 |
Movie | The Name Caller | Hamed | 1975-09-29 |
Movie | The Divorcees | Adel | 1975-04-21 |
Movie | Strangers | Unknown | 1973-04-09 |
Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
Movie | رجل زائد عن الحاجة | Hafez Abdel-Maboud | 1972-08-24 |
Movie | شياطين البحر | ضابط المباحث | 1972-01-24 |
Movie | Eashiqat nafsiha | Dr. Mukhtar | 1972-01-24 |
Movie | College Girls | murad | 1971-01-11 |
Movie | Incident of Dishonor | 1971-09-06 | |
Movie | Something in my Chest | Muhammad Efendi ElSayed | 1971-08-30 |
Movie | Houses Secrets | 1971-12-13 | |
Movie | لا لا يا حبيبي | Unknown | 1970-01-07 |
Movie | Three Women | Youssef | 1969-01-27 |
Movie | Sweet Aziza | أحمد رأفت | 1969-09-01 |
Movie | Hikaya min Baladina | Morsy | 1969-02-24 |
Movie | The Rebels | الدكتور عزيز | 1968-01-02 |
Movie | The Postman | Abbas | 1968-04-15 |
Movie | El-sit el-nazra | دكتور فريد | 1968-09-09 |
Movie | Om Hashim's Lamp | Dr. Ismail Rajab | 1968-11-04 |
Movie | ُُThe Student And The Teacher | وحيد فريد | 1968-11-04 |
Movie | The Rain Stopped | Unknown | 1967-09-04 |
Movie | The Second Wife | Abu el Ela أبو العلا | 1967-10-14 |
Movie | Goodbye, Night | Ahmed | 1966-08-24 |
Movie | Stillness of the Storm | Unknown | 1965-08-16 |
Movie | Alhaqibat alsawda | إسماعيل | 1964-04-06 |
Series | لا شيء يهم | Unknown | 1964-01-15 |
Movie | Fleeing from life | Dr. Mahmoud Jalal | 1964-04-20 |
Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
Movie | Son of Cleopatra | Akro | 1964-12-31 |
Movie | Hekayet Gawaz | Mohammed محمد | 1964-10-18 |
Movie | العمر أيام | فتحي سالم | 1964-05-17 |
Movie | A Bachelor’s Life | عمر | 1963-01-07 |
Movie | A Forbidden Story | 1963-03-13 | |
Movie | Thaman Al-Hob | Salah Alawi | 1963-11-25 |
Movie | Serr el hareba | Ahmed أحمد | 1963-08-04 |
Movie | Prisoner of the Night | كمال | 1963-09-16 |
Movie | الحسناء و الطلبة | Unknown | 1963-09-11 |
Movie | El ashkiaa el talata | حسين | 1962-01-29 |
Movie | Struggle of the Heroes | الدكتور شكري | 1962-01-02 |
Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
Movie | Salwa fi mahab el rih | 1962-04-23 | |
Movie | Baqaya eadhra' | 1962-05-02 | |
Movie | The Thief and the Dogs | سعيد مهران | 1962-11-12 |
Movie | Kollohom Awlady | Amin | 1962-09-23 |
Movie | Why Am I Living | صلاح درويش | 1961-01-23 |
Movie | El safira Aziza | أحمد | 1961-01-30 |
Movie | طريق الأبطال | حمدي عبد العزيز | 1961-03-13 |
Movie | The Sun Will Never Set | Ahmed | 1961-12-25 |
Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
Movie | Dearest Beloved | مختار | 1961-04-03 |
Movie | Qayes Wi Laila | Qayes | 1960-01-18 |
Movie | In Your Hands | Unknown | 1960-01-27 |
Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
Movie | رجل بلا قلب | كمال- ضيف شرف | 1960-10-17 |
Movie | Bridge of Immortals | Unknown | 1960-03-28 |
Movie | صائدة الرجال | 1960-10-15 | |
Movie | Bufakkar filli nassini | 1959-01-01 | |
Movie | We the Students | حسنين | 1959-01-02 |
Movie | Kiss Me in the Dark | حسين كحك | 1959-01-01 |
Movie | El Murra El Maghoula | Abbas | 1959-12-07 |
Movie | I Am Free | عباس صفوت | 1959-01-02 |
Movie | Ahlam Al-Banat | 1959-06-04 | |
Movie | سجن العذارى | 1959-02-09 | |
Movie | Hob Min Narr | 1958-02-24 | |
Movie | The Barred Road | Ahmed | 1958-04-22 |
Movie | I Love you Hassan | Hassan | 1958-04-14 |
Movie | The Fugitive | Dr. Mamdouh | 1958-10-20 |
Movie | A woman on the Road | حسنين فرج الصعيدي | 1958-12-22 |
Movie | Habibi El Asmar | 1958-06-26 | |
Movie | Port Said | Fathy | 1957-07-08 |
Movie | A Sinful Life | Unknown | 1957-05-14 |
Movie | The Crime and The Punishment | 1957-04-03 | |
Movie | House of Forbidden Pleasures | Unknown | 1957-09-29 |
Movie | Lover's Walk | 1957-03-17 | |
Movie | نهاية حب | Unknown | 1957-11-09 |
Movie | Eghraa | Hussein | 1957-12-23 |
Movie | Leila Raheeba | 1957-12-26 | |
Movie | Return My Heart | علي | 1957-12-10 |
Movie | Tarek Al Amal | 1957-11-28 | |
Movie | The Leech | إمام بلتاجي | 1956-01-09 |
Movie | نداء الحب | حماده | 1956-04-30 |
Movie | Our Green land | 1956-10-23 | |
Movie | The Sky Devils | Farghaly | 1956-04-02 |
Movie | The Fools Alley | طة - صبى العجلاتى | 1955-01-02 |
Movie | مملكة النساء | Unknown | 1955-01-01 |
Movie | God Is on Our Side | محسن | 1955-01-02 |
Movie | Ismail Yassine Yukabel Raya Wa Sekina | أمين | 1955-03-21 |
Movie | Araess fil mazad | 1955-01-22 | |
Movie | The Shore of Memories | 1955-11-21 | |
Movie | Anklet Ring | 1955-07-25 | |
Movie | El naas makamat | Gamal | 1954-07-05 |
Movie | Assaad El Ayam | Fathy | 1954-07-19 |
Movie | Qolob El Nas | Qassim | 1954-02-01 |
Movie | علشان عيونك | فوزى | 1954-04-29 |
Movie | Hassan, Morcos and Cohen | احمد منصور | 1954-05-31 |
Movie | The Criminal | مراد | 1954-09-30 |
Movie | April Fool | حسني شركس | 1954-08-08 |
Movie | Pity My Tears | Adel Amin | 1954-10-31 |
Movie | Aziza | 1954-11-01 | |
Movie | دلوني يا ناس | 1954-10-14 | |
Movie | Women Can’t Lie | Kamal | 1954-10-11 |
Movie | شريك حياتى | مدحت | 1953-03-23 |
Movie | Appointment with Life | Ahmed | 1953-01-02 |
Movie | Life when it smiles | Unknown | 1953-01-01 |
Movie | Albi Ala Waldi | Rauoof | 1953-03-23 |
Movie | بين قلبين | وهيب | 1953-01-01 |
Movie | The Bread Seller | Medhat Hammad Al-Minyawi | 1953-08-17 |
Movie | Millione Guinee | 1953-12-07 | |
Movie | Afreet Am Abdo | 1953-12-16 | |
Movie | طريق السعادة | محمد | 1953-04-16 |
Movie | ماليش حد | Unknown | 1953-11-26 |
Movie | في شرع مين | 1953-10-15 | |
Movie | الأم القاتلة | مجدى | 1952-01-01 |
Movie | Rayya and Sekina | أمين | 1952-02-23 |
Movie | Hayati Inta | Rushdy | 1952-09-29 |
Movie | Ghadab El Waledain | Unknown | 1952-03-17 |
Movie | El Zuhur El Fatina | 1952-08-28 | |
Movie | أموال اليتامى | 1952-04-01 | |
Movie | Son of the Nile | حمدان / حميد | 1951-01-10 |
Movie | Children Of The Streets | 1951-02-19 | |
Movie | أسرار الناس | 1951-01-30 | |
Movie | أنا بنت ناس | 1951-09-02 | |
Movie | El avocato Madiha | 1950-04-10 | |
Movie | Daddy as a Bridegroom | Unknown | 1950-12-31 |
Movie | Afrah | Unknown | 1950-05-01 |
Movie | Chair of Confession | 1949-01-01 | |
Movie | Lahalibo | Unknown | 1949-01-02 |
Movie | Nadia | Unknown | 1949-02-07 |