Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 16, 1894
Died
Apr 22, 1982
Place of Birth
Egypt
Credits
107 titles
Abdel Warith Assir
Biography
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
Filmography
Alexandria… Why?
The Sheikh
Don't cry, my love of life
Sheikh Abdullah
My Dear Children, Thank You
الحاج عبد الفضيل
Storm of Tears
Aqwa Min Al-Ayam
Shafiqa and Metwally
الجد
Desire and Price
Mustafa - مصطفى
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
Les Misérables
Sonya and the Madman
The Sinners
نجيب
The Message
Yasir
Oh The wonders of time
Hag AlDalgamony
الأخوة الأعداء
Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
The Woman Who Defeated the Devil
The Sparrow
The People and the Nile
Wild Flowers
عم موسى
The Land
Mayor
The People Inside
Kandil om Hashem
Hajj Rajab
The technical secretary
الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
Khan El-Khalili
The Mountain
Adham Al-Sharqawi
Ashour Effendi
Alley of The Pestle
Hajj Kamel
Bent 16
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
خليل أفندي
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Abdul Wahab
شجرة العائلة
شعبان عبد الباسط
في بيتنا رجل
A Heart of Gold
Abdulkarim
Abo Hadeed
Jaber
Repentance
Writer
Mid-night driver
Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
Leila Raheeba
عبد الستار
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
The Empty Pillow
Land of Peace
Mazen (Salma's father)
A Voice from the Past
Zanuba
The General Inspector
العمده
Dalila
Mr. Hosni
Wakeful Eyes
Saber Efendi
The Scornful Man
zaater
Confused Hearts
Land of Dreams
Haj Ali
The Stranger
A Woman's Youth
عم حسبو
Tears at night