Acting
May 27, 1938
Suhaj, Egypt
George Sedhom
Acting
Biography
An Egyptian actor born in Girga, Sohag, in 1938, he attended Ain Shams University and graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture in 1961. He teamed up with colleagues Samir Ghanem and El-Deif Ahmed to form the "Tholathy Adwa' El-Masrah" (The Stage Lights Trio) troupe, which performed in theater and television. They rose to fame starring in the first-ever Ramadan *Fawazeer* (riddle/variety shows) directed by Mohamed Salem and co-starred in numerous films and plays during that period. Following the death of El-Deif Ahmed, Samir and George continued to work together for years before Samir eventually pursued a solo career. George Sidhom’s notable plays include *Ahlan Ya Doctor* (Welcome, Doctor), *Al-Mutazawwijun* (The Married Couple), *Hub fi Al-Takhshiba* (Love in the Holding Cell), *Funduq Al-Ashghal Al-Shaqqa* (Hard Labor Hotel), and *Musiqa fi Al-Hayy Al-Sharqi* (Music in the Eastern Quarter); his television work includes *Bawabat Al-Halawani*. In 1997, he suffered a stroke that caused complete paralysis on the right side of his body and impaired his speech center, effectively ending his career in the arts.
Feature Films (75)
A cowardly, weak-eyed man loses his glasses in the street and suddenly a lion appears in front of him and is believed to be a sheep. He decides to imprison it in a butcher shop to discover that he is imprisoned a lion.
The Bravest Man in the World
Three different stories about three women. Three women, the first (Hana), who loves (Adel), but she meets (Sami) to also fall in love with him, the second widow (Tawahida), who loves (Yusef) the employee of the Muslim Council, but he is married, and the third (Shams), the singer who falls in love with Fathi But he lives at a loss because of her sitting with clients, what happens to the three women
Three Women
Zaghloul has multiple romantic relationships under his friend Balbal’s name, then disappears. The women seek revenge, while the innocent Balbal gets caught in endless trouble because of Zaghloul’s deception.
For a Bunch of Women
Abdullah is a judge who asks court guard Farghali to bring him a maid, he goes to the poor Shohrat who needs money for her children and her addict husband . She has an affair with the judge who gives her money. But when he decides to refrain from paying her, she leaves and he looks for her everywhere.
The City's Lost Souls
Zarifa objects the marriage of her daughter Mona from Tahsin, as she wants her married to a wealthy man, while Ashour, Mona's father, supports the marriage. Zarifa dies, and Ashour, Mona and Tahsin settle on a wedding date, only to see Zarifa's spirit appearing to them trying to spoil their plans.
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Sahar and Rady are in love, but when he asks Sahar to marry him, she turns him down because she's really a poor girl. Rady joins the navy, while the musician Aziz discovers Sahar's talent for singing and trains her. She works at the school of Bahr El-Baqar and survives when the Israelis bomb it.
A Castle in the Air
A pickpocket decides to repent from pickpocketing, and when he leaves the prison door, he sees a group of pickpockets waiting for him, so he goes with them to a nightclub where he meets its owner who asks him for the wallet he picked before entering prison. He denies pickpocketing the wallet and goes to his house and opens the wallet, only to be surprised by contracts and papers in the name of the movie star Samia Fawzy, so he is forced to go to her house to give her the papers, and she is impressed by him and loves him at first sight and marries him.
Nashal raghm anfuh
A film producer who agrees with one of the directors to direct a movie, assigning the movie starring to Noussa, then filming is delayed and disputes arise between Noussa and the film's hero, as they both try to manage a mold for the other, so that they fall in love together and insist on completing filming after changing the story of the movie.
Sweet and Naughty
A group of Egyptian soldiers returns from the Yemen War, including Men'em who promises his friends a grand wedding. As Sheikh Hassan claims to be an acquaintance of artists, he gets in trouble when it is discovered that belly dancer Nagwa Fouad doesn't know him.
Utmost Joy
In Abu Qir, two adjacent camps are set up, one for boys and one for girls. The supervisors of the two camps, Nadia and Hassan, must find a common ground when they clash over Nadia's strict attempts to keep the students separated by gender, and Hassan's wish to let them enjoy their vacation.
Girls Camp
A musical film that depicts the life of the Egyptian people under the rule of the English colonizer through the revolutionary of the beggars, represented by Shakal who falls in love with the revolutionist Hassanin and helps him combat the colonizer.
The Beggars' Strike
Television & Series (12)
Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.
Raafat Al Haggan
El Halawani Gate brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
El Halawani Gate
El Halawani Gate brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
