Abdel Warith Assir

Abdel Warith Assir

1894-09-16

Biography

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.

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Zeinab

Zeinab

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Foreman Hassan

Foreman Hassan

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Wives factory

Wives factory

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Finally I got married

Finally I got married

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Leila Raheeba

Leila Raheeba

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Adham Al-Sharqawi

Adham Al-Sharqawi

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Shafiqa and Metwally

Shafiqa and Metwally

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The General Inspector

The General Inspector

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Kesat Hoby

Kesat Hoby

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Fi Sharaa Meen

Fi Sharaa Meen

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Land of Dreams

Land of Dreams

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Abo Hadeed

Abo Hadeed

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Love Is Forbidden

Love Is Forbidden

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Long Live Love!

Long Live Love!

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Appointment with Happiness

Appointment with Happiness

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Mid-night driver

Mid-night driver

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Life’s Wishes

Life’s Wishes

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El Doctor

El Doctor

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Wakeful Eyes

Wakeful Eyes

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Salamah

Salamah

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