
Giza, Egypt
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


as محمد المواردي
1990

as Ahmed Lutfy
1957

1971

as Sheikh Hassouna
1970

as مراد
1972

1979

as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
1964

as judge
1966

as Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
1954

as Mahmoud El Banhawy
1945

as British Ambassador
1979

as Farid
1952
as ناصف الليثي
1988

1992

as ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
1991

as ناصف الليثي
1988

1988

as Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
1982

as British Ambassador
1979

as عبدالرحيم
1979
1976

as Ahmed Assem
1974

as El-Armany الأرماني
1974

as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
1973

as Salah صلاح
1972

as مراد
1972

as Ahmed
1971

1971

as أحمد عزت
1971

as Sheikh Hassouna
1970

1970

as الرسّام أحمد خالد
1969

as رفاعي
1969

as الشيخ إبراهيم
1969

as محمود سالم
1968

as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
1966

as Youssef Bey
1966
as محمد المواردي
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