Yahia Benmabrouk

He is best known to the general public for his role of « L'Apprenti » (the apprentice), interpreted in theater, on TV and in films with his friend and associate Hadj Abderrahmane, in "L'inspecteur Tahar's" adventures during the late 60s and 70s. The early death of his companion has somehow taken him away from the art scene. His started comedy and acting in 1940. Quite by chance, he takes the stage to replace a young actor who was ill. Their theatrical troupe was composed by young talented comedians who became very quickly famous on the Algerian scene: Sid Ali Kouiret, Allel El Mouhib, Rouiched and many others. All these actors will form later "El Masrah El Djazairi" (the Algerian theater), directed by Mustapha Kateb and It was under his supervision that Yahia Benmabrouk really learned the theatrical art. In 1956 he was targeted by an attack from the French extremist group "Pied-Noir" during the Algerian war for independence, this attack took him away from the scenes for almost two years; and he left Algeria to France.However, his stay there would be short, because of a very important task, in 1958, the FLN (National Liberation Front) invited him to join other artists and form a theatrical troupe able to make Algeria famous worldwide and promote the struggle of the Algerian people freedom. Yahia Benmabrouk returned to the country by the end of the war and continued to tread the boards among the elements that will constitute the Algerian National Theatre until he retired in the 1980s. 1967 was a decisive year for Yahia Benmabrouk because it marks the birth of the explosive duo: Yahia Ben Mabrouk (L'Apprenti) and Hadj Abderrahmane (L'InspecteurTahar) in the film: « L'Inspecteur Tahar Mène l'Enquète ». And it was followed by many other films. The tragic death of his friend Hadj Abderrahmane on October 5, 1981 plunged him into a depression. Nothing will be the same for him. Yahia Benmabrouk died on October 8, 2004 at the age of 76, in the university hospital of Bab-El-Oued.