
Bishara Wakim
Department: Acting
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
1941

Rabiha
1943

Bent Zawat
1942

Casino el latafa
1945

The Civil Servant
1924

If I Was Rich
1942

My Father’s secret
1946

The Unknown Past
1946

Al-Haz Al-Sa'eed
1945

Qais and Laila
1939

The Avenger
1947

The Fifth Groom
1942

A lie within a lie
1944

Mindful people
1940

Cry in the night
1940

Rebellious girl
1940

The three musketeers
1940

Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
1941

A groom from Istanbul
1941

Dreams of the Youth
1942

abn albalad
1942

Laylat Al-farah
1942

The Straight Road
1943

Bint Al-Sheikh
1943

Issue of the day
1943

Call of the heart
1943

Valley of stars
1943

The Innocent
1944

Les Misérables
1943

Hanan
1944

Executioner's sword
1944

Victims of Love
1944

The invisibility cap
1944

Earis Alhina
1944

Wahida
1944

A Lebanese at the university
1947

Son of the East
1945

Cairo-Baghdad
1947

Cleopatra
1943

The Lady's Game
1946

Laylat Al-Jumea
1945

I'm No Angel
1946

Long live women!
1944

The Bashmakul
1940

In a rainy night
1939

Layla the Country Girl
1941

Leila, ghadet el camelia
1942

A Bullet in the Heart
1944

Passion and Revenge
1944

Barsoum Looking for a Job
1923

Under The Sky of Egypt
1928

Hell in the Sand
1929

The Victory of Youth
1941

Qesset Gharam
1945

My Heart is My Guide
1947

I Love Wrongdoing
1942

bihubh fi baghdad
1942

Marouf the Cobbler
1947

Leila, Daughter of the Poor
1945

Malak alrahma
1946

Hassan & Hassan
1945

Al-anissa Busa
1945

Ghani Harb
1947

Omm el Saad
1946

Beauty and charm
1945

El Primo
1947

Layla, Daughter of the Rich
1946

Anbar
1948

Divorce of Saad Hanem
1948

The Mind is on a Vacation
1947

Queen of the Stage
1936

Khulud
1948

Confused life
1948

أنا ستوتة
1947

The red mask
1947

Glory and tears
1946

قبلني يا أبي
1947

الجنس اللطيف
1945

Man of the future
1946

The beginning of the month
1945

The Princess of the Island
1948

Serving Two Masters
1946

The Building Doorman
1935

Jealousy
1946

عروسة البحر
1947

غرام بدوية
1946

The First Love
1945