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.
The Leech
(عم حسبو)
The Sparrow
Om Hashim's Lamp
(Hajj Rajab)
The People Inside
Les Miserables
قرية العشاق
Assaad El Ayam
(Mamun)
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
Sheikh Hassan
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
(Youssef's father)
فايق ورايق
The Scornful Man
(zaater)
Abo Hadeed
(Jaber)
The technical secretary
(الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم)
The Shore of Memories
Shafiqa and Metwally
(الجد)
The Mountain
Your Day Will Come
(المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام)
Bayoumi Afandi
(sheikh darweesh)
Appointment with Happiness
Love In The Darkness
Wafaa
(Ibrahim)
Wakeful Eyes
(Saber Efendi)
Adham Al-Sharqawi
(Ashour Effendi)
Khan El-Khalili
Professor Fatima
(Omar Abu Adel)
Foreman Hassan
(عم بيومي)
Where Did You Get This
Salamah
(ابو الوفا)
Alley of The Pestle
(Hajj Kamel)
Adam and Eve
(Sherif)
Mid-night driver
(Uncle Jad Abu Badriya)
Ismail Yassine In NAVY
(المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب)
Kesat Hoby
Melody of Devotion
(Dongle)
Desire and Price
(Mustafa)
Land of Peace
(Mazen (Salma's father))
The Estranged Brothers
(Haj Saleh)
Four Girls and an Officer
(Marzouk)
Pity My Tears
(Fahmy)
The Madness Of Love
(Ibrahim)
Leila Raheeba
في شرع مين
طريق السعادة
(أبو عليّة وأمينة)
Zeinab
Wives factory
حكم القوي
Land of Dreams
(Haj Ali)
Zeinab
(سلامه)
The Public Prosecutor
(العم)
Anklet Ring
The Empty Pillow
El doctor
Love Is Forbidden
(Abdel Ghafar Pasha)
Long Live Love!
(Radwan Pasha)
Tears of Love
(Desoky)
Happy Day
A Bullet in the Heart
(ابو العزايم - الشحات)
The Flirtation of Girls
(مرزوق أفندي)
Alexandria… Why?
(The Sheikh)
The Sinners
(نجيب)
The Blazing Sun
(صابر)
Shamshon and Leblb
(Radwan/Loza’s father)
Aqwa Min Al-Ayam
The General Inspector
(العمده)
Dalila
(Mr. Hosni)
Always With You
(Madbouly)
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
(خليل أفندي)
The Land
(Mayor)
Bent 16
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
(Abdul Wahab)
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
My Dear Children, Thank You