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.

Wakim, 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.

Bishara Wakim made about 381 films in the Egyptian cinema.