Bishara Wakim

Bishara Wakim

Known for

Acting

Born

March 5, 1890

Birthplace

Cairo, Egypt

Died

November 30, 1949 (aged 59)

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).

Best known work

The Lady's Game
The Lady's Game
1946
Passion and Revenge
Passion and Revenge
1944
Barsoum Looking for a Job
Barsoum Looking for a Job
1923
I Love Wrongdoing
I Love Wrongdoing
1942
If I Was Rich
If I Was Rich
1942
The Avenger
The Avenger
1947
The three musketeers
The three musketeers
1940
A Bullet in the Heart
A Bullet in the Heart
1944
Marouf the Cobbler
Marouf the Cobbler
1947
Malak alrahma
Malak alrahma
1946

Filmography

  1. 1948

    Anbar
  2. 1948

  3. 1948

  4. 1948

  5. 1948

    The Princess of the Island

    as أبو المكارم

  6. 1947

    My Heart is My Guide

    as درويش بيه أبو المعاطي

  7. 1947

  8. 1947

  9. 1947

    قبلني يا أبي

    as عبدالحق أفندي

  10. 1947

  11. 1947

  12. 1947

  13. 1947

  14. 1947

  15. 1947

    Ghani Harb

    as Hasnain Bey Al-Makh

  16. 1947

  17. 1947

  18. 1946

  19. 1946

  20. 1946

    Malak alrahma

    as Shaker - شاكر

  21. 1946

  22. 1946

    I'm No Angel

    as Mustafa

  23. 1946

    Layla, Daughter of the Rich

    as Hassan Rustum Pasha

  24. 1946

  25. 1946

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