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Mahmoud Yassin
Born(1941-06-02)2 June 1941
Died14 October 2020(2020-10-14) (aged 79)
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2012
Spouses
Shahira
(m. 1970)
Children2

Mahmoud Yassin (Arabic: محمود ياسين; 19 February 1941[1][2] – 14 October 2020) was an Egyptian actor. He was an iconic actor in both Egyptian cinema and television, portraying dramatic, psychological and romantic roles.

Career

Yassin studied law at the Ain Shams University in 1964,[3] then he started his acting career in 1968, where he acted in more than 150 films and theatrical plays.[3] His last work was a comedy film Grandpa Habibi in 2012.[4]

Personal life

He married the actress Shahira in October 1970, with whom he had Rania (b. 1972) and Amro (b. 1978).[3]

Death

Having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for eight years,[5] Yassin died on 14 October 2020.[6]

Selected filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1968 The Man Who Lost His Shadow
1969 Stories from our country
1969 A Taste of Fear
1974 The Bullet is still in my pocket
1975 Whom Should We Shoot?
1975 The liar
1978 Roadless Traveller
Al Amaleyyya 42 Colonel Sami
1988 Days of Terror
2007 The Island

TV series

Year Series Role Notes
1969 Al-Raqam Al-Maghool'
1978 Ba'd Al-Daya'
2002–03[7][8] ElAsyann

References

  1. ^ "محمود ياسين". maspero.eg (in Arabic).
  2. ^ "خطأ في تاريخ ميلاد محمود ياسين وابنته توضح الحقيقة". masrawy.com (in Arabic). 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "محمود ياسين". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Mahmoud Yassin, an emblem of Egyptian cinema, dies aged 79". The National News. 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies aged 79". Gulf News. 14 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Egyptian Actor Mahmoud Yassin Dies at Age 79". U.S. News. 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "بعد 17 عامًا.. كيف أصبح شكل أبطال مسلسل العصيان.. تفاعلي". صدى البلد. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. ^ "بعد رحيله.. تعرف على أبرز أعمال إسماعيل محمود - بوابة الشروق". www.shorouknews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-17.