Yehia Chahine
Born
September 28, 1917
Died
March 18, 1994 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Giza, Egypt
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
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
1992
The Pasha's daughter
ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
1991
شارع المواردي
محمد المواردي · (17 episodes)
1990
All That Love
ناصف الليثي
1988
Bloody Destinies
Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
1982
Alexandria… Why?
British Ambassador
1979
Doubt, My Love
عبدالرحيم
1979
The Days
(13 episodes)
1979
الضوء الأخضر
1976
The Estranged Brothers
El-Armany الأرماني
1974
Al Sokkareya
Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
1973
The Barrier
Salah صلاح
1972
The Lights
مراد
1972
Dawn of Islam
1971
The Land
Sheikh Hassouna
1970
Ashiaa La Tushtra
1970
A Bit of Torment
الرسّام أحمد خالد
1969
The People Inside
رفاعي
1969
Bit of Fear
الشيخ إبراهيم
1969
Rawaat El Hob
محمود سالم
1968
Mansion of Longing
Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
1966
Tofahet Adam
Youssef Bey
1966
A man and two women
1966
Three Thieves
judge
1966
The Confession
Ibrahim
1965
باسم الحب
عبد الغفار
1965
Son of Cleopatra
Safar
1964
The Teenagers
Shams شمس
1964
Between Two Mansions
السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
1964
The Man I Love
1962
مخلب القط
حمدي
1961
زيزيت
1961
رجل بلا قلب
جلال
1960
Samra Sinai
Adel
1959
The Female Boss
Abbas
1958
This is Love
Hussein
1958
The Silent Love
1958
Kahraman
1958
الملاك الصغير
1957
Sleepless
Ahmed Lutfy
1957
Lovers of the Night
1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
Ahmed Awad
1957
The Little Doll
1956
Farewell at dawn
1956
The Stranger
1956
Where Did My Life Go?
د. خالد
1956
For Love
1955
Lovers Village
1954
Pity My Tears
Mamdouh Salem
1954
They Made Me a Criminal
الشيخ حسن
1954
Life is Love
Adel
1954
The black knight
Essam
1954
I Am Love
1954
Marret El-ayam
1954
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
بلال بن رباح
1953
A Plot
مراد
1953
Scandal monger
Ahmed
1953
The Lady on the Train
Farid
1952
Isalu kalbi
1952
Zeinab
إبراهيم
1952
انتقام الحبيب
1951
Son of the Nile
الشيخ إبراهيم
1951
Kisma wa Nassib
Asem Shaker, Engineer
1950
Elham
1950
Laila Al Amriya
Qais bin Al-Malouh
1948
Soultanat al-sahra
Hassan
1947
The Blow of Fate
1947
Solomon's Ring
Mahmoud
1947
El taisha
1946
Rawiyah
Officer Samir Magdy
1946
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
Dahaya el madania
1946
Salamah
عبد الرحمن القس
1945
El Mazaher
Mahmoud El Banhawy
1945
Hababa
1944
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
If I Was Rich
كمال خطيب وهيبة
1942
almutahama
وكيل النيابة
1942
Al-Ans station
1942
Dananeir
زياد
1940