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