Nour El-Sherif | |
|---|---|
 El-Sherif in London, October 2007 | |
| Born | Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah 28 April 1946 |
| Died | 11 August 2015 (aged 69) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–2013 |
| Notable work | Pleasure and Suffering |
| Spouse(s) | and (2015) |
| Children | 2 |
Nour El-Sherif (Arabic: نور الشريف; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah (Arabic: محمد جابر محمد عبد الله) was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list.
El-Sherif was born in the working-class neighbourhood of Sayeda Zainab in Cairo. El-Sherif was married to Poussi (1972–2006) and together they had two daughters, Sarah and Mai. He got divorced from Poussi in 2006 and they reunited in early 2015 during the difficulty of his illness. He also played soccer before choosing acting as a career. Nour El-Sherif is sometimes credited as Nour El Cherif, Nour El-Cherif or Nour Al-Sharif. He died on August 11, 2015, Cairo, Egypt.[1][2][3]
Death
Nour El-Sherif died from lung cancer in Cairo at the age of 69 in 2015 after a severe struggle with the disease.
Tribute
On 28 April 2021, Google celebrated his 75th birthday with a Google Doodle.[4]
Filmography
Selected works
| Year | Title | Arabic Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kasr El Shawk | ||
| 1968 | Bint Min el Banat | ||
| 1970 | Ashiaa la toshtra | ||
| 1971 | Pleasure and Suffering[5] | al-Mutåt wal-Âzab | |
| 1971 | My Wife and the Dog | ||
| 1973 | Medinet al-Samt | ||
| 1974 | In Summer We Must Love | Fel Saif Lazem Nihib | |
| 1975 | Leqa ma al-madi | ||
| 1975 | Hello, I'm the Cat | Alo, ana al-ghetta | |
| 1975 | Karnak Cafe | Al-Karnak | |
| 1975 | Bloody Sunday | Youm El-Ahad El-Damy | |
| 1976 | La Waqt Lil Demoue | ||
| 1977 | Ota Ala Nar | ||
| 1977 | Sonya and the Madman | ||
| 1978 | Journey Inside a Woman | Rehla Dakhel Emraa | |
| 1978 | Darbet Shams | ||
| 1978 | The Time has gone my Son | Wa da al-omr ya waladi | |
| 1978 | The Last Confession | Al-Eeteraf al-Akhir | |
| 1978 | The Other Woman | Maraa Al-Okhra | |
| 1980 | Desire | Al-Raghba | |
| 1981 | Al-Akmar | ||
| 1981 | People on the Top | Ahl El Qema | |
| 1981 | Al-Shaytan Yaez | ||
| 1982 | The Bus Driver | Sawak Al-Utubis | |
| 1982 | An Egyptian Story | Hadduta Misrija | |
| 1982 | Bariq Ayneyk | ||
| 1982 | The Peacock | Al-Tawous | |
| 1984 | Beit al-qadi | ||
| 1984 | Streets of Fire | Imam | |
| 1985 | The Vagabonds | Al-Sa Alik | |
| 1986 | The Train | El-Ketaar | |
| 1986 | The Age of Wolves | Ahmed | |
| 1987 | Kaher el-zaman | ||
| 1989 | Seraa al ahfad | ||
| 1989 | Hellfire | Inar gahined | |
| 1990 | The Search of Sayed Marzouk | Al-Bahths an Al-Sayyid Marzuq | |
| 1991 | Nagi El-Ali | ||
| 1992 | The Cry | Al-Sarkha | |
| 1992 | Ayoun Al Sakr | ||
| 1994 | A Hot Night | Leila Sakhina | |
| 1995 | I Won't Live in My Father's Robes | Lan A3ish Fi Gelbab Abi | TV series |
| 1997 | Destiny | Massir | |
| 1997 | The Mushroom | Mostafa | |
| 1998 | Disappearance of Gaafar El-Masry | Ikhtefaa Gaafar El-Masry | |
| 1999 | The Other Man | El Ragol El Akhar | TV series |
| 2001 | Haj Metwali's Family | TV series | |
| 2002 | El Attar we el saba3 banat | TV series | |
| 2004 | Eish Ayamak | TV series | |
| 2005 | Dam El Ghazal | ||
| 2006 | The Yacoubian Building | Omaret Yakobean | |
| 2008 | Transit Prisoner | Masgoon Transit | |
| 2008 | The Baby Doll Night | Laylat El-Baby Doll | |
| 2015 | Cairo Time | Betawqeet El-Qahira | |
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ Famed Egyptian actor Nour el-Sherif dies Archived 2017-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Arab American News, December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "نور الشريف - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ↑ "Nour El-Sherif". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ↑ "Nour El-Sherif's 75th Birthday". Google. 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Habib, p. 129.