Mohamed Mahmoud Sobhy (; born March 3, 1948) is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor and director, known for several Egyptian movies. Early life and education Mohamed Mahmoud Sobhi was born in Cairo. He graduated from the Institute of Drama in 1970 and continued to teach until 1984. Awards Doctor Soaad ElS abbah for intellectual creativity (1991) Honorary Certificate in the Arabic theatre ceremony (1994) Best Egyptian Actor (1996,1998) Best Egyptian Theatre Actor (1998) The Best Actor Golden Lion award (1999-2001) The Best Director Golden Lion Award (1999-2001) Middle East Best Director (2001) Honorary PhD degree from the American University of California (2013) Honorary master's degree from the British University of Cambridge (2013) Filmography Plays Hello Shalaby Comparse El-Mosem (The extra of the season) Al-Tha3lab (The Fox) Entaha El-Dars Ya Ghabi (The Lesson is Over, Stupid) Hamlet Ali-Beih Mazhar (Mr. Ali Mazhar) Enta Horr (You are free) El-Mahzooz (The unstable) El-Joker (The Joker) El-Hamagy (The Barbarian) Takhareef (Superstitions) El-Baghbaghan (The Parrot) Weg'het Nazar (A Point of View) Bel-Araby El-Fasi7 (In Plain Arabic) Tabeeb Raghm Anfoh (Doctor Despite His Will) Mama America (Mother America) A'alat Wanees (The Wanees Family) Le'bet El-Set (A Woman's Plaything) Sekket El-Salama 2000 (The Road to Safety 2000) Carmen/ With a Different Perspective Of Mohammed Sobhy Amir Rafik Ghazal Al-Banat (Girls Flirting) Khebitna (Our Discomfiture) nagoum el zohr ( stars in the middle of the day) Selected films Al Gareeh (The Injured) Ali Beih Mazhar (Mr. Ali Mazhar) Uncle Zizou Habibi (1977) (My Beloved Uncle Zizou) Houna Al-Qahira (Here is Cairo) Al Karnak (The Karnak) Al-Ameel Rakam 13 (Agent 13) Al-Shyatana Alty Ahabatny (The Devil Who Loved Me) El Moshagheb 6 (The 6th trouble-maker) Batal Mn Al Sa'eed (A Champion from The South) Elfloos wel Wohoosh (The Money and The Monsters) (A Trainee Lawyer) Ela'abqary Khamsa (The Genius Number Five) TV series Ali Beih Mazhar (Mr. Aly Mazhar) Rehlet el Melyoon (The Million Journey) Sonbol ba3d el Melyoon (Sumbul After the Million) Yomyat Wanees (Wanees's Diaries) Faris bila Gawad (Cavalier Without A Steed) Mal7 el Ard (Salt of the Earth) 'Ayesh Fe Al Ghaibooba (Living In A Coma) Ana wa Ha'ola' (Me And Those) Ragol Ghany Faqeer Giddan (A Very Poor Rich Man) Al Nems Alam Ghareeb Gedan Shamlool Kimo Controversy In an interview which aired on the Egyptian Dream 2 TV on March 8, 2014 (as translated by Israeli founded MEMRI), Sobhi stated that "Benjamin