Abdel Warith Assir
Born 1894 (age 87) · Egypt
Appears in 104 titles

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

The Message
8.6
The Message
1976
as Yasir
The Land
8.2
The Land
1970
as Mayor
The Blazing Sun
7.0
The Blazing Sun
1954
as Saber صابر
Alexandria… Why?
6.5
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as The Sheikh
The Flirtation of Girls
7.1
The Flirtation of Girls
1949
as مرزوق أفندي
The Leech
7.6
The Leech
1956
as عم حسبو
The Sparrow
6.9
The Sparrow
1972
Shafiqa and Metwally
6.7
Shafiqa and Metwally
1978
as الجد
The Sinners
6.2
The Sinners
1976
as نجيب
Alley of The Pestle
6.3
Alley of The Pestle
1963
as Hajj Kamel
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
8.0
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
1957
as المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
The Empty Pillow
7.5
The Empty Pillow
1957
Shamshon and Leblb
6.8
Shamshon and Leblb
1952
as Radwan/Loza’s father
Kandil om Hashem
7.3
Kandil om Hashem
1968
as Hajj Rajab
Leila Raheeba
8.3
Leila Raheeba
1957
as عبد الستار
The Public Prosecutor
7.0
The Public Prosecutor
1946
as العم
Anklet Ring
9.3
Anklet Ring
1955
Happy Day
8.0
Happy Day
1940
The General Inspector
5.7
The General Inspector
1956
as العمده
Sonya and the Madman