Yehia Chahine
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.
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
Fotos
Filme (87)
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
1992 · السفير صدقي
The Pasha's daughter
1991 · ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
All That Love
1988 · ناصف الليثي
The Landlord
1988
The Bloody Destiny
1982 · Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
Alexandria… Why?
1979 · British Ambassador
Doubt, My Love
1979 · عبدالرحيم
الضوء الأخضر
1976
Oh The wonders of time
1974 · Ahmed Assem
الأخوة الأعداء
1974 · El-Armany الأرماني
Al Sokkareya
1973 · Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
The Barrier
1972 · Salah صلاح
The Lights
1972 · مراد
Some Live Twice
1971 · Ahmed
Dawn of Islam
1971
Queen of the Night
1971 · أحمد عزت
The Land
1970 · Sheikh Hassouna
Ashiaa La Tushtra
1970
A Bit of Torment
1969 · الرسّام أحمد خالد
The People Inside
1969 · رفاعي
Bit of Fear
1969 · الشيخ إبراهيم
Rawaat El Hob
1968 · محمود سالم
Mansion of Longing
1966 · Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Tofahet Adam
1966 · Youssef Bey
A man and two women
1966
Three Thieves
1966 · judge
The Confession
1965 · Ibrahim
باسم الحب
1965 · عبد الغفار
Boys and Girls
1965
Son of Cleopatra
1964 · Safar
The Teenagers
1964 · Shams شمس
Between Two Palaces
1964 · السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
The Man I Love
1962
مخلب القط
1961 · حمدي
Zizit
1961
Ragol bila Qalb
1960 · جلال
Samra Sinai
1959 · Adel
The Female Boss
1958 · Abbas
The Silent Love
1958 · صفوت
This is Love
1958 · Hussein
Kahraman
1958
The Little Angel
1957
Sleepless
1957 · Ahmed Lutfy
Lovers of the Night
1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957 · Ahmed Awad
Where Did My Life Go
1957 · د. خالد
The Little Doll
1956
Farewell at dawn
1956
The Stranger
1956
For Love
1955
Lovers Village
1954 · عبد الكريم
Pity My Tears
1954 · Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
They Made Me a Criminal
1954 · الشيخ حسن
Life is Love
1954 · Adel
The black knight
1954 · Essam
I Am Love
1954
Marret El-ayam
1954
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953 · بلال بن رباح
A Plot
1953 · مراد
Scandal monger
1953 · Ahmed
Lady of The Train
1952 · Farid
Isalu kalbi
1952 · Writer
Zeinab
1952 · إبراهيم
انتقام الحبيب
1951
Son of the Nile
1951 · الشيخ إبراهيم
Kisma wa Nassib
1950 · Asem Shaker, Engineer
Elham
1950
Laila Al Amriya
1948 · Qais bin Al-Malouh
The sad countryside
1948
فتنة
1948
She was an angel
1947
Soultanat al-sahra
1947 · Hassan
The Blow of Fate
1947
Solomon's Ring
1947 · Mahmoud
El taisha
1946
Rawiyah
1946 · Officer Samir Magdy
Storms
1946
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
Dahaya el madania
1946
Salamah
1945 · عبد الرحمن القس
El Mazaher
1945 · Mahmoud El Banhawy
Hababa
1944
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
If I Was Rich
1942 · كمال خطيب وهيبة
The Accused
1942 · وكيل النيابة
Al-Ans station
1942
Dananeir
1940 · زياد
