
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.

محمد رسول الله
TV • 1980

The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice
TV • 1981

Al-Mashrabiya
TV • 1978

Rayya and Sekina
MOVIE • 1952

أيام العذاب
TV • 1979

Port Said
MOVIE • 1957

لا شيء يهم
TV • 1964

We the Students
MOVIE • 1959

God Is on Our Side
MOVIE • 1955

دموع الشموع
TV • 1993

Bridge of Immortals
MOVIE • 1960

Return My Heart
MOVIE • 1957

The Upper Egyptian Man
MOVIE • 1987

Millione Guinee
MOVIE • 1953

Ana bint Nass
MOVIE • 1951

Return of the Prodigal Son
MOVIE • 1976

Kiss Me in the Dark
MOVIE • 1959

صراع العشاق
MOVIE • 1981