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
88 acting credits
Acting · 88
شارع المواردي
1990
Three Thieves
1966
The Days
1979
The Land
1970
Son of Cleopatra
1964
Alexandria… Why?
1979
Lady of The Train
1952
Al Sokkareya
1973
All That Love
1988
They Made Me a Criminal
1954
Samra Sinai
1959
El Mazaher
1945
Laila Al Amriya
1948
Mansion of Longing
1966
الأخوة الأعداء
1974
Life is Love
1954
Sleepless
1957
Dahaya el madania
1946
The Barrier
1972
Between Two Mansions
1964
باسم الحب
1965
Bit of Fear
1969
Zeinab
1952
The People Inside
1969
Scandal monger
1953
Rawiyah
1946
A Bit of Torment
1969
Son of the Nile
1951
Lovers Village
1954
Rawaat El Hob
1968
Ashiaa La Tushtra
1970
The Little Doll
1956
Doubt, My Love
1979
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
Pity My Tears
1954
The black knight
1954
El taisha
1946
The Pasha's daughter
1991
A man and two women
1966
Bloody Destinies
1982
Kahraman
1958
A Plot
1953
Soultanat al-sahra
1947
The Teenagers
1964
The Confession
1965
This is Love
1958
Where Did My Life Go?
1957
Dananeir
1940
Tofahet Adam
1966
Hababa
1944
Zizit
1961
رجل بلا قلب
1960
مخلب القط
1961
almutahama
1942
The Blow of Fate
1947
Lovers of the Night
1957
I Am Love
1954
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
1992
Kisma wa Nassib
1950
Isalu kalbi
1952
Marret El-ayam
1954
Elham
1950
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
Salamah
1945
The Female Boss
1958
Al-Ans station
1942
Some Live Twice
1971
الملاك الصغير
1957
The Stranger
1956
The Man I Love
1962
Storms
1946
She was an angel
1947
Farewell at dawn
1956
If I Was Rich
1942
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
The sad countryside
1948
Queen of the Night
1971
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
The Landlord
1988
The Lights
1972
الضوء الأخضر
1976
فتنة
1948
Boys and Girls
1965
The Silent Love
1958
For Love
1955
Dawn of Islam
1971
Solomon's Ring
1947
انتقام الحبيب
1951