Bishara Wakim
Bishara Wakim (Arabic: بشارة واكيم) (March 5, 1890 – November 30, 1949) was an Egyptian director and actor born in Faggala, Cairo in 1890. CareerWakim, born Bisharah Yoakim, was a Greek Catholic. He was educated in Collège-des-Frères (Bab-El-Louk), and in 1917 graduated from the School of Law and he started his life as a lawyer. He began his acting career as a member of the Abdul Rahman Rushdi theater group, then became a member of George Abiad theater group, and later worked with Egyptian actor Youssef Wahbi in his Ramses theatre group. He then moved to the Mounira El Mahdeya theater as actor, director and technical director. In 1923, Wakim starred in Barsoum Looking for a Job, one of the notable films of the Egyptian silent film era. He was honored by the Egyptian government for his achievements in film and theater, played the role of the Lebanese in most of the Egyptian movies of the thirties and the forties. Bishara Wakim made about 381 films in the Egyptian cinema. He died on November 30, 1949. Filmography
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