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Anwar Wagdi

Anwar Wagdi

Actor · Born 1904-10-11 · Cairo, Egypt

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anwar was born in the Cairo district of El Daher, Cairo.[4] His father, Yehia Wagdy El-Fattal, immigrated to Egypt from Syria with his family in the 19th century for economic reasons.[citation needed] Anwar's Egyptian mother, Muhiba El-Rikaby, was from Cairo. Anwar grew up very poor and was known for his extraordinary ambition and desire to amass wealth. Anwar Wagdy was married to Egyptian actresses Elham Hussein, Leila Mourad (three times), and Leila Fawzy. He died at 51 in Sweden while seeking treatment for polycystic kidney disease. Anwar Wagdy began his acting career as an extra in 1922 in the Youssef Wahbi Theatre Company's production of Julius Caesar. He quickly leaped to stardom and played leading roles in and/or directed 92 Egyptian films between the 1932 and 1955. He achieved particular success partnering with his wife, Egyptian legend Leila Mourad. Youssef Wahbi directed his first film: "Defense" in 1934 and called "Anwar Wagdy" to take part in this film with him. After the failure of a film caused some financial problems for Youssef Wahbi and producer, which resulted in Anwar to join the National Force Theater, which was founded i…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Flirtation of Girls (1949) — الطيار وحيد صفوت
  2. The Will (1939) — عدلي
  3. Rayya and Sekina (1952) — الضابط أحمد يسري
  4. The Beast (1954) — الضابط (رؤوف صالح)
  5. Prince of Revenge (1950) — حسن الهلالى/الأمير عز الدين
  6. Gold (1953) — Wahid Alfonso
  7. Passion and Revenge (1944) — وحيد عزت
  8. I Love Wrongdoing (1942) — ممدوح
  9. Who's Done it ? (1944) — Abbas Omar Al-Barqi
  10. Bent Al-Akaber (1953) — Anwar
  11. Sons of Aristocrats (1932)
  12. Kiss in the Desert (1928)
  13. Qattr El-Nada (1951) — Wahid
  14. Divorce of Saad Hanem (1948) — Wahid
  15. Cleopatra (1943)
  16. A lie within a lie (1944) — منير وجدي
  17. A woman's heart (1940) — أمين
  18. Rebellious girl (1940)
  19. Wives factory (1941)
  20. Long live women! (1944)
  21. Layla in the dark (1944) — سمير
  22. Habib el-Rooh (1951) — Wahid
  23. Shebak Habibi (1951)
  24. Professor Sharaf (1954) — Sharaf
  25. Layla, Daughter of the Rich (1946) — Wahid
  26. Leila, Daughter of the Poor (1945) — Wahid Mukhtar
  27. Khataf Merati (1954) — Anwar
  28. Yasmine (1950) — Wahid Ezzat
  29. Laylat Al-Jumea (1945) — أنور وجدى
  30. A kiss in Lebanon (1945)
  31. Fatmah (1947) — Fat-hi
  32. El Doctor (1939) — حسين صادق
  33. Victims of Love (1944) — نور الشريف
  34. The workshop (1940) — عباس - شقيق زينب
  35. Four Girls and an Officer (1954) — وحيد
  36. The Victory of Youth (1941) — محيي
  37. Bayn Narayn (1945) — Helmy
  38. My Heart is My Guide (1947) — وحيد الضابط
  39. The Madness Of Love (1954) — Hussein - the doctor
  40. The Apple Seller (1939) — كمال

Directed

  1. The Flirtation of Girls (1949) — Director
  2. Gold (1953) — Director
  3. Bent Al-Akaber (1953) — Director
  4. Qattr El-Nada (1951) — Director
  5. Divorce of Saad Hanem (1948) — Director
  6. Layla, Daughter of the Rich (1946) — Director
  7. Leila, Daughter of the Poor (1945) — Director
  8. Yasmine (1950) — Director
  9. Habib el-Rooh (1951) — Director
  10. Four Girls and an Officer (1954) — Director
  11. Lailet El Henna (1951) — Director
  12. My Heart is My Guide (1947) — Director
  13. Anbar (1948) — Director