Yehia Chahine
Known For
Acting
Born
1917-09-28 in Giza, Egypt
Died
1994-03-18
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
Most Known For
شارع المواردي
as محمد المواردي
The Days
The Land
as Sheikh Hassouna
Alexandria… Why?
as British Ambassador
A Bit of Torment
as الرسّام أحمد خالد
They Made Me a Criminal
as الشيخ حسن
Bit of Fear
as الشيخ إبراهيم
Son of Cleopatra
as Safar
Between Two Mansions
as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
Son of the Nile
as الشيخ إبراهيم
El Mazaher
as Mahmoud El Banhawy
Three Thieves
as judge
The Lights
as مراد
The People Inside
as رفاعي
Rawaat El Hob
as محمود سالم
Lady of The Train
as Farid
Farewell at dawn
Al Sokkareya
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
الأخوة الأعداء
as El-Armany الأرماني
All That Love
as ناصف الليثي