
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 · My Dear Children, Thank You as الحاج عبد الفضيل
- 1978 · Shafiqa and Metwally as الجد
- 1978 · Desire and Price as Mustafa
- 1978 · Dreams Of El Tayer Boy as
- 1978 · Les Miserables as
- 1976 · The Sinners as نجيب
- 1974 · The Estranged Brothers as Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
- 1974 · The Sparrow as
- 1973 · The Woman Who Defeated the Devil as
- 1970 · The Land as Mayor
- 1966 · Khan El-Khalili as
- 1964 · Adham Al-Sharqawi as Ashour Effendi
- 1962 · Ghosn Al-Zaytoun as خليل أفندي
- 1960 · شجرة العائلة as شعبان عبد الباسط
- 1958 · Mid-night driver as Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
- 1957 · Leila Raheeba as
- 1957 · Ismail Yassine In NAVY as المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
- 1957 · The Empty Pillow as
- 1956 · A Voice From The Past as
- 1956 · The General Inspector as العمده
- 1956 · The Scornful Man as zaater
- 1956 · The Stranger as
- 1956 · The Leech as عم حسبو
- 1955 · Bahr El Gharam as المعلم مبروك
- 1955 · Kesat Hoby as
- 1955 · Melody of Devotion as Dongle
- 1954 · Appointment with Happiness as
- 1954 · Pity My Tears as Fahmy
- 1954 · Al-Malak Al-Zalem as
- 1954 · Four Girls and an Officer as مرزوق
- 1954 · The Blazing Sun as Saber صابر
- 1953 · Love In The Darkness as
- 1952 · Foreman Hassan as عم بيومي
- 1952 · Zeinab as سلامه
- 1951 · Your Day Will Come as المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
- 1951 · Adam and Eve as Sherif
- 1949 · The Flirtation of Girls as مرزوق أفندي
- 1949 · Fatma, Marika & Rachel as Youssef's father
- 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
- 1940 · Happy Day as
- 1939 · El Doctor as الشيخ عبدالفتاح
- Future · Nahed as Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle
- 1979 · Don't cry, my love of life as Sheikh Abdullah
- 1979 · Storm of Tears as
- 1979 · Aqwa Min Al-Ayam as
- 1969 · The People Inside as
- 1968 · Om Hashim's Lamp as Hajj Rajab
- 1968 · The technical secretary as الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
- 1965 · The Mountain as
- 1963 · Alley of The Pestle as Hajj Kamel
- 1963 · Bent 16 as
- 1961 · Mawa'ed Ma' Almady as Abdul Wahab
- 1959 · Heart of Gold as Abdulkarim
- 1958 · Abo Hadeed as Jaber
- 1957 · Land of Peace as Mazen (Salma's father)
- 1956 · Dalila as Mr. Hosni
- 1956 · Wakeful Eyes as Saber Efendi
- 1956 · Confused Hearts as
- 1956 · Land of Dreams as Haj Ali
- 1955 · The Shore of Memories as
- 1955 · Anklet Ring as
- 1955 · Life's Wishes as Atiwa
- 1954 · Lovers Village as
- 1954 · Sheikh Hassan as
- 1954 · Always With You as Madbouly
- 1954 · Assaad El Ayam as Mamun
- 1954 · The Madness Of Love as Ibrahim
- 1953 · Appointment with Life as
- 1953 · Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna as
- 1953 · Wafaa as Ibrahim
- 1953 · طريق السعادة as أبو عليّة وأمينة
- 1953 · بعد الوداع as
- 1953 · Fi Sharaa Meen as
- 1952 · Bnt alshshati as Hajj Ali
- 1952 · Where Did You Get This as
- 1952 · Shamshon and Leblb as Radwan/Loza’s father
- 1952 · Professor Fatima as Omar Abu Adel
- 1951 · Faik we Rayek as
- 1951 · Hokm Elqawi as
- 1949 · Bayoumi Afandi as sheikh darweesh
- 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
- 1938 · Long Live Love! as رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
- 1935 · Tears of Love as الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم
- 1930 · Zeinab as