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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Egypt, 1894-09-16

Died: 1982-04-22

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1930	Zeinab		0
2	1935	Tears of Love	الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم	0
3	1938	Long Live Love!	رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى	0
4	1939	El Doctor	الشيخ عبدالفتاح	0
5	1940	Happy Day		80
6	1941	Wives factory		0
7	1942	Love Is Forbidden	عبد الغفار باشا	70
8	1942	Eayida	محمد أفندي	0
9	1942	Finally I got married		0
10	1944	A Bullet in the Heart	ابو العزايم - الشحات	70
11	1945	Salamah	ابو الوفا	0
12	1946	Ashab El Saadah		0
13	1946	The Public Prosecutor	العم	60
14	1946	I'm No Angel	Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager	0
15	1948	Samson the mighty		0
16	1948	Love never dies		0
17	1948	Anbar	Rashwan Pasha	0
18	1949	The Big House		0
19	1949	Fatma, Marika & Rachel	Youssef's father	70
20	1949	The Flirtation of Girls	مرزوق أفندي	73
21	1949	Bayoumi Afandi	sheikh darweesh	0
22	1951	Hokm Elqawi		0
23	1951	Adam and Eve	Sherif	0
24	1951	Your Day Will Come	المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام	0
25	1951	Faik we Rayek		0
26	1952	Professor Fatima	Omar Abu Adel	70
27	1952	Shamshon and Leblb	Radwan/Loza’s father	57
28	1952	Zeinab	سلامه	0
29	1952	Where Did You Get This		0
30	1952	Foreman Hassan	عم بيومي	0
31	1952	Bnt alshshati	Hajj Ali	0
32	1953	Fi Sharaa Meen		0
33	1953	بعد الوداع		0
34	1953	طريق السعادة	أبو عليّة وأمينة	0
35	1953	Love In The Darkness		0
36	1953	Wafaa	Ibrahim	0
37	1953	Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna		0
38	1953	Appointment with Life		60
39	1954	The Madness Of Love	Ibrahim	0
40	1954	The Blazing Sun	Saber صابر	70
41	1954	Four Girls and an Officer	مرزوق	0
42	1954	Al-Malak Al-Zalem		0
43	1954	Assaad El Ayam	Mamun	0
44	1954	Always With You	Madbouly	0
45	1954	Sheikh Hassan		0
46	1954	Pity My Tears	Fahmy	0
47	1954	Lovers Village		0
48	1954	Appointment with Happiness		0
49	1955	Melody of Devotion	Dongle	80
50	1955	Life's Wishes	Atiwa	0
51	1955	Anklet Ring		95
52	1955	My Love Story		0
53	1955	Bahr El Gharam	المعلم مبروك	0
54	1955	The Shore of Memories		0
55	1956	The Leech	عم حسبو	72
56	1956	The Stranger		0
57	1956	Land of Dreams	Haj Ali	0
58	1956	Confused Hearts		0
59	1956	The Scornful Man	zaater	0
60	1956	Wakeful Eyes	Saber Efendi	0
61	1956	Dalila	Mr. Hosni	0
62	1956	The General Inspector	العمده	57
63	1956	A Voice From The Past		70
64	1957	Land of Peace	Mazen (Salma's father)	0
65	1957	The Empty Pillow		73
66	1957	Ismail Yassine In NAVY	المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب	77
67	1957	Leila Raheeba		90
68	1958	Mid-night driver	Uncle Jad Abu Badriya	0
69	1958	Abo Hadeed	Jaber	0
70	1959	Heart of Gold	Abdulkarim	0
71	1960	شجرة العائلة	شعبان عبد الباسط	0
72	1961	Mawa'ed Ma' Almady	Abdul Wahab	0
73	1962	Ghosn Al-Zaytoun	خليل أفندي	0
74	1963	Bent 16		60
75	1963	Alley of The Pestle	Hajj Kamel	57
76	1964	Adham Al-Sharqawi	Ashour Effendi	100
77	1965	The Mountain		0
78	1966	Khan El-Khalili		0
79	1968	The technical secretary	الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم	70
80	1968	Om Hashim's Lamp	Hajj Rajab	65
81	1969	The People Inside		0
82	1970	The Land	Mayor	83
83	1973	The Woman Who Defeated the Devil		0
84	1974	The Sparrow		63
85	1974	The Estranged Brothers	Haj Saleh الحاج صالح	80
86	1976	The Sinners	نجيب	58
87	1978	Les Miserables		0
88	1978	Desire and Price	Mustafa	0
89	1978	Shafiqa and Metwally	الجد	67
90	1979	Aqwa Min Al-Ayam		80
91	1979	Storm of Tears		0
92	1979	Don't cry, my love of life	Sheikh Abdullah	0
93	1979	Alexandria… Why?	The Sheikh	62
94		Nahed	Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Dreams Of El Tayer Boy		80
2	1979	My Dear Children, Thank You	الحاج عبد الفضيل	0

Abdel Warith Assir

Film

Television