Acting
Bishara Wakim
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
Anbar
Film · 1948
Divorce of Saad Hanem
Film · 1948
Khulud
Film · 1948
Confused life
Film · 1948
The Princess of the Island
Film · 1948
The Avenger
Film · 1947
A Lebanese at the university
Film · 1947
Cairo-Baghdad
Film · 1947
My Heart is My Guide
Film · 1947
Marouf the Cobbler
Film · 1947
Ghani Harb
Film · 1947
El Primo
Film · 1947
The Mind is on a Vacation
Film · 1947
أنا ستوتة
Film · 1947
The red mask
Film · 1947
قبلني يا أبي
Film · 1947
عروسة البحر
Film · 1947
My Father’s secret
Film · 1946
The Unknown Past
Film · 1946
The Lady's Game
Film · 1946
I'm No Angel
Film · 1946
Malak alrahma
Film · 1946
Omm el Saad
Film · 1946
Layla, Daughter of the Rich
Film · 1946
Glory and tears
Film · 1946
Man of the future
Film · 1946
Serving Two Masters
Film · 1946
Jealousy
Film · 1946
غرام بدوية
Film · 1946
Casino el latafa
Film · 1945
Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
Film · 1945
Son of the East
Film · 1945
Laylat Al-Jumea
Film · 1945
Qesset Gharam
Film · 1945
Leila, Daughter of the Poor
Film · 1945
Hassan & Hassan
Film · 1945
Al-anissa Busa
Film · 1945
Beauty and charm
Film · 1945
The Gentle Sex
Film · 1945
The beginning of the month
Film · 1945
The First Love
Film · 1945
A lie within a lie
Film · 1944
The Innocent
Film · 1944
Hanan
Film · 1944
Executioner's sword
Film · 1944
Victims of Love
Film · 1944
The invisibility cap
Film · 1944
Earis Alhina
Film · 1944
Wahida
Film · 1944
Long live women!
Film · 1944
A Bullet in the Heart
Film · 1944
Passion and Revenge
Film · 1944
Rabiha
Film · 1943
The Straight Road
Film · 1943
Bint Al-Sheikh
Film · 1943
Issue of the day
Film · 1943
Call of the heart
Film · 1943
Valley of stars
Film · 1943
Les Misérables
Film · 1943
Cleopatra
Film · 1943
Bent Zawat
Film · 1942
If I Was Rich
Film · 1942
The Fifth Groom
Film · 1942
Dreams of the Youth
Film · 1942
abn albalad
Film · 1942
Laylat Al-farah
Film · 1942
Leila, ghadet el camelia
Film · 1942
I Love Wrongdoing
Film · 1942
bihubh fi baghdad
Film · 1942
Layla The Schoolgirl
Film · 1941
Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
Film · 1941
A groom from Istanbul
Film · 1941
Layla the Country Girl
Film · 1941
The Victory of Youth
Film · 1941
Mindful people
Film · 1940
Cry in the night
Film · 1940
Rebellious girl
Film · 1940
The three musketeers
Film · 1940
The Bashmakul
Film · 1940
Qais and Laila
Film · 1939
In a rainy night
Film · 1939
Queen of the Stage
Film · 1936
The Building Doorman
Film · 1935
Hell in the Sand
Film · 1929
Under The Sky of Egypt
Film · 1928
The Civil Servant
Film · 1924
Barsoum Looking for a Job
Film · 1923