Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1890-03-05
Day of Death
1949-11-30
Place of Birth
Cairo, Egypt
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).
Filmography (87)
Anbar
1948
Divorce of Saad Hanem
1948
Khulud
1948
Confused life
1948
The Princess of the Island
1948
My Heart is My Guide
1947
The red mask
1947
عروسة البحر
1947
قبلني يا أبي
1947
The Avenger
1947
The Mind is on a Vacation
1947Cairo-Baghdad
1947
أنا ستوتة
1947
Marouf the Cobbler
1947
