Abdel Warith Assir
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1894-09-16
- Died
- 1982-04-22
- Place of birth
- Egypt
- Also known as
- عبدالوارث عسر · Abdel Waress Assar · Abdurwarth Ali Esr · Abdurwareth Asar · Abdel-Wareth Asar · Abdel-Warth Essar
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (102)
The Message
1976
as Yasir
The Blazing Sun
1954
as Saber صابر
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as The Sheikh
The People and the Nile
1972
The Sinners
1976
as نجيب
Adham Al-Sharqawi
1964
as Ashour Effendi
Foreman Hassan
1952
as عم بيومي
The Flirtation of Girls
1949
as مرزوق أفندي
The Land
1970
as Mayor
Alley of The Pestle
1963
as Hajj Kamel
The Woman Who Defeated the Devil
1973
Sonya and the Madman
1977
Les Misérables
1978
Land of Peace
1957
as Mazen (Salma's father)
The People Inside
1969
Leila Raheeba
1957
as عبد الستار
The Scornful Man
1956
as zaater
Wives factory
1941
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
1949
as Youssef's father
Shafiqa and Metwally
1978
as الجد
الأخوة الأعداء
1974
as Haj Saleh الحاج صالح
Khan El-Khalili
1966
Abo Hadeed
1958
as Jaber
The General Inspector
1956
as العمده
Life's Wishes
1955
as Atiwa
The Mountain
1965
Four Girls and an Officer
1954
as مرزوق
The Empty Pillow
1957
I'm No Angel
1946
as Shaheen Effendi - Factory Manager
Zeinab
1952
as سلامه
Appointment with Life
1953
Storm of Tears
1979
Don't cry, my love of life
1979
as Sheikh Abdullah
Nahed
as Amin Bey - Nahed's uncle
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
1962
as خليل أفندي
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
1951
as المعلم شحاتة / مالك الحمام
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
1957
as المعلم حنفى / أبو نادية / وعم رجب
Where Did You Get This
1952
Love Is Forbidden
1942
as عبد الغفار باشا
The Sparrow
1972
Love In The Darkness
1953
Wakeful Eyes
1956
as Saber Efendi
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
as ابو العزايم - الشحات
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
El Doctor
1939
as الشيخ عبدالفتاح
Sheikh Hassan
1954
Anbar
1948
as Rashwan Pasha
Bayoumi Afandi
1949
as sheikh darweesh
Appointment with Happiness
1954
Laila Min Omri
1954
as منصور
Bnt alshshati
1952
as Hajj Ali
The Madness Of Love
1954
as Ibrahim
Confused Hearts
1956
Land of Dreams
1956
as Haj Ali
طريق السعادة
1953
as أبو عليّة وأمينة
بعد الوداع
1953
Pity My Tears
1954
as Fahmy - فهمي
Eayida
1942
as محمد أفندي
Mid-night driver
1958
as Uncle Jad Abu Badriya
The Leech
1956
as عم حسبو
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
1954
Lovers Village
1954
as عم سالم - والد فاطمه
Professor Fatima
1952
as Omar Abu Adel
Desire and Price
1978
as Mustafa - مصطفى
Dalila
1956
as Mr. Hosni
Bahr El Gharam
1955
as المعلم مبروك
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Tears at night
1955
A Voice from the Past
1956
Heart of Gold
1959
as Abdulkarim
The Shore of Memories
1955
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
1961
as Abdul Wahab
Hokm Elqawi
1951
Anklet Ring
1955
Adam and Eve
1951
as Sherif
Zanuba
1956
الميعاد
1955
Long Live Love!
1938
as رضوان باشا - والد محمد فتحى
Aqwa Min Al-Ayam
1979
Salamah
1945
as ابو الوفا
Always With You
1954
as Madbouly
Kandil om Hashem
1968
as Hajj Rajab
Samson the mighty
1948
My Love Story
1955
Happy Day
1940
The Public Prosecutor
1946
as العم
The technical secretary
1968
as الشيخ خميس أبو العزايم
Zeinab
1930
Faik we Rayek
1951
Shamshon and Leblb
1952
as Radwan/Loza’s father
Tears of Love
1935
as الشيخ دسوقى ابراهيم
The Stranger
1956
شجرة العائلة
1960
as شعبان عبد الباسط
Assaad El Ayam
1954
as Mamun - مأمون
Love never dies
1948
Ashab El Saadah
1946
The Big House
1949
Wild Flowers
1972
as عم موسى
Melody of Devotion
1955
as Dongle
Finally I got married
1942
Wafaa
1953
as Ibrahim
Bent 16
1963
About 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… With 105 credits spanning from 1930 to 1979, Abdel Warith Assir has appeared in 102 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Abdel Warith Assir Movies
- The Message (1976) — as Yasir
- The Blazing Sun (1954) — as Saber صابر
- Alexandria… Why? (1979) — as The Sheikh
- The People and the Nile (1972)
- The Sinners (1976) — as نجيب
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