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Youssef El Ani(1927-2016)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Youssef El Ani was born on 1 July 1927 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an actor and writer, known for Farewell to Lebanon (1968), The Shadow Men (1996) and The smell of coffee (1986). He died on 10 October 2016 in Amman, Jordan.
BornJuly 1, 1927
DiedOctober 10, 2016(89)
BornJuly 1, 1927
DiedOctober 10, 2016(89)
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Known for

Farewell to Lebanon (1968)
Farewell to Lebanon
  • Actor
  • 1968
The Shadow Men (1996)
The Shadow Men
7.3
TV Series
  • Eiffel(as Yousef al-Any)
The smell of coffee (1986)
The smell of coffee
  • Actor
  • 1986
Said effendi (1957)
Said effendi
6.6
  • Actor
  • 1957

Credits

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Actor

  • Bagdad My Rosy Dream (2012)
    Bagdad My Rosy Dream
    • 2012
  • Underexposure (2005)
    Underexposure
    6.5
    • Abu Shaker (as Yousif Al-Ani)
    • 2005
  • Madinat Al-Qawa'id (City of Basis) (1999)
    Madinat Al-Qawa'id (City of Basis)
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Sayed Bath
    • 1999
  • The Shadow Men (1996)
    The Shadow Men
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Eiffel (as Yousef al-Any)
    • 1996
  • Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem (1994)
    Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem
    5.5
    • Anis
    • 1994
  • King Ghazi of Iraq (1993)
    King Ghazi of Iraq
    7.2
    • 1993
  • Al-Fajer Al-Hazeen (1991)
    Al-Fajer Al-Hazeen
    • 1991
  • Babel Habibati (1988)
    Babel Habibati
    4.9
    • Amirah's father
    • 1988
  • The smell of coffee (1986)
    The smell of coffee
    • 1986
  • Dalida in Al-yawm al-Sadis (1986)
    Al-yawm al-Sadis
    7.0
    • 1986
  • Al Hajas (1984)
    Al Hajas
    TV Series
    • 1984
  • Oliver Reed and Ghazi Al-Takritee in Clash of Loyalties (1983)
    Clash of Loyalties
    6.9
    • Blind Leader (as Yousef al-Any)
    • 1983
  • Al Rebh wa Al Hob (1973)
    Al Rebh wa Al Hob
    TV Movie
    • Yaaqoub's Father
    • 1973
  • Farewell to Lebanon (1968)
    Farewell to Lebanon
    • 1968
  • Al Meftah (1968)
    Al Meftah
    TV Special
    • 1968

Writer

  • The smell of coffee (1986)
    The smell of coffee
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Farewell to Lebanon (1968)
    Farewell to Lebanon
    • dialogue
    • story
    • 1968
  • Al Meftah (1968)
    Al Meftah
    TV Special
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Said effendi (1957)
    Said effendi
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yousif Al-Ani
  • Born
    • July 1, 1927
    • Baghdad, Iraq
  • Died
    • October 10, 2016
    • Amman, Jordan

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