
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1979 · Alexandria… Why? as The Sheikh
- 1979 · Don't cry, my love of life as Sheikh Abdullah
- 1979 · Storm of Tears as
- 1979 · Aqwa Min Al-Ayam as
- 1976 · The Sinners as نجيب
- 1974 · الأخوة الأعداء as Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
- 1972 · The Sparrow as
- 1970 · The Land as Mayor
- 1968 · Kandil om Hashem as Hajj Rajab
- 1963 · Alley of The Pestle as Hajj Kamel
- 1960 · شجرة العائلة as شعبان عبد الباسط
- 1958 · Abo Hadeed as Jaber
- 1958 · Mid-night driver as Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
- 1957 · Ismail Yassine In the Navy as المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
- 1957 · Land of Peace as Mazen (Salma's father)
- 1957 · The Empty Pillow as
- 1956 · Zanuba as
- 1956 · Dalila as Mr. Hosni
- 1956 · Confused Hearts as
- 1956 · The Leech as عم حسبو
- 1955 · The Shore of Memories as
- 1955 · Bahr El Gharam as المعلم مبروك
- 1955 · Anklet Ring as
- 1955 · Melody of Devotion as Dongle
- 1954 · Appointment with Happiness as
- 1954 · Assaad El Ayam as Mamun - مأمون
- 1954 · Al-Malak Al-Zalem as
- 1954 · Four Girls and an Officer as مرزوق
- 1954 · The Blazing Sun as Saber صابر
- 1953 · Appointment with Life as
- 1953 · Wafaa as Ibrahim
- 1953 · Love In The Darkness as
- 1953 · طريق السعادة as أبو عليّة وأمينة
- 1952 · Bnt alshshati as Hajj Ali
- 1952 · Foreman Hassan as عم بيومي
- 1952 · Where Did You Get This as
- 1952 · Zeinab as سلامه
- 1951 · Your Day Will Come as المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
- 1951 · Adam and Eve as Sherif
- 1951 · Hokm Elqawi as
- 1949 · Bayoumi Afandi as sheikh darweesh
- 1949 · The Flirtation of Girls as مرزوق أفندي
- 1948 · Anbar as Rashwan Pasha
- 1948 · Love never dies as
- 1946 · The Public Prosecutor as العم
- 1944 · A Bullet in the Heart as ابو العزايم - الشحات
- 1942 · Love Is Forbidden as عبد الغفار باشا
- 1941 · Wives factory as
- 1930 · Zeinab as
- Future · Nahed as Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle
- 1979 · My Dear Children, Thank You as الحاج عبد الفضيل
- 1978 · Shafiqa and Metwally as الجد
- 1978 · Desire and Price as Mustafa - مصطفى
- 1978 · Dreams Of El Tayer Boy as
- 1978 · Les Misérables as
- 1973 · The Woman Who Defeated the Devil as
- 1969 · The People Inside as
- 1968 · The technical secretary as الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
- 1966 · Khan El-Khalili as
- 1965 · The Mountain as
- 1964 · Adham Al-Sharqawi as Ashour Effendi
- 1963 · Bent 16 as
- 1962 · Ghosn Al-Zaytoun as خليل أفندي
- 1961 · Mawa'ed Ma' Almady as Abdul Wahab
- 1959 · Heart of Gold as Abdulkarim
- 1957 · Leila Raheeba as عبد الستار
- 1956 · A Voice from the Past as
- 1956 · The General Inspector as العمده
- 1956 · Wakeful Eyes as Saber Efendi
- 1956 · The Scornful Man as zaater
- 1956 · Land of Dreams as Haj Ali
- 1956 · The Stranger as
- 1955 · Tears at night as
- 1955 · الميعاد as
- 1955 · My Love Story as
- 1955 · Life's Wishes as Atiwa
- 1954 · Lovers Village as عم سالم - والد فاطمه
- 1954 · Pity My Tears as Fahmy - فهمي
- 1954 · Sheikh Hassan as
- 1954 · Always With You as Madbouly
- 1954 · Laila Min Omri as منصور
- 1954 · The Madness Of Love as Ibrahim
- 1953 · Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna as
- 1953 · بعد الوداع as
- 1953 · Fi Sharaa Meen as
- 1952 · Shamshon and Leblb as Radwan/Loza’s father
- 1952 · Professor Fatima as Omar Abu Adel
- 1951 · Faik we Rayek as
- 1949 · Fatma, Marika & Rachel as Youssef's father
- 1949 · The Big House as
- 1948 · Samson the mighty as
- 1946 · I'm No Angel as Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
- 1946 · Ashab El Saadah as
- 1945 · Salamah as ابو الوفا
- 1942 · Finally I got married as
- 1942 · Eayida as محمد أفندي
- 1940 · Happy Day as
- 1939 · El Doctor as الشيخ عبدالفتاح
- 1938 · Long Live Love! as رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
- 1935 · Tears of Love as الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم