Bishara Wakim

Biography

An Egyptian actor, born in the Faggala district of Cairo in 1890, he studied at the French Frere Schools in Bab al-Louq and later enrolled in the Faculty of Law, earning a bachelor's degree. He was nominated for a scholarship to France, but his studies were cut short due to the outbreak of World War I. He began his artistic career with the troupes of Abdel Rahman Rushdi and George Abyad, and then worked with Youssef Wahbi in his troupe. He also worked with Mounira al-Mahdiyya, and starred in numerous films during the 1930s and 1940s, including: (Bisalamtuh Ayez Yitgawz, Al-Bashkawil, Law Kont Ghani, Intisar al-Shabab, and Al-Arees al-Khamis).

Known For

Layla The Schoolgirl
Layla The Schoolgirl
Rabiha
Rabiha
Bent Zawat
Bent Zawat
Casino el latafa
Casino el latafa
The Civil Servant
The Civil Servant
If I Was Rich
If I Was Rich
My Father’s secret
My Father’s secret
The Unknown Past
The Unknown Past
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
Qais and Laila
Qais and Laila

Filmography

1948 Anbar
as
1948 Divorce of Saad Hanem
as
1948 Khulud
as
1948 Confused life
as
1947 My Heart is My Guide
as درويش بيه أبو المعاطي
1947 The red mask
as
1947 قبلني يا أبي
as عبدالحق أفندي
1947 The Avenger
as
1947 The Mind is on a Vacation
as
1947 Cairo-Baghdad
as
1947 أنا ستوتة
as
1947 Marouf the Cobbler
as
1947 Ghani Harb
as Hasnain Bey Al-Makh
1947 A Lebanese at the university
as
1947 El Primo
as
1946 Man of the future
as
1946 Malak alrahma
as Shaker - شاكر
1946 Omm el Saad
as
1946 I'm No Angel
as Mustafa
1946 Layla, Daughter of the Rich
as Hassan Rustum Pasha