Actor

Bishara Wakim

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Movies: 79Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1436211

IMDb ID: nm0906863

Known for: Acting

Born: March 5, 1890

Died: November 30, 1949

Age: 59

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1923 - 1948

Years active: 26

Wikidata: Q4120254

Also known as

Bechara Wakim • Beshara Wakim • Bishara Yoakim • Bisharah Yoakim • بشارة واكيم

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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).

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