Nour El-Sherif

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.

Nour El-Sherif
El-Sherif in London, October 2007
Born
Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah

(1946-04-28)28 April 1946
Died11 August 2015(2015-08-11) (aged 69)
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationActor
Years active1965–2013
Notable workPleasure and Suffering
Spouse(s)
(m. 1972; div. 2006)
and (2015)
Children2

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

Year Title Arabic Title Notes
1967Kasr El Shawk
1968Bint Min el Banat
1971Pleasure and Suffering[5]al-Mutåt wal-Âzab
1971My Wife and the Dog
1973Medinet al-Samt
1974In Summer We Must LoveFel Saif Lazem Nihib
1975Leqa ma al-madi
1975Hello, I'm the CatAlo, ana al-ghetta
1975Karnak CafeAl-Karnak
1975Bloody SundayYoum El-Ahad El-Damy
1976La Waqt Lil Demoue
1977Ota Ala Nar
1977Sonya and the Madman
1978Journey Inside a WomanRehla Dakhel Emraa
1978Darbet Shams
1978Wa da al-omr ya waladi
1978The Last ConfessionAl-Eeteraf al-Akhir
1978The Other Woman Maraa Al-Okhra
1980DesireAl-Raghba
1981Al-Akmar
1981People on the TopAhl El Gema
1981Al-Shaytan Yaez
1982The Bus DriverSawak Al-Utubis
1982An Egyptian StoryHadduta Misrija
1982Bariq Ayneyk
1982The PeacockAl-Tawous
1984Beit al-qadi
1984Streets of FireImam
1985The VagabondsAl-Sa Alik
1986The TrainEl-Ketaar
1986The Age of WolvesAhmed
1987Kaher el-zaman
1989Seraa al ahfad
1989HellfireInar gahined
1990The Search of Sayed MarzoukAl-Bahths an Al-Sayyid Marzuq
1991Nagi El-Ali
1992The CryAl-Sarkha
1992Ayoun Al Sakr
1994A Hot NightLeila Sakhina
1995I Won't Live in My Father's RobesLan A3ish Fi Gelbab AbiTV series
1997DestinyMassir
1997The MushroomMostafa
1998Disappearance of Gaafar El-MasryIkhtefaa Gaafar El-Masry
1999The Other ManEl Ragol El AkharTV series
2001Haj Metwali's FamilyTV series
2002El Attar we el saba3 banatTV series
2004Eish AyamakTV series
2005Dam El Ghazal
2006The Yacoubian BuildingOmaret Yakobean
2008Transit PrisonerMasgoon Transit
2008The Baby Doll NightLaylat El-Baby Doll

See also

References

  • Habib, Samar. Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations. Routledge, July 18, 2007. ISBN 0415956730, 9780415956734.

Notes

  1. Famed Egyptian actor Nour el-Sherif dies Archived 2017-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Arab American News, December 8, 2015.
  2. "نور الشريف - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ - فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. "Nour El-Sherif". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. "Nour El-Sherif's 75th Birthday". Google. 28 April 2021.
  5. Habib, p. 129.
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