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
Acted in
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
1992
Bnt albasha alwazir
1991
شارع المواردي
1990
as محمد المواردي
All That Love
1988
as ناصف الليثي
Bloody Destinies
1982
as Hilmi Pasha
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as British Ambassador
Al-Shakk ya Habibi
1979
as عبدالرحيم
The Days
1979
الضوء الأخضر
1976
The Estranged Brothers
1974
as El-Armany
Al Sokkareya
1973
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
The Barrier
1972
as Salah
The Lights
1972
as مراد
Dawn of Islam
1971
أشياء لا تشترى
1970
The Land
1970
as Sheikh Hassouna
A Bit of Torment
1969
as الرسّام أحمد خالد
The People Inside
1969
as رفاعي
Bit of Fear
1969
as Al Shaikh Ibrahim
Rawaat El Hob
1968
as Mahmoud Salem
Mansion of Longing
1966
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
رجل وامرأتان
1966
Tofahet Adam
1966
The Confession
1965
as Ibrahim
Son of Cleopatra
1964
as Safar
The Teenagers
1964
as Shams
Between Two Mansions
1964
as Ahmed Abdel Gawad
The Man I Love
1962
زيزيت
1961
رجل بلا قلب
1960
as جلال
Smra sayna
1959
The Female Boss
1958
as Abbas
This is Love
1958
as Hussein
The Silent Love
1958
Kahraman
1958
الملاك الصغير
1957
Sleepless
1957
as Ahmed Lutfy
Lovers of the Night
1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
as Ahmed Awad
الغريب
1956
The Little Doll
1956
Farewell at dawn
1956
The Stranger
1956
Where Did My Life Go?
1956
as د. خالد
For Love
1955
Pity My Tears
1954
as Mamdouh Salem
They Made Me a Criminal
1954
as الشيخ حسن
قرية العشاق
1954
Life is Love
1954
as Adel
The black knight
1954
as Essam
I Am Love
1954
Marret El-ayam
1954
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
as بلال بن رباح
Moamara
1953
سلوا قلبي
1952
The Lady on the Train
1952
as Farid
Zeinab
1952
as إبراهيم
انتقام الحبيب
1951
Son of the Nile
1951
as الشيخ إبراهيم
Elham
1950
ضربة القدر
1947
Solomon's Ring
1947
as Mahmoud
El taisha
1946
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
El mazaher
1945
Salamah
1945
as عبد الرحمن القس
Hababa
1944
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
If I Was Rich
1942
as Kamal Khatib Wahiba
almutahama
1942
Al-Ans station
1942
Dananeir
1940
as زياد