Ismail Yasin

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Ismail Yasin

Ismail Yasin (also credited as Ismail Yasseen; Arabic: إسماعيل ياسين) (September 15, 1915-May 24, 1972) was an Egyptian actor specializing in comedy. 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 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.

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 and he moved to Lebanon where he participated in a number of films. He later returned to Egypt where he became heavily in debt. He died of a heart attack in 1972.

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(A very incomplete list)

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, (Jewlery or Gems), 1949.
Ahebbak Inta, (You I love), 1949.
Agaza fel gahannam, (Holidays in Hell), 1949.
Afreeta Hanem, (Lady Ghost) 1949.
Fatma, Mareeka, Racheel, (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 can't lie, or Women Never 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 Lunatics' 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 Maganeen Fee Naeem (Lunatics are in Heaven), 1963.
El Raghba We El Dayah (Loss & Desire), 1972.
Dahab (Gold: a name of a girl in the movie)

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