Abdel Warith Assir
Known For
Acting
Born
1894-09-16 in Egypt
Died
1982-04-22
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.
Most Known For
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
My Dear Children, Thank You
as الحاج عبد الفضيل
The Message
as Yasir
The Woman Who Defeated the Devil
The Land
as Mayor
The Blazing Sun
as Saber صابر
Alexandria… Why?
as The Sheikh
The Empty Pillow
Four Girls and an Officer
as مرزوق
The Sinners
as نجيب
Storm of Tears
Les Misérables
Land of Peace
as Mazen (Salma's father)
Shafiqa and Metwally
as الجد
Melody of Devotion
as Dongle
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
as Youssef's father
The Flirtation of Girls
as مرزوق أفندي
Adham Al-Sharqawi
as Ashour Effendi
The People Inside
Anbar
as Rashwan Pasha