Yehia Chahine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1917
- Died
- March 18, 1994 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Giza, Egypt
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. 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
Known For
Filmography
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
Movie · as السفير صدقي
The Pasha's daughter
Movie · as ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
شارع المواردي
TV · as محمد المواردي · 17 eps
All That Love
Movie · as ناصف الليثي
The Landlord
Movie
The Bloody Destiny
Movie · as Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
Alexandria… Why?
Movie · as British Ambassador
Doubt, My Love
Movie · as عبدالرحيم
The Days
TV · 13 eps
الضوء الأخضر
Movie
الأخوة الأعداء
Movie · as El-Armany الأرماني
Oh The wonders of time
Movie · as Ahmed Assem
Al Sokkareya
Movie · as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
The Lights
Movie · as مراد
The Barrier
Movie · as Salah صلاح
Dawn of Islam
Movie
Some Live Twice
Movie · as Ahmed
Queen of the Night
Movie · as أحمد عزت
Ashiaa La Tushtra
Movie
The Land
Movie · as Sheikh Hassouna
The People Inside
Movie · as رفاعي
Bit of Fear
Movie · as الشيخ إبراهيم
A Bit of Torment
Movie · as الرسّام أحمد خالد
Rawaat El Hob
Movie · as محمود سالم
Tofahet Adam
Movie · as Youssef Bey
A man and two women
Movie
Mansion of Longing
Movie · as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Three Thieves
Movie · as judge
The Confession
Movie · as Ibrahim
باسم الحب
Movie · as عبد الغفار
Boys and Girls
Movie
Between Two Palaces
Movie · as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
Son of Cleopatra
Movie · as Safar
The Teenagers
Movie · as Shams شمس
The Man I Love
Movie
Zizit
Movie
مخلب القط
Movie · as حمدي
Ragol bila Qalb
Movie · as جلال
Samra Sinai
Movie · as Adel
Kahraman
Movie
The Silent Love
Movie · as صفوت
The Female Boss
Movie · as Abbas
This is Love
Movie · as Hussein
Sleepless
Movie · as Ahmed Lutfy
Lovers of the Night
Movie
The Little Angel
Movie
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
Movie · as Ahmed Awad
Where Did My Life Go
Movie · as د. خالد
Farewell at dawn
Movie
The Stranger
Movie
The Little Doll
Movie
For Love
Movie
Life is Love
Movie · as Adel
Lovers Village
Movie · as عبد الكريم
The black knight
Movie · as Essam
They Made Me a Criminal
Movie · as الشيخ حسن
Marret El-ayam
Movie
I Am Love
Movie
Pity My Tears
Movie · as Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
A Plot
Movie · as مراد
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
Movie · as بلال بن رباح
Scandal monger
Movie · as Ahmed
Isalu kalbi
Movie
Lady of The Train
Movie · as Farid
Zeinab
Movie · as إبراهيم
Son of the Nile
Movie · as الشيخ إبراهيم
انتقام الحبيب
Movie
Elham
Movie
Kisma wa Nassib
Movie · as Asem Shaker, Engineer
Laila Al Amriya
Movie · as Qais bin Al-Malouh
The sad countryside
Movie
فتنة
Movie
Solomon's Ring
Movie · as Mahmoud
The Blow of Fate
Movie
Soultanat al-sahra
Movie · as Hassan
She was an angel
Movie
Gharam El Sheyukh
Movie
El taisha
Movie
Dahaya el madania
Movie
Rawiyah
Movie · as Officer Samir Magdy
Storms
Movie
El Mazaher
Movie · as Mahmoud El Banhawy
Salamah
Movie · as عبد الرحمن القس
Hababa
Movie
Bint Al-Sheikh
Movie
If I Was Rich
Movie · as كمال خطيب وهيبة
Al-Ans station
Movie
The Accused
Movie · as وكيل النيابة
Dananeir
Movie · as زياد