Mahmoud Yassin (; 19 February 1941 – 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, then he started his acting career in 1968, where he acted in more than 150 films and theatrical plays. His last work was a comedy film Grandpa Habibi in 2012.
Personal life He married the actress Shahira in October 1970, with whom he had Rania (b. 1972) and Amro (b. 1978).
Death Having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for eight years, Yassin died on 14 October 2020.
Selected filmography Films Year Film Role Notes 1968 The Man Who Lost His Shadow 1969 Stories from our country 1971The Thin Thread 1969 A Taste of Fear 1974 The Bullet is still in my pocket 1974 Where Is My Mind? 1975 Whom Should We Shoot? 1975 The liar 1977Mouths and Rabbits1978 Roadless Traveller Al Amaleyyya 42 Colonel Sami 1988 Days of Terror 2007 The Island
TV series Year Series Role Notes1969 Al-Raqam Al-Maghool'''
|1978 |Ba'd Al-Daya'|
|2002–03 |ElAsyann''
References
External links Mahmoud Yassin in Arabic movies database