Abdel Warith Assir
Actor
Born September 16, 1894 in Egypt
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
Nahed
Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle
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
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
Mid-night driver
Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
Leila Raheeba
عبد الستار
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
Land of Peace
Mazen (Salma's father)
The Empty Pillow
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
The Leech
عم حسبو
Tears at night
The Shore of Memories
Bahr El Gharam
المعلم مبروك
الميعاد
My Love Story
Anklet Ring
Life's Wishes
Atiwa
Melody of Devotion
Dongle
Appointment with Happiness
Lovers Village
عم سالم - والد فاطمه
Pity My Tears
Fahmy - فهمي
Sheikh Hassan
Always With You
Madbouly
Assaad El Ayam
Mamun - مأمون
Laila Min Omri
منصور
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
Four Girls and an Officer
مرزوق
The Blazing Sun
Saber صابر
The Madness Of Love
Ibrahim
Appointment with Life
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
Wafaa
Ibrahim
Love In The Darkness
طريق السعادة
أبو عليّة وأمينة
بعد الوداع
Fi Sharaa Meen
Bnt alshshati
Hajj Ali
Foreman Hassan
عم بيومي
Where Did You Get This
Zeinab
سلامه
Shamshon and Leblb
Radwan/Loza’s father
Professor Fatima
Omar Abu Adel
Faik we Rayek
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
Adam and Eve
Sherif
Hokm Elqawi
Bayoumi Afandi
sheikh darweesh
The Flirtation of Girls
مرزوق أفندي
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Youssef's father
The Big House
Anbar
Rashwan Pasha
Love never dies
Samson the mighty
I'm No Angel
Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
The Public Prosecutor
العم
Ashab El Saadah
Salamah
ابو الوفا
A Bullet in the Heart
ابو العزايم - الشحات
Finally I got married
Eayida
محمد أفندي
Love Is Forbidden
عبد الغفار باشا
Happy Day
El Doctor
الشيخ عبدالفتاح
Long Live Love!
رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
Tears of Love
الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم
Zeinab