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Abdel Warith Assir

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.

Alexandria… Why?

1979

as The Sheikh

Don't cry, my love of life

1979

as Sheikh Abdullah

My Dear Children, Thank You

1979

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

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

Pity My Tears

1954

as Fahmy

Sheikh Hassan

1954

Always With You

1954

as Madbouly

Assaad El Ayam

1954

as Mamun

قرية العشاق

1954

Four Girls and an Officer

1954

as Marzouk

The Blazing Sun

1954

as صابر

The Madness Of Love

1954

as Ibrahim

Wafaa

1953

as Ibrahim

في شرع مين

1953

Love In The Darkness

1953

Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

1953

طريق السعادة

1953

as أبو عليّة وأمينة

Bnt alshshati

1952

as Hajj Ali

Foreman Hassan

1952

as عم بيومي

Where Did You Get This

1952

Shamshon and Leblb

1952

as Radwan/Loza’s father

Professor Fatima

1952

as Omar Abu Adel

Zeinab

1952

as سلامه

Your Day Will Come

1951

as المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام

Adam and Eve

1951

as Sherif

حكم القوي

1951

فايق ورايق

1951

Bayoumi Afandi

1949

as sheikh darweesh

The Flirtation of Girls

1949

as مرزوق أفندي

Fatma, Marika & Rachel

1949

as Youssef's father

The Public Prosecutor

1946

as العم

Salamah

1945

as ابو الوفا

A Bullet in the Heart

1944

as ابو العزايم - الشحات

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

Tears of Love

1935

as Desoky

Zeinab

1930