Abdel Warith Assir
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.
Acted in
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as The Sheikh
Don't cry, my love of life
1979
as Sheikh Abdullah
My Dear Children, Thank You
1979
as الحاج عبد الفضيل
Aqwa Min Al-Ayam
1979
Shafiqa and Metwally
1978
as الجد
Desire and Price
1978
as Mustafa
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978
Les Miserables
1978
The Sinners
1976
as نجيب
The Estranged Brothers
1974
as Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
The Sparrow
1974
The Land
1970
as Mayor
The People Inside
1969
Om Hashim's Lamp
1968
as Hajj Rajab
The technical secretary
1968
as الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
Khan El-Khalili
1966
The Mountain
1965
Adham Al-Sharqawi
1964
as Ashour Effendi
Alley of The Pestle
1963
as Hajj Kamel
Bent 16
1963
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
1962
as خليل أفندي
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
1961
as Abdul Wahab
شجرة العائلة
1960
as شعبان عبد الباسط
Heart of Gold
1959
as Abdulkarim
Abo Hadeed
1958
as Jaber
Mid-night driver
1958
as Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
Leila Raheeba
1957
Ismail Yassine In NAVY
1957
as المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
Land of Peace
1957
as Mazen (Salma's father)
The Empty Pillow
1957
The General Inspector
1956
as العمده
Dalila
1956
as Mr. Hosni
Wakeful Eyes
1956
as Saber Efendi
The Scornful Man
1956
as zaater
Land of Dreams
1956
as Haj Ali
The Leech
1956
as عم حسبو
The Shore of Memories
1955
Kesat Hoby
1955
Anklet Ring
1955
Life's Wishes
1955
as Atiwa
Melody of Devotion
1955
as Dongle
Appointment with Happiness
1954
Lovers Village
1954
Pity My Tears
1954
as Fahmy
Sheikh Hassan
1954
Always With You
1954
as Madbouly
Assaad El Ayam
1954
as Mamun
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
1954
Four Girls and an Officer
1954
as Marzouk
The Blazing Sun
1954
as Saber
The Madness Of Love
1954
as Ibrahim
Appointment with Life
1953
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Wafaa
1953
as Ibrahim
Love In The Darkness
1953
طريق السعادة
1953
as أبو عليّة وأمينة
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Bnt alshshati
1952
as Hajj Ali
Foreman Hassan
1952
as عم بيومي
Where Did You Get This
1952
Zeinab
1952
as سلامه
Shamshon and Leblb
1952
as Radwan/Loza’s father
Professor Fatima
1952
as Omar Abu Adel
Faik we Rayek
1951
Your Day Will Come
1951
as المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
Adam and Eve
1951
as Sherif
Hokm Elqawi
1951
Bayoumi Afandi
1949
as sheikh darweesh
The Flirtation of Girls
1949
as مرزوق أفندي
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
1949
as Youssef's father
The Big House
1949
Anbar
1948
as Rashwan Pasha
Love never dies
1948
Samson the mighty
1948
I'm No Angel
1946
as Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
The Public Prosecutor
1946
as العم
Ashab El Saadah
1946
Salamah
1945
as ابو الوفا
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
as ابو العزايم - الشحات
Finally I got married
1942
Eayida
1942
Love Is Forbidden
1942
as Abdel Ghafar Pasha
Wives factory
1941
Happy Day
1940
El Doctor
1939
as Sheikh Abdel Fattah
Long Live Love!
1938
as Radwan Pasha - Mohamed Fathy's father
Tears of Love
1935
as Sheikh Dasouki Ibrahim
Zeinab
1930
Nahed
as Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle