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.

Filmography (103 Appearances)

Nahed

TBA

Alexandria… Why?

1979

Don't cry, my love of life

1979

My Dear Children, Thank You

1979

Storm of Tears

1979

Aqwa Min Al-Ayam

1979

Shafiqa and Metwally

1978

Desire and Price

1978

Dreams Of El Tayer Boy

1978

Les Misérables

1978

Sonya and the Madman

1977

The Sinners

1976

The Message

1976

الأخوة الأعداء

1974

The Woman Who Defeated the Devil

1973

The Sparrow

1972

Wild Flowers

1972

The Land

1970

The People Inside

1969

Kandil om Hashem

1968

The technical secretary

1968

Khan El-Khalili

1966

The Mountain

1965

Adham Al-Sharqawi

1964

Alley of The Pestle

1963

Bent 16

1963

Ghosn Al-Zaytoun

1962

Mawa'ed Ma' Almady

1961

شجرة العائلة

1960

Heart of Gold

1959

Abo Hadeed

1958

Mid-night driver

1958

Leila Raheeba

1957

Ismail Yassine In the Navy

1957

The Empty Pillow

1957

Land of Peace

1957

A Voice from the Past

1956

Zanuba

1956

The General Inspector

1956

Dalila

1956

Wakeful Eyes

1956

The Scornful Man

1956

Confused Hearts

1956

Land of Dreams

1956

The Stranger

1956

The Leech

1956

Tears at night

1955

The Shore of Memories

1955

Bahr El Gharam

1955

الميعاد

1955

My Love Story

1955

Anklet Ring

1955

Life's Wishes

1955

Melody of Devotion

1955

Appointment with Happiness

1954

Lovers Village

1954

Pity My Tears

1954

Sheikh Hassan

1954

Always With You

1954

Assaad El Ayam

1954

Laila Min Omri

1954

Al-Malak Al-Zalem

1954

Four Girls and an Officer

1954

The Blazing Sun

1954

The Madness Of Love

1954

Appointment with Life

1953

Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

1953

Wafaa

1953

Love In The Darkness

1953

طريق السعادة

1953

بعد الوداع

1953

Fi Sharaa Meen

1953

Bnt alshshati

1952

Foreman Hassan

1952

Where Did You Get This

1952

Zeinab

1952

Shamshon and Leblb

1952

Professor Fatima

1952

Faik we Rayek

1951

Lak Yom Ya Zalem

1951

Adam and Eve

1951

Hokm Elqawi

1951

Bayoumi Afandi

1949

The Flirtation of Girls

1949

Fatma, Marika & Rachel

1949

The Big House

1949

Anbar

1948

Love never dies

1948

Samson the mighty

1948

I'm No Angel

1946

The Public Prosecutor

1946

Ashab El Saadah

1946

Salamah

1945

A Bullet in the Heart

1944

Finally I got married

1942

Eayida

1942

Love Is Forbidden

1942

Wives factory

1941

Happy Day

1940

El Doctor

1939

Long Live Love!

1938

Tears of Love

1935

Zeinab

1930 Debut
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