Cast
Yehia Chahine
Acting
Cast
Yehia Chahine
Known for
Acting
Born
1917-09-28
From
Giza, Egypt
Died
1994-03-18
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
MOVIE1974
Oh The wonders of time
as Ahmed Assem
★6.0
MOVIE1971
Dawn of Islam
MOVIE1971
Queen of the Night
as أحمد عزت
★10.0
MOVIE1950
Kisma wa Nassib
as Asem Shaker, Engineer
★8.2
MOVIE1970
The Land
as Sheikh Hassouna
★6.3
MOVIE1957
Sleepless
as Ahmed Lutfy
MOVIE1972
The Lights
as مراد
★7.2
MOVIE1951
Son of the Nile
as الشيخ إبراهيم
★4.8
MOVIE1964
Son of Cleopatra
as Safar
MOVIE1973
Al Sokkareya
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
MOVIE1961
Zizit
MOVIE1957
Where Did My Life Go
as د. خالد
★6.5
MOVIE1979
Alexandria… Why?
as British Ambassador
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Dananeir
as زياد
★9.0
MOVIE1956
The Stranger
★10.0
MOVIE1953
Scandal monger
as Ahmed
★8.0
MOVIE1974
الأخوة الأعداء
as El-Armany الأرماني
★6.0
MOVIE1964
Between Two Palaces
as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
★10.0
MOVIE1947
Soultanat al-sahra
as Hassan
MOVIE1944
Hababa
★10.0
MOVIE1943
Bint Al-Sheikh
MOVIE1956
The Little Doll
★10.0
MOVIE1945
Salamah
as عبد الرحمن القس
★10.0
MOVIE1954
Marret El-ayam
★9.0
MOVIE1947
Solomon's Ring
as Mahmoud
MOVIE1962
The Man I Love
★5.0
MOVIE1991
The Pasha's daughter
as ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
MOVIE1979
Doubt, My Love
as عبدالرحيم
MOVIE1942
Al-Ans station
★7.0
MOVIE1946
Rawiyah
as Officer Samir Magdy
★7.5
MOVIE1942
If I Was Rich
as كمال خطيب وهيبة
★10.0
MOVIE1946
Dahaya el madania
★7.0
MOVIE1953
A Plot
as مراد
MOVIE1965
باسم الحب
as عبد الغفار
★6.3
MOVIE1966
Mansion of Longing
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
★6.9
MOVIE1969
Bit of Fear
as الشيخ إبراهيم
★8.0
MOVIE1982
Bloody Destinies
as Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
★9.0
MOVIE1948
Laila Al Amriya
as Qais bin Al-Malouh
★8.0
MOVIE1969
A Bit of Torment
as الرسّام أحمد خالد
★7.5
MOVIE1954
They Made Me a Criminal
as الشيخ حسن
★5.7
MOVIE1952
Lady of The Train
as Farid
★8.0
MOVIE1956
Farewell at dawn
★8.0
MOVIE1942
The Accused
as وكيل النيابة
★10.0
MOVIE1945
El Mazaher
as Mahmoud El Banhawy
MOVIE1948
فتنة
★7.0
MOVIE1958
Kahraman
MOVIE1947
She was an angel
MOVIE1992
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
as السفير صدقي
MOVIE1947
The Blow of Fate
MOVIE1976
الضوء الأخضر
★9.0
MOVIE1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
as Ahmed Awad
★10.0
MOVIE1954
Pity My Tears
as Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
★8.0
MOVIE1965
Boys and Girls
MOVIE1954
Life is Love
as Adel
MOVIE1961
مخلب القط
as حمدي
MOVIE1948
The sad countryside
MOVIE1972
The Barrier
as Salah صلاح
★9.0
MOVIE1954
Lovers Village
as عبد الكريم
MOVIE1958
This is Love
as Hussein
★8.0
MOVIE1954
I Am Love
★5.8
MOVIE1966
Three Thieves
as judge
MOVIE1971
Some Live Twice
as Ahmed
★7.5
MOVIE1968
Rawaat El Hob
as محمود سالم
MOVIE1957
الملاك الصغير
MOVIE1946
Storms
★7.0
MOVIE1952
Zeinab
as إبراهيم
MOVIE1970
Ashiaa La Tushtra
MOVIE1969
The People Inside
as رفاعي
MOVIE1966
A man and two women
★7.0
MOVIE1953
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
as بلال بن رباح
MOVIE1964
The Teenagers
as Shams شمس
★8.0
MOVIE1951
انتقام الحبيب
MOVIE1988
All That Love
as ناصف الليثي
MOVIE1988
The Landlord
★10.0
MOVIE1954
The black knight
as Essam
★10.0
MOVIE1955
For Love
MOVIE1965
The Confession
as Ibrahim
MOVIE1960
رجل بلا قلب
as جلال
MOVIE1958
The Silent Love
★9.0
MOVIE1952
Isalu kalbi
★10.0
MOVIE1958
The Female Boss
as Abbas
★7.0
MOVIE1946
El taisha
★7.0
MOVIE1950
Elham
★7.0
MOVIE1966
Tofahet Adam
as Youssef Bey
★8.0
MOVIE1959
Samra Sinai
as Adel
★10.0
MOVIE1946
Gharam El Sheyukh
★9.0
MOVIE1957