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Mohamed Sobhi

Mohamed Sobhi

Birthday: 1948-03-03 | Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Mohamed Sobhy is an Egyptian actor, writer and director who was born in Cairo in 1948. At a young age he was known for his talent of imitating famous artists; “Youssef Wahby, “Abu-Lam’a” and “Ahmad al-Haddaad”, a talent that paved his way to join the famous radio entertainment program “Saa’a le-albak i.e. An hour for your heart”. His unique artistic talent first appeared during his final exam at the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1967 when he played Hamlet, graduated with honors and was appointed demonstrator. He later wrote, starred and directed in his own theatrical version of Hamlet. Thus, his name was added to the British Encyclopedia, the most famous international encyclopedia. He started his career playing minor roles in stage plays with famous stars like Salaah Mansour, Fou’aad al-Mohandess, Hassan Youssef, Muhammad ‘Awad, Muhammad Negm and others. Although he played small roles, yet his appearance attracted audience and gained the admiration of those whom he worked with for his undeniable talent. His first, small but significant, role in “Hello Shalaby (1970)” was one of his most known achievements at the time. His lead roles started with ” Entaha al-dars ya ghabi i.e. Lesson is over, stupid”. Then, followed his roles in “’Aly Beih Mazhar. i.e. Mr. Aly Mazhar”, “Hamlet”, “Al-jokar i.e. The Joker”, “Al-hamagy i.e. The barbarian”, “Weg-het nazar i.e. A point of view”, “Mama America”, “Le’bet al-sett i.e. A woman’s plaything”, “Carmen”, and other Naguib El Reehany plays that he produced in the late 90's and early 2000's. Among Sobhy’s popular TV series are: “Aly Beih Mazhar. i.e. Mr. Aly Mazhar”, “Kimo”, “Rehlet al-million i.e. The journey to be a millionaire”, “Sonbol baa’d el Million i.e. Sonbol..A millionaire”, “Yawmeyyat Wanees i.e. Wanees days” (seven seasons) and “Faares bela gawaad i.e. A knight without a horse”. On the silver screen, Sobhy was widely noticed in “Abnaa al-samt i.e. Sons of silence, and his critically acclaimed role as an activist student in the political drama “Al-Karnak.”

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Me, the Bee and the Wasp

as    دسوقي

2018
Our Failure

as    بائس

2017
The Flirtation of Girls

as    أستاذ حمام

2000
The Lady's Puppet

as    Hassan Ashour Abu Tabak

2000
Have a Safe Journey 2000

as    Qorny

1998
Mama America

as    عايش شحاتة منافع

1994
Wanees's Diaries

as    Wanees ونيس أبو الفضل جاد الله عويس عبدالحق

1991
A Hero from Upper Egypt

as    هريدي

1990
Adam Uncovered

as    Adam

1990
Al-Shaytana Allati Ahabtni

as    مقدم صلاح شوقي

1989
Agent number 13

as    Sharif Mehran

1989
A Point Of View

as    عرفة الشواف

1988
Money and Monsters

as    آدم عبدالله

1986
Balagh didi aimra'a

as    أمجد

1984
El Baghbaghan

as    حلامبوحة

1979
The Joker

as    Engineer Shareef, The Doctor, Zaki Dabour, Uncle Ayoub, 'Atiyat

1978
Waraa Al-Shams

as    Walid وليد