Ismail Yasseen
Acting • Born 1912-09-15 – Died 1972-05-24
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).
Filmography
172 credits
The Green Doorstep
Movie • 1959
Come and Greet
Movie • 1951
Semsem
Who's Done it ?
Movie • 1944
One of Younes's friends
العمر واحد
Movie • 1954
Alforsan Althalatha
Movie • 1962
Taher Abu Huda
Set Elhosn
Movie • 1950
قمر الدين الحلاق
Makansh Aal Baal
Movie • 1950
What a madness
Movie • 1943
السائق ورد
Mughamarat Khadra
Movie • 1950
Casino el latafa
Movie • 1945
Love and madness
Movie • 1948
لَــولَــب
The Country Girl
Movie • 1954
Abdul Maboud Abd al-Rahim
'Iilhiquni bialmadhun
Movie • 1954
جميل جمال
صاحبة العمارة
Movie • 1948
مليم - زميل حسين
Ouqbal El Bakari
Movie • 1949
Nehayet Qessa
Movie • 1951
محروس
Mandil Al-Helw
Movie • 1949
Narges
Movie • 1948
فؤاد بيه
My Wife's Suitor
Movie • 1959
إسماعيل
Mosmar Juha
Movie • 1952
Ghosn
Faik we Rayek
Movie • 1951
Lady Pickpocket
Movie • 1953
Good News
Movie • 1952
Nabih نبيه
The Adventures of Ismail Yassine
Movie • 1954
khafif abou Al Qatayif
Women's Gang
Movie • 1970
Sadeq
Bent Al-Akaber
Movie • 1953
Shafshaq
Husband for Rent
Movie • 1961
The Wedding Photo
Movie • 1952
El Mazaher
Movie • 1945
Samak
The Last Lie
Movie • 1950
Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady
Movie • 1949
Bou'ou
Almelm bilabal
Movie • 1951
Gamil Bey, Abu Al-Dahab
Love From Heaven
Movie • 1943
Sakina
Call of the heart
Movie • 1943
Call of blood
Movie • 1943
Iidini eaqlak
Movie • 1952
Gazr
Long live women!
Movie • 1944
Earis Alhina
Movie • 1944
Naduja
Movie • 1944
خميس
A Lebanese at the university
Movie • 1947
Adam and Eve
Movie • 1951
Mukhtar
Son of the Rich
Movie • 1953
Ismail Yaseen
mashghul bghyriun
Movie • 1951
Shalaby
My dear Soso
Movie • 1951
Bolbol Afandy
Movie • 1948
Imsk haramy
Movie • 1958
Ossama
Life when it smiles
Movie • 1953
Miss Hanafi
Movie • 1954
Hanafi
El-Zolm Haraam
Movie • 1954
iinsan ghalban
Movie • 1954
Ghalban
Halal Aleik
Movie • 1952
Ismail
Faeil Khayr
Movie • 1953
حميدو/افكار
Son of Hamido
Movie • 1957
ابن حميدو
Ismail Yassin for sale!
Movie • 1958
إسماعيل
My Heart is My Guide
Movie • 1947
اسماعيل ياسين
Gold
Movie • 1953
Farah
Wives factory
Movie • 1941
Laylat Al-Jumea
Movie • 1945
اسماعيل بيه ياسين
Shahr Asal Basal
Movie • 1960
The Straight Road
Movie • 1943
الرجل السكران ، دور قصير بأول الفيلم
The Love of My Life
Movie • 1947
هليهلي
I Love You Only
Movie • 1949
Hikmat Al-Far
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie • 1942
بلوط
Afretet Ismaiel Yassin
Movie • 1954
Ismail
Captain Egypt
Movie • 1955
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
Movie • 1963
Andeel
Women Can’t Lie
Movie • 1954
Nooh
Ladies Barber
Movie • 1960
Terms
Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital
Movie • 1958
Hassouna
Ismail Yassine in Prison
Movie • 1960
Mahmoud
Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
Movie • 1959
Ismail Al-Ghandour / Hussein Al-Ghandour
The Secret Police
Movie • 1959
The Wedding Night
Movie • 1950
بلابيعو
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
Movie • 1957
رجب
Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts
Movie • 1952
مرسي / قلب الأسد
They're Driving Me Crazy
Movie • 1960
إسماعيل
Beit el nattash
Movie • 1952
Sukkar
The King of Petrol
Movie • 1962
Hassouna
Hamati malak
Movie • 1959
Ismail Yassine in the Police
Movie • 1956
العسكرى زكى
Al-Torgoman
Movie • 1961
Al-Torgoman
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Movie • 1949
Humus
Have Mercy
Movie • 1953
The Lovely Bus Conductors
Movie • 1957
Ismail
Ismail Yassine Is A Military Policeman
Movie • 1958
Ismail
Shari al-bahlawan
Movie • 1949
خميس
The Surprises Motel
Movie • 1959
كتكوت الحدق
The General Inspector
Movie • 1956
صابر عبدالشكور
My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb
Movie • 1951
Zahir
Hassan and Marika
Movie • 1959
Hassan
Bahbouh Efendi
Movie • 1954
Fascinating Mothers-In-Law
Movie • 1953
Bahgat
Your luck this week
Movie • 1953
محظوظ لطيف
Abul Eyoun Garia
Movie • 1958
Nabih
مملكة النساء
Movie • 1955
ياسين / ياسمين ياسين
El Qersh El Abyad
Movie • 1945
The Millionaire
Movie • 1950
Where Did You Get This
Movie • 1952
Zaghloul
على أد لحافك
Movie • 1949
Fortune is a Promise
Movie • 1955
بهجت المواردي
The Magical Lantern
Movie • 1960
Mustafa Abdul Hafeez Abdul Hafeez
Ismail Yassine in Damascus
Movie • 1958
Ismail Efendi
Journey to the Moon
Movie • 1959
اسماعيل السائق
El-Batal
Movie • 1950
البطل
البني آدم
Movie • 1945
Kilo 99
Movie • 1956
Elsetat Afaret
Movie • 1948
Kol El Regala Keda
Movie • 1964
عباس الافلاطوني - البقال
Miss Mama
Movie • 1950
نبيه
The Great Lady
Movie • 1956
Owner of Few Piasters
Movie • 1949
عنتر
Qalil Al-Bakht
Movie • 1952
Falah / Antar
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
Movie • 1944
Who's The Murderer?
Movie • 1956
Love at the Circus
Movie • 1960
Agaza Fi Gohanam
Movie • 1949
حسن شطّا
The 7th Wife
Movie • 1950
جواهر
Movie • 1949
The Marital Dwelling
Movie • 1954
Esh Hado Ya Nas
Movie • 1953
Bondok
Qadam Al Kheir
Movie • 1952
Marzouq
Fil Hawa Sawa
Movie • 1951
Gamil
El Dam Yehen
Movie • 1952
إسماعيل يس في جنينة الحيوانات
Movie • 1957
عصفور
Al Montaser
Movie • 1952
هاشم
According to Your Taste
Movie • 1952
Ismail Yassine as Tarzan
Movie • 1958
Believing in God
Movie • 1952
Ghazal
Madame Nawaem
Movie • 1957
Ismail Yassine in the Army
Movie • 1955
Terms (Zaki Abbas Abu Al-Nawas)
Banat Hawaa
Movie • 1954
Ananas
Let's Dance
Movie • 1952
اسماعيل يس
A Dozen Of Napkins
Movie • 1954
Ibrahim
The Much-Loved One
Movie • 1950
Qattr El-Nada
Movie • 1951
Charlie
Eid Night
Movie • 1949
سوسو اخو ياسمينه
Kalimat el hak
Movie • 1953
Mind and money
Movie • 1965
قمر الدين
Girls Are Sweet
Movie • 1951
بين قلبين
Movie • 1953
نبيه
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina
Movie • 1955
Felfel
Anbar
Movie • 1948
Felfel
Movie • 1950
April Fool
Movie • 1954
امشير- زرزور
Love Has No Cure
Movie • 1952
Khafif
I Love Wrongdoing
Movie • 1942
حسونة
The honorable thief
Movie • 1953
Ismail / Jasser
Afreet Am Abdo
Movie • 1953
Love Humiliates
Movie • 1952
Ismail
The Rooster
Movie • 1964
Soul and body
Movie • 1948
Kalam El Nas
Movie • 1949
Awaeaa tafakar
Movie • 1954
Hussein
sharaf albint
Movie • 1954
Eid - Raafat's secretary
Soultanat al-sahra
Movie • 1947
Farid
Poor Millionaire
Movie • 1959
El Masri Effendi
Movie • 1949
Ismail Bey/Hamada
Khulud
Movie • 1948
Desire and Loss
Movie • 1972
إسماعيل
Gang of Women
Movie • 1969
Love in danger
Movie • 1951
بندق
كرم الهوى
Movie • 1967
My son
Movie • 1949
Let me sing
Movie • 1950
Melody of My Love
Movie • 1953
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
Movie • 1956
خيال إمراة
Movie • 1948
ابن عنتر
Movie • 1947
Tears of joy
Movie • 1950
أنا ستوتة
Movie • 1947
Baghdad's Barber
Movie • 1954
Serving Two Masters
Movie • 1946