Yehia Chahine
87 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1917
- Died
- Mar 18, 1994 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Giza, Egypt
- Also known as
- يحيى يحيى حسن شاهين · يحيى شاهين · Yahya Yahya Hassan Shaheen
Biography
Yehia Chahine was born in Imbaba, Giza. His father's name was Yehia Chahine too. He received a diploma in performing arts and started acting in theatre. His first performance was in the play Murtafat w Darag (Heights and Stairs). In 1935, he acted in his first film.
He acted in numerous films, but his most notable role is that of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, a Cairene patriarch, in the Cairo Trilogy films. The three films, Bayn al-Qasrayn (Palace Walk, which is based on the Palace Walk novel) in 1964, Qasr al-Shawq (Palace of Desire) in 1967, and Al-Sukkariya (Sugar Street) in 1973, were set in Cairo and followed the family of Abd al-Jawwad across three generations, from World War I to the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952. They were well received and successful in Egypt and the Arab world.
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Additionally, he has acted in many other successful films. He starred in film director Youssef Chahine's Ibn al-Nile (Son of the Nile) along with Faten Hamama in 1951. He played a leading role in the 1954 film Gaalouni Mujriman (I Have Been Made a Murderer), which was based on a novel by Naguib Mahfouz. In 1957, he starred in La Anam (Sleepless), a film that was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions. His last film role was in 1988, in the film Kul Hatha al-Hub (All This Love).
Chahine received several awards for his film roles. In 1993, he received the Sciences and Arts prize. He died at the age of 76, on 18 March 1994
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Yehia Chahine: movies and TV shows
Acting (89)
- 1992 دموع صاحبة الجلالة
as السفير صدقي
- 1991 The Pasha's daughter
as ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
- 1990
- 1988 All That Love
as ناصف الليثي
- 1988
- 1982 The Bloody Destiny
as Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
- 1979 Alexandria… Why?
as British Ambassador
- 1979 Doubt, My Love
as عبدالرحيم
- 1979
- 1976
- 1974 Oh The wonders of time
as Ahmed Assem
- 1974 الأخوة الأعداء
as El-Armany الأرماني
- 1973 Al Sokkareya
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
- 1972 The Barrier
as Salah صلاح
- 1972 The Lights
as مراد
- 1971 Some Live Twice
as Ahmed
- 1971
- 1971 Queen of the Night
as أحمد عزت
- 1970 The Land
as Sheikh Hassouna
- 1970
- 1969 A Bit of Torment
as الرسّام أحمد خالد
- 1969 The People Inside
as رفاعي
- 1969 Bit of Fear
as الشيخ إبراهيم
- 1968 Rawaat El Hob
as محمود سالم
- 1966 Mansion of Longing
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
- 1966 Tofahet Adam
as Youssef Bey
- 1966
- 1966 Three Thieves
as judge
- 1965 The Confession
as Ibrahim
- 1965 باسم الحب
as عبد الغفار
- 1965
- 1964 Son of Cleopatra
as Safar
- 1964 The Teenagers
as Shams شمس
- 1964 Between Two Palaces
as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
- 1962
- 1961 مخلب القط
as حمدي
- 1961
- 1960 Ragol bila Qalb
as جلال
- 1959 Samra Sinai
as Adel
- 1958 The Female Boss
as Abbas
- 1958 The Silent Love
as صفوت
- 1958 This is Love
as Hussein
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957 Sleepless
as Ahmed Lutfy
- 1957
- 1957 Nisaa Fi Hayaty
as Ahmed Awad
- 1957 Where Did My Life Go
as د. خالد
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954 Lovers Village
as عبد الكريم
- 1954 Pity My Tears
as Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
- 1954 They Made Me a Criminal
as الشيخ حسن
- 1954 Life is Love
as Adel
- 1954 The black knight
as Essam
- 1954
- 1954
- 1953 Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
as بلال بن رباح
- 1953 A Plot
as مراد
- 1953 Scandal monger
as Ahmed
- 1952 Lady of The Train
as Farid
- 1952
- 1952 Zeinab
as إبراهيم
- 1951
- 1951 Son of the Nile
as الشيخ إبراهيم
- 1950 Kisma wa Nassib
as Asem Shaker, Engineer
- 1950
- 1948 Laila Al Amriya
as Qais bin Al-Malouh
- 1948
- 1948
- 1947
- 1947 Soultanat al-sahra
as Hassan
- 1947
- 1947 Solomon's Ring
as Mahmoud
- 1946
- 1946 Rawiyah
as Officer Samir Magdy
- 1946
- 1946
- 1946
- 1945 Salamah
as عبد الرحمن القس
- 1945 El Mazaher
as Mahmoud El Banhawy
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942 If I Was Rich
as كمال خطيب وهيبة
- 1942 The Accused
as وكيل النيابة
- 1942
- 1940 Dananeir
as زياد
Behind the camera (1)
- 1952 Isalu kalbi
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