Person Details

Birthday: 1912-09-15 04:15:13

Death: 1972-05-24 04:15:13

Aliases: Esmaeel Yaseen , Ismail Yasin , Ismael Yassin , Ismail Yassine , إسماعيل ياسين , إسماعيل يس , اسماعيل يس

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Suez, Egypt

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Ismail Yasin Ali Nakhla was born in Suez (15 September, 1912) where he led a miserable unstable childhood, and had to leave primary school when his mother died and his father went to prison. His first job was a chanting salesman assistant in front of a shop. In so doing, he trained his voice and decided to become a singer, as he was very fond of the legendary musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. He sang in weddings and cafés and then moved to Cairo to join the Badee’a Massabny acting troupe. Hence, filmmakers recognized him. It was Fouad al-Gazayerly who gave him his first role in “Khalaf el Habayeb" (Lover’s offspring) in (1939). Ismail joined Aly al-Kassaar troupe and became a brilliant monologist. When he rose to fame, he was one of the few actors who had a series of films bearing his name: "Ismail Yasin fel-Police" (Ismail Yasin..Policeman), "Ismail Yasin fel-geish" (Ismail Yasin..In the army), “Ismail Yasin fel-tayaraan" (Ismail Yasin.. In the Airforce), ...etc. In the 1950’s, he formed a troupe with Abul –So’oud al-Ebiaary. Among his famous plays are; “Habeeby Koukou" (My darling Koukou), "Al-mofattesh al-aam" (The Inspector General)”, among others. When film industry underwent a downfall in the the late sixties of last century, he left to Lebanon where had to play small roles, something that he did also upon his return to Egypt before dying of a heart attack. Ismail Yasin is considered a very special and unique case among Arab comedians. He was famous for mocking himself and his looks in his films. Although considered a farcical clown by a number of critics and audience, the admiration of his performance throughout generations of Egyptians and Arabs maintains his phenomenal status to this day. He died in May 1972. His son Yassin was a film and television director (1949 – 2008).

Most Famous Work

iinsan ghalban
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iinsan ghalban

(1954) Ghalban
Set Elhosn
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Set Elhosn

(1950) Qamar al-Din
The Straight Road
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The Straight Road

(1943) الرجل السكران ، دور قصير بأول الفيلم
mashghul bghyriun
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mashghul bghyriun

(1951) Shalaby
Love From Heaven
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Love From Heaven

(1943) Sakina
El Masri Effendi
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El Masri Effendi

(1949) Ismail Bey/Hamada
Who's Done it ?
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Who's Done it ?

(1944) One of Younes's friends
Bent Al-Akaber
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Bent Al-Akaber

(1953) Shafshaq

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1973 ismail
1970 Sadeq
1969 N/A
1965 قمر الدين
1964 عباس الافلاطوني - البقال
N/A
1963 Andeel
1962 Taher Abu Huda
Hassouna
1961 Al-Torgoman
N/A
1960 N/A
Mustafa Abdul Hafeez Abdul Hafeez
Terms
إسماعيل
Mahmoud
N/A
1959 N/A
N/A
إسماعيل
Ismail Al-Ghandour / Hussein Al-Ghandour
اسماعيل السائق
كتكوت الحدق
N/A
N/A
Hassan
N/A
1958 Ismail
إسماعيل
Nabih
N/A
Hassouna
Ossama
Ismail Efendi
1957 رجب
عصفور
ابن حميدو
Ismail
N/A
1956 صابر عبدالشكور
Ismail
العسكرى زكى
N/A
N/A
N/A
1955 Terms (Zaki Abbas Abu Al-Nawas)
بهجت المواردي
Felfel
N/A
N/A
1954 Ghalban
Abdul Maboud Abd al-Rahim
Nooh
جميل جمال
Hussein
امشير- زرزور
N/A
Hanafi
Ismail
Ibrahim
Eid - Raafat's secretary
N/A
Ananas
khafif abou Al Qatayif
N/A
N/A
1953 N/A
Ismail / Jasser
N/A
Bahgat
Ismail Yaseen
N/A
Bondok
Farah
N/A
Hamido/Afkar
Shafshaq
N/A
N/A
نبيه
1952 Gazr
Ismail
N/A
Marzouq
N/A
Ghosn
Zaghloul
Falah / Antar
N/A
Nabih نبيه
Khafif
Ghazal
Sukkar
Ismail
Hashem
N/A
1951 Charlie
Zahir
Semsem
Mukhtar
N/A
Gamil
Gamil Bey, Abu Al-Dahab
N/A
Shalaby
N/A
مرسي / قلب الأسد
N/A
1950 Qamar al-Din
N/A
N/A
نبيه
البطل
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1949 N/A
خميس
Bou'ou
N/A
N/A
Humus
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ismail Bey/Hamada
N/A
N/A
Hikmat Al-Far
1948 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1947 Farid
اسماعيل ياسين
N/A
N/A
N/A
1945 N/A
N/A
N/A
Ismail Bey Yassin
Samak
1944 N/A
N/A
Khamis
N/A
One of Younes's friends
1943 Sakina
السائق ورد
N/A
الرجل السكران ، دور قصير بأول الفيلم
N/A
1942 بلوط
حسونة
1941 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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