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