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