Yehia Chahine
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1917-09-28
- Died
- 1994-03-18
- 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.
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (86)
Sleepless
1957
as Ahmed Lutfy
Between Two Mansions
1964
as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
The Land
1970
as Sheikh Hassouna
A Bit of Torment
1969
as الرسّام أحمد خالد
Three Thieves
1966
as judge
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as British Ambassador
Life is Love
1954
as Adel
Lady of The Train
1952
as Farid
They Made Me a Criminal
1954
as الشيخ حسن
Bit of Fear
1969
as الشيخ إبراهيم
The People Inside
1969
as رفاعي
Son of Cleopatra
1964
as Safar
Al Sokkareya
1973
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
Rawaat El Hob
1968
as محمود سالم
The Barrier
1972
as Salah صلاح
Where Did My Life Go?
1957
as د. خالد
Dananeir
1940
as زياد
The Lights
1972
as مراد
Son of the Nile
1951
as الشيخ إبراهيم
باسم الحب
1965
as عبد الغفار
Samra Sinai
1959
as Adel
A Plot
1953
as مراد
Dawn of Islam
1971
Rawiyah
1946
as Officer Samir Magdy
Zeinab
1952
as إبراهيم
Bloody Destinies
1982
as Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
The Pasha's daughter
1991
as ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
الأخوة الأعداء
1974
as El-Armany الأرماني
The black knight
1954
as Essam
Scandal monger
1953
as Ahmed
Doubt, My Love
1979
as عبدالرحيم
I Am Love
1954
The Confession
1965
as Ibrahim
All That Love
1988
as ناصف الليثي
Ashiaa La Tushtra
1970
The Little Doll
1956
The Landlord
1988
The Teenagers
1964
as Shams شمس
Dahaya el madania
1946
Marret El-ayam
1954
Pity My Tears
1954
as Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
Isalu kalbi
1952
Laila Al Amriya
1948
as Qais bin Al-Malouh
almutahama
1942
as وكيل النيابة
El Mazaher
1945
as Mahmoud El Banhawy
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
1992
Hababa
1944
Salamah
1945
as عبد الرحمن القس
El taisha
1946
Boys and Girls
1965
Mansion of Longing
1966
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Al-Ans station
1942
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
as Ahmed Awad
A man and two women
1966
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
as بلال بن رباح
Farewell at dawn
1956
رجل بلا قلب
1960
as جلال
الضوء الأخضر
1976
فتنة
1948
Elham
1950
Lovers Village
1954
as عبد الكريم
Soultanat al-sahra
1947
as Hassan
Tofahet Adam
1966
as Youssef Bey
Lovers of the Night
1957
Storms
1946
The Stranger
1956
If I Was Rich
1942
as كمال خطيب وهيبة
The Man I Love
1962
Kisma wa Nassib
1950
as Asem Shaker, Engineer
مخلب القط
1961
as حمدي
Queen of the Night
1971
as أحمد عزت
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
The Silent Love
1958
Zizit
1961
The Blow of Fate
1947
Some Live Twice
1971
as Ahmed
This is Love
1958
as Hussein
Kahraman
1958
The Female Boss
1958
as Abbas
انتقام الحبيب
1951
She was an angel
1947
الملاك الصغير
1957
The sad countryside
1948
For Love
1955
Solomon's Ring
1947
as Mahmoud
About 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,… With 88 credits spanning from 1940 to 1992, Yehia Chahine has appeared in 86 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yehia Chahine Movies
- Sleepless (1957) — as Ahmed Lutfy
- Between Two Mansions (1964) — as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
- The Land (1970) — as Sheikh Hassouna
- A Bit of Torment (1969) — as الرسّام أحمد خالد
- Three Thieves (1966) — as judge
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