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Ismail Yasin
إسماعيل ياسين |
Ismail Yasin |
| Born |
Ismail Yasin
September 15, 1915(1915-09-15)
Suez, Egypt |
| Died |
May 24, 1972 (aged 56)
Cairo, Egypt |
Ismail Yasin (also credited as Ismail
Yasseen; Arabic: إسماعيل ياسين) (September 15,
1915-May 24, 1972) was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a
series of films with his name in the title.
Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an
early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave
school before completing his primary education. He worked as a
parking valet to support himself.
He started his career as a monologue singer and headed for Cairo
after Abo El Seoud El Ebiary, the
comic screenwriter and his best friend and life partner had
discovered him and had helped him to join Badi'a Masabny's troupe.
His break into the movie industry came when Fouad El-Gazaery gave
him his first role in the movie "Khalf El-Habayeb" in 1939. He
later joined Ali El-Kassar's troupe and started to gain widespread
recognition eventually becoming one of most popular stars in the Arab
world. A record 15 movies used his name in their titles to
capitalize on his fame, most of them was written by Abo
El Seoud El Ebiary.
He was not particularly attractive but he had great control of
his facial expressions and often made fun of his 'large mouth' in
his films. His trademark gimmick was to act terrified bringing his
wobbling knees together, stretching his shaking arms in front of
him, stammering silently, and suddenly snapping out of his panic
with a loud inhalation of air.
In the 1960s his health began to deteriorate. He moved to
Lebanon where he participated in a number of films, and later when
he returned to Egypt he was heavily in debt. He died of a heart
attack in 1972. His son, Yasin Ismail Yasin, is also famous
Egyptian film director.
Filmography
The following list is incomplete.
- Khalf El Habayeb, (Offspring of the Beloved) 1939.
- Ali Baba We El Arbeen Haramy (Alibaba and the Forty Thieves),
1942.
- Naduga, 1944.
- Al Bani Adam, (The Sons of Adam), 1945.
- Bolbol Effendi, (Mr. Nightingale), 1946.
- Al Sittat Afarit, (Women are Devils), 1947.
- Habib Al Omr, (Love of My Life), 1947.
- Khulud, (Immortality), 1948.
- El Nasseh, (The Smart One), 1949.
- Gawaher, (Jewelry, or Gems), 1949.
- Ahebbak Inta, (I Love You), 1949.
- Egaza fel Gahannam, (Holiday in Hell), 1949.
- Afreeta Hanem, (Ghost Lady) 1949.
- Fatma, Mareeka, Rachel, (Three feminine names: a Muslim, a
Christian and a Jew) 1949.
- El Millionaire (The Millionaire), 1950.
- Hamati Konbella Zeria (My Mother-in-Law is a Nuclear Bomb),
1951.
- El Hamawat El Fatenat (Charming Mothers-in-Law), 1953.
- El Setat Ma Yearafoush Yekdebo (Women Don't Know How to Lie),
1954.
- Afreetet Ismail Yassin (Ismail Yassin's Female Ghost),
1954.
- Ismail Yassin Fee El Gueish (Ismail Yassin In The Army),
1955.
- Ismail Yassin Fee El Police (Ismail Yassin In The Police),
1955.
- Ismail Yassin Fee Mathaf El Shameh (Ismail Yassin in the Wax
Museum), 1955.
- Ismail Yassin Fee El Ostool (Ismail Yassin in the Navy),
1957.
- Ibn Hameedo (The Son of Hameedo), 1957.
- Ismail Yassin Fee Mostashfa El Maganeen (Ismail Yassin in the
Mental Hospital), 1957.
- Hamati Malak (My Mother-in-Law is an Angel), 1959.
- Ismail Yassin Fee El Tayaran (Ismail Yassin In The Airforce),
1959.
- El Ataba El Khadra (The Green Step: a famous square in Cairo),
1959.
- Ismail Yassin Police Serri (Ismail Yassin Secret Police),
1959.
- Ismail Yassin Fee El Segn (Ismail Yassin In Prison), 1960.
- Halak El Sayedat (Ladies Hairdresser), 1960.
- El Fanous El Sehry (Magic Lamp), 1960.
- El Fursan A'thalatha (The Three Musketeers), 1962.
- El Maganeen Fee Naeem (Lunatics in Heaven), 1963.
- El Raghba We El Dayah (Loss & Desire), 1972.
- Dahab - dahab (ذهب) technically means "gold", but in
this case it is a girl's name.
- Arees Meraty (My Wife's Groom)
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