Ismail Yasin (also credited as Ismail Yasseen; Arabic: إسماعيل ياسين‎) (September 15, 1915-May 24, 1972) was an Egyptian comedian/actor. 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. He moved to Lebanon where he participated in a number of films, and later when he returned to Egypt he was heavily in debt. He died of a heart attack in 1972. His son, Yasin Ismail Yasin, is also famous Egyptian film director.

And here are some of his most famous movies, the movies that were with his name in the title:

• smail 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.

• Ismail Yassin Fee Mostashfa El Maganeen (Ismail Yassin in the Mental Hospital), 1957.Ismail Yassin Fee El Tayaran (Ismail Yassin In The Airforce), 1959.

• Ismail Yassin Police Serri (Ismail Yassin Secret Police), 1959.
• Ismail Yassin Fee El Segn (Ismail Yassin In Prison), 1960.

He made several movies that had such a successful feedback, Ismail Yasin was and still is a beloved by all of the kids, young people and old people.

The real deep laugh and the profound comedia iquals in Egypt Ismail Yasin, a geneus himself.