Abdel Warith Assir
Acting • Born 1894-09-16 – Died 1982-04-22
Biography
Born in Gammaleyya (popular district in Cairo) to a lawyer father, Abdul Waareth loved reading and became a connoisseur of Arabic Language. Though he joined the faculty of law, yet he left it after his father’s death to take care of their land. Meanwhile as a great fan of acting and arts he joined The George Abyad Troupe in 1912. His first small role was that of actor keen to which he was trained on by actor Mansy Fahmy. Amr Wasfy the troupe manger then gave him the role of an elderly person. The role that never parted him. In 1935, he started acting on the silver screen. Alongside with acting he had a job as a clerk in the ministry of finance. As Abdul Waareth was a talented writer he wrote a big number of radio series and film scripts including “Zeinab”, the cinema speaking version. He also wrote and adapted four plays together with Soulaymaan Nagueeb. Abdul Waareth excelled in the art of speech and taught it at The Higher Institute of Cinema since its establishment in 1959 until 1967. For TV her acted in TV series “Ahlaam al-fata al-taa’er i.e. Dreams of a flying guy”. He received the best script award for “Gonoun al-hobb i.e. Love madness”. He was also awarded the State Award and Medal of Arts by president Sadaat. Through his great talent of speech and intonation he deeply touched the heart and conscience of the audience thus creating his special way of performance and becoming a phenomenal speaker.
Filmography
102 credits
The Leech
Movie • 1956
عم حسبو
The Sparrow
Movie • 1972
Kandil om Hashem
Movie • 1968
Hajj Rajab
The People Inside
Movie • 1969
Les Misérables
Movie • 1978
Lovers Village
Movie • 1954
عم سالم - والد فاطمه
Assaad El Ayam
Movie • 1954
Mamun - مأمون
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
Movie • 1953
Sheikh Hassan
Movie • 1954
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Movie • 1949
Youssef's father
Faik we Rayek
Movie • 1951
The Scornful Man
Movie • 1956
zaater
Abo Hadeed
Movie • 1958
Jaber
The technical secretary
Movie • 1968
الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
The Shore of Memories
Movie • 1955
Shafiqa and Metwally
Movie • 1978
الجد
The Mountain
Movie • 1965
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
Movie • 1951
المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
Bayoumi Afandi
Movie • 1949
sheikh darweesh
Appointment with Happiness
Movie • 1954
Love In The Darkness
Movie • 1953
Wafaa
Movie • 1953
Ibrahim
Wakeful Eyes
Movie • 1956
Saber Efendi
Adham Al-Sharqawi
Movie • 1964
Ashour Effendi
Khan El-Khalili
Movie • 1966
Professor Fatima
Movie • 1952
Omar Abu Adel
Foreman Hassan
Movie • 1952
عم بيومي
Where Did You Get This
Movie • 1952
Alley of The Pestle
Movie • 1963
Hajj Kamel
Salamah
Movie • 1945
ابو الوفا
Adam and Eve
Movie • 1951
Sherif
Mid-night driver
Movie • 1958
Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
Movie • 1957
المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
My Love Story
Movie • 1955
Melody of Devotion
Movie • 1955
Dongle
Desire and Price
Movie • 1978
Mustafa - مصطفى
Land of Peace
Movie • 1957
Mazen (Salma's father)
الأخوة الأعداء
Movie • 1974
Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
Four Girls and an Officer
Movie • 1954
مرزوق
Pity My Tears
Movie • 1954
Fahmy - فهمي
The Madness Of Love
Movie • 1954
Ibrahim
Leila Raheeba
Movie • 1957
عبد الستار
Fi Sharaa Meen
Movie • 1953
طريق السعادة
Movie • 1953
أبو عليّة وأمينة
Zeinab
Movie • 1930
Wives factory
Movie • 1941
Hokm Elqawi
Movie • 1951
Land of Dreams
Movie • 1956
Haj Ali
Zeinab
Movie • 1952
سلامه
The Public Prosecutor
Movie • 1946
العم
Anklet Ring
Movie • 1955
El Doctor
Movie • 1939
الشيخ عبدالفتاح
The Empty Pillow
Movie • 1957
Love Is Forbidden
Movie • 1942
عبد الغفار باشا
Tears of Love
Movie • 1935
الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم
Long Live Love!
Movie • 1938
رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
Happy Day
Movie • 1940
A Bullet in the Heart
Movie • 1944
ابو العزايم - الشحات
Alexandria… Why?
Movie • 1979
The Sheikh
The Blazing Sun
Movie • 1954
Saber صابر
The Flirtation of Girls
Movie • 1949
مرزوق أفندي
The Sinners
Movie • 1976
نجيب
Shamshon and Leblb
Movie • 1952
Radwan/Loza’s father
Aqwa Min Al-Ayam
Movie • 1979
The General Inspector
Movie • 1956
العمده
Dalila
Movie • 1956
Mr. Hosni
Always With You
Movie • 1954
Madbouly
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
Movie • 1962
خليل أفندي
The Land
Movie • 1970
Mayor
Bent 16
Movie • 1963
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Movie • 1961
Abdul Wahab
Don't cry, my love of life
Movie • 1979
Sheikh Abdullah
Bnt alshshati
Movie • 1952
Hajj Ali
Life's Wishes
Movie • 1955
Atiwa
I'm No Angel
Movie • 1946
Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
Ashab El Saadah
Movie • 1946
Love never dies
Movie • 1948
Nahed
Movie
Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle
Heart of Gold
Movie • 1959
Abdulkarim
Finally I got married
Movie • 1942
Samson the mighty
Movie • 1948
Anbar
Movie • 1948
Rashwan Pasha
شجرة العائلة
Movie • 1960
شعبان عبد الباسط
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
Movie • 1954
The Big House
Movie • 1949
Appointment with Life
Movie • 1953
Eayida
Movie • 1942
محمد أفندي
The Stranger
Movie • 1956
Confused Hearts
Movie • 1956
A Voice from the Past
Movie • 1956
Bahr El Gharam
Movie • 1955
المعلم مبروك
Storm of Tears
Movie • 1979
The Woman Who Defeated the Devil
Movie • 1973
بعد الوداع
Movie • 1953
Laila Min Omri
Movie • 1954
منصور
Zanuba
Movie • 1956
Tears at night
Movie • 1955
الميعاد
Movie • 1955
The Message
Movie • 1976
Yasir
Wild Flowers
Movie • 1972
عم موسى
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
TV • 1978
My Dear Children, Thank You
TV • 1979
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