Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 28, 1917
Died
Mar 18, 1994
Place of Birth
Giza, Egypt
Credits
89 titles
Yehia Chahine
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
السفير صدقي
The Pasha's daughter
ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
شارع المواردي
محمد المواردي
All That Love
ناصف الليثي
The Landlord
Bloody Destinies
Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
Alexandria… Why?
British Ambassador
The Days
Doubt, My Love
عبدالرحيم
الضوء الأخضر
Oh The wonders of time
Ahmed Assem
الأخوة الأعداء
El-Armany الأرماني
Al Sokkareya
Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
The Barrier
Salah صلاح
The Lights
مراد
Some Live Twice
Ahmed
Dawn of Islam
Queen of the Night
أحمد عزت
The Land
Sheikh Hassouna
Ashiaa La Tushtra
A Bit of Torment
الرسّام أحمد خالد
The People Inside
رفاعي
Bit of Fear
الشيخ إبراهيم
Rawaat El Hob
محمود سالم
Mansion of Longing
Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Tofahet Adam
Youssef Bey
A man and two women
Three Thieves
judge
The Confession
Ibrahim
باسم الحب
عبد الغفار
Boys and Girls
Son of Cleopatra
Safar
The Teenagers
Shams شمس
Between Two Palaces
السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
The Man I Love
مخلب القط
حمدي
Zizit
رجل بلا قلب
جلال
Samra Sinai
Adel
The Female Boss
Abbas
This is Love
Hussein
The Silent Love
Kahraman
الملاك الصغير
Sleepless
Ahmed Lutfy
Lovers of the Night
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
Ahmed Awad
Where Did My Life Go
د. خالد
The Little Doll
Farewell at dawn