Youssef Shaaban Shemis ( ar, يوسف شعبان شميس; 16 July 1931 – 28 February 2021) was an Egyptian actor.

Career

Shaaban initially studied law at Ain Shams University, but he later went to study in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1962. His most famous roles were in ''

There is a Man in our House ''There Is a Man in Our House '' or ''A Man in Our House'' ( ar, في بيتِنا رَجِل Fi baitina rajul), is a 1961 Egyptian drama, history, romance film directed by Henry Barakat, an Egyptian film director of Lebanese origin. The film is ...

'' in 1961 with Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza, ''The Miracle'' in 1962, ''

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'' in 1963 with

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and

Faten Hamama Faten Ahmed Hamama ( ar, فاتن حمامه ; 27 May 1931 – 17 January 2015) was an Egyptian film and television actress and film producer. She was the first wife of Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. She made her screen debut in 1939, when she was ...

, '' Mother of the Bride'' in 1963 with

Taheyya Kariokka Taheyya Kariokka ( ar, تحية كاريوكا) also Tahiya Carioca (born Badaweya Mohamed Kareem Ali Elnedany), (February 22, 1915 – September 20, 1999) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Early life Born in the Egyptia ...

, '' For Men Only'' in 1964 with Suad Husni and

Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ( ar, نادية لطفي; born Poula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq ( ar, بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the ...

, ''The Three Loves Her'' in 1965, ''

My Wife, the Director General My Wife, the Director General ( ar, مراتي مدير عام, translit.Miraty Modir 'Am) is a 1966 Egyptian Comedy film directed by Fatin Abdel Wahab. It stars Salah Zulfikar and Shadia. The film is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films of th ...

'' in 1966 with

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and

Shadia Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker ( ar, فاطمة أحمد كمال شاكر; 8 February 193128 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia ( ar, شادية, ''Shādiyya''), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in ...

. ''The Second Groom'' in 1967, ''The Idol of People'' in 1967 with

Abdel Halim Hafez Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...

and

, ''

The Man Who Lost His Shadow The Man who lost his Shadow (Egyptian Arabic: الرجل الذي فقد ظله translit: ''El Ragol El-lazi fakad Zilloh'') is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. The film ...

'' in 1968 with

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and

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, ''An Incident of Honor'' in 1971 with

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and

Shoukry Sarhan Mohamed Shoukry El Husseiny Sarhan (1925–1997, ar, محمد شُكري الحسيني سرحان, Muḥammad Shukrī al-Ḥusaynī Sirḥān), better known as Shoukry Sarhan ( ar, شُكري سرحان, Shukrī Sirḥān), was an Egyptian ...

, ''Guys in Storm'' with Nelly and Nour El-Sherif, ''Fear Moments'' in 1972 with

Farid Shawqi Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي محمد عبده شوقي) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi ( ar, فريد شوقي) was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film ...

and Mervat Amin Then in 1972, Shaaban co-starred in '' Paris and Love'' with

and

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. His next role was in ''Sun and Fog'' in 1973, '' A Woman With a Bad Reputation'' in 1973 with

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and Mahmoud Yacine, ''

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'' in 1973, ''

The Bullet is Still in My Pocket ''The Bullet Is Still in My Pocket'' ( arz, الرصاصة لا تزال فى جيبى, Transliteration, translit. Al Rasasa La Tazal Fi Gaiby) is a film directed by Houssam El-Din Mustafa and is based on a story by Ihsan Abdel Quddous. In hi ...

'' in 1974, '' The Guilty'' in 1975 with

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and

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. ''Days in London'' in 1976 with

Samira Tewfik Samira Ghastin Karimona ( ar, سميرة غسطين كريمونة; born 25 December 1935), better known by her stage name Samira Tewfik ( ar, سميرة توفيق, surname also spelled ''Tawfik'', ''Tawfiq'', ''Toufiq'' or ''Taoufiq'') is a Leb ...

, ''Remember Me'' in 1978 with

Naglaa Fathi Naglaa Fathi aka Nagla' Fathi , whose birth name is Fatmah Elzahra' Hesin Fathi ( arz, فاطمة الزهراء حسين فتحي, born 21 December 1951),. Nagla' Fathi, is an Egyptian actress. She started her acting career in 1967 and has pla ...

, ''The Iron Woman'' in 1987 with Naglaa Fathi and Farouk al-Fishawy, ''Fakhfakhino'' in 2009, ''The Elephant on Handkerchief'' in 2011 with Talaat Zakaria, and ''The Fourth Pyramid'' in 2016. He announced his retirement in 2017. However, he later returned to acting, in which he had a role in ''Esh Al-Dababir'', which was filmed in

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in early 2021.

Personal life

He was married four times, in which he had one son and two daughters. He first married an actress, Leila Taher, for four years. Then he married Nadia Chirine, daughter of

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, with whom he had a daughter, Sinai. He later married another actress, Seham Fathi. In 1989, he married a Kuwaiti, Iman Shreaan, with whom he had another daughter, Zainab, and a son, Murad.

Death

In February 2021, he contracted

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during the

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, and was admitted to Dokki Hospital, then transported to Al-Agouza Hospital in Giza. On 28 February, he died from complications related to COVID-19. He was buried at the 6th of October cemetery.

Notelist

References

External links

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