Abdel Warith Assir profile
Actor profile

Abdel Warith Assir

16th September 1894 Egypt 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.

102 Movies 3 TV Shows 108 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dalila poster
Dalila 15th October 1956 as Mr. Hosni
Wafaa poster
Wafaa 27th October 1953 as Ibrahim
Zeinab poster
Zeinab 1st May 1952 as سلامه
Lak Yom Ya Zalem poster
Lak Yom Ya Zalem 19th November 1951 as المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
Anbar poster
Anbar 1st November 1948 as Rashwan Pasha
I'm No Angel poster
I'm No Angel 28th October 1946 as Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
Salamah poster
Salamah 9th April 1945 as ابو الوفا
Eayida poster
Eayida 11th February 1942 as محمد أفندي
El Doctor poster
El Doctor 23rd January 1939 as الشيخ عبدالفتاح
Long Live Love! poster
Long Live Love! 24th January 1938 as رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
Tears of Love poster
Tears of Love 23rd December 1935 as الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم
The Rebel Line poster
The Rebel Line 14th August 1932 as الشيخ ياسين / ابو فتون