Abdel Warith Assir
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978
Series
My Dear Children, Thank You
الحاج عبد الفضيل
1979
Film
Appointment with Life
1953
Film
The Message
Yasir
1976
Film
The Blazing Sun
Saber صابر
1954
Series
في بيتنا رجل
1960
Film
The Land
Mayor
1970
Film
Tears of Love
الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم
1935
Film
Alexandria… Why?
The Sheikh
1979
Film
Long Live Love!
رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
1938
Film
Oh The wonders of time
Hag AlDalgamony
1974
Film
The General Inspector
العمده
1956
Film
The Empty Pillow
1957
Film
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
1957
Film
A Woman's Youth
عم حسبو
1956
Film
Sonya and the Madman
1977
Film
Wild Flowers
عم موسى
1972
Film
Laila Min Omri
منصور
1954
Film
Leila Raheeba
عبد الستار
1957
Film
Four Girls and an Officer
مرزوق
1954
Film
Anbar
Rashwan Pasha
1948
Film
Appointment with Happiness
1954
Film
The Woman Who Defeated the Devil
1973
Film
Faik we Rayek
1951
Film
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Film
Pity My Tears
Fahmy - فهمي
1954
Film
Adam and Eve
Sherif
1951
Film
A Heart of Gold
Abdulkarim
1959
Film
Lovers Village
عم سالم - والد فاطمه
1954
Film
Zeinab
سلامه
1952
Film
Dalila
Mr. Hosni
1956
Film
Professor Fatima
Omar Abu Adel
1952
Film
Les Misérables
1978
Film
Love Is Forbidden
عبد الغفار باشا
1942
Film
A Voice from the Past
1956
Film
Alley of The Pestle
Hajj Kamel
1963
Film
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Film
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
خليل أفندي
1962
Film
Bnt alshshati
Hajj Ali
1952
Film
El Doctor
الشيخ عبدالفتاح
1939
Film
Shafiqa and Metwally
الجد
1978
Film
Happy Day
1940
Film
The Scornful Man
zaater
1956
Film
The Mountain
1965
Film
Assaad El Ayam
Mamun - مأمون
1954
Film
Kandil om Hashem
Hajj Rajab
1968
Film
Finally I got married
1942
Film
Eayida
محمد أفندي
1942
Film
Always With You
Madbouly
1954
Film
The Sparrow
1972
Film
Bahr El Gharam
المعلم مبروك
1955
Film
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
1951
Film
Zanuba
1956
Film
Love In The Darkness
1953
Film
My Love Story
1955
Film
The Flirtation of Girls
مرزوق أفندي
1949
Film
The Stranger
1956
Film
Love never dies
1948
Film
The People and the Nile
1972
Film
Foreman Hassan
عم بيومي
1952
Film
The Big House
1949
Film
Mid-night driver
Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
1958
Film
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
1954
Film
Ashab El Saadah
1946
Film
Hokm Elqawi
1951
Film
Melody of Devotion
Dongle
1955
Film
Bayoumi Afandi
sheikh darweesh
1949
Film
Life's Wishes
Atiwa
1955
Film
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Abdul Wahab
1961
Film
طريق السعادة
أبو عليّة وأمينة
1953
Film
بعد الوداع
1953
Film
Abo Hadeed
Jaber
1958
Film
Aqwa Min Al-Ayam
1979
Film
The Madness Of Love
Ibrahim
1954
Film
Salamah
ابو الوفا
1945
Film
Land of Dreams
Haj Ali
1956
Film
الأخوة الأعداء
Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
1974
Film
Land of Peace
Mazen (Salma's father)
1957
Film
The Sinners
نجيب
1976
Film
Confused Hearts
1956
Film
Don't cry, my love of life
Sheikh Abdullah
1979
Film
Adham Al-Sharqawi
Ashour Effendi
1964
Film
The People Inside
1969
Film
Khan El-Khalili
1966
Film
شجرة العائلة
شعبان عبد الباسط
1960
Wives factory
1941
Film
A Bullet in the Heart
ابو العزايم - الشحات
1944
Film
Desire and Price
Mustafa - مصطفى
1978
Film
Zeinab
1930
Film
The Public Prosecutor
العم
1946
Bent 16
1963
Film
Anklet Ring
1955
Film
Wafaa
Ibrahim
1953
Film
Sheikh Hassan
1954
Film
الميعاد
1955
Film
I'm No Angel
Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
1946
Film
Wakeful Eyes
Saber Efendi
1956
Film
Where Did You Get This
1952
Film
Shamshon and Leblb
Radwan/Loza’s father
1952
Film
Storm of Tears
1979
Film
Nahed
Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle
Film
Tears at night
1955
Film
The Shore of Memories
1955
Film
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Youssef's father
1949
Film
Samson the mighty
1948
Film
The technical secretary
الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
1968