Bishara Wakim

Acting

Born: 1890-03-05 in Cairo, Egypt

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).

Bishara Wakim

Biography

Known For

The Lady's Game

Passion and Revenge

Barsoum Looking for a Job

I Love Wrongdoing

If I Was Rich

The Avenger

A Bullet in the Heart

Marouf the Cobbler

Malak alrahma

Layla The Schoolgirl

Casino el latafa

The Civil Servant

The Unknown Past

Qais and Laila

The Fifth Groom

A lie within a lie

Rebellious girl

The three musketeers

Dreams of the Youth

Bint Al-Sheikh

The Straight Road

Les Misérables

Victims of Love

Son of the East

Cairo-Baghdad

Cleopatra

Laylat Al-Jumea

I'm No Angel

Long live women!

The Bashmakul

In a rainy night

Layla the Country Girl

Leila, ghadet el camelia

Under The Sky of Egypt

Hell in the Sand

The Victory of Youth

Qesset Gharam

My Heart is My Guide

Leila, Daughter of the Poor

Hassan & Hassan