Abdel Warith Assir

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.

Acting

1979

1979

My Dear Children, Thank You

الحاج عبد الفضيل

1979

1978

1978

Desire and Price

Mustafa - مصطفى

1978

1978

1974

الأخوة الأعداء

Haj Saleh الحاج صالح

1973

1972

1970

1968

1968

The technical secretary

الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم

1966

1957

Leila Raheeba

عبد الستار

1957

Ismail Yassine In the Navy

المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب

1957

1956

1956

Zanuba

Unknown

1956

1956

The Leech

عم حسبو

1955

1955

1955

1955

1954

Lovers Village

عم سالم - والد فاطمه

1954

Pity My Tears

Fahmy - فهمي

1954

Assaad El Ayam

Mamun - مأمون

1954

Laila Min Omri

منصور

1954

The Blazing Sun

Saber صابر

1953

1953

1952

Zeinab

سلامه

1949

The Flirtation of Girls

مرزوق أفندي

1949

Fatma, Marika & Rachel

Youssef's father

1946

1942

Eayida

محمد أفندي

1942

Love Is Forbidden

عبد الغفار باشا

1940

Happy Day

Unknown

1939

El Doctor

الشيخ عبدالفتاح

1930

Zeinab

Unknown

Writing

1958

1952

Zeinab

Screenplay

1942

Eayida

Story

1940

Happy Day

Writer

1939

Infos

Full Name
Abdel Warith Assir
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9/16/1894
Date of Death
4/22/1982
Also Known As

عبدالوارث عسر

Abdel Waress Assar

Abdurwarth Ali Esr

Abdurwareth Asar

Abdel-Wareth Asar

Abdel-Warth Essar

Абдель Варесс Ассад