Duraid Lahham
Duraid Muhammad Hassan al-Lahhaam is a Syrian actor-director born in al-Kumayreyya, Damascus in 1934. His talent appeared in 1958 on the university stage at the faculty of Science where he majored in chemistry and later taught it. His artistic career began in the sixties, when the director Sabah Qabbani offered him to participate in Damascene Night (سهرة دمشق). At the same time, he formed an artistic duet with the artist Nihad Qalei until the mid-seventies, he also cooperated with the poet and playwright Muhammad Al-Maghut in several successful works. He created the Syrian character called “Ghawwar al-Tawsheh” who became a household name in Syria and the Arab world. Among his plays, as actor-director, are Cheers, My Homeland (كاسك يا وطن), Ghorba (الغربة) and October Village (ضيعة تشرين). Among his television works are Hammam Al-Hana (حمام الهنا), My Family and I (عائلتي وانا) and The Return of Ghawwaar (عودة غوار). The Borders (الحدود) and The Report (التقرير) are among the films he directed.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.616 |
Birthday | 1934-02-09 |
Place of Birth | Damascus, Syria |
Also Known As | دريد لحام, Дурайд Лахам, غوار الطوشة, دريد محمد حسن لحام, Ghawar El Toshe, Duraid Laham, Durreid Lahham, |
1984
The Borders
6.6/7
A traveler between two countries metaphorically named "Easternstan" and "Westernstan" loses his passport and identity papers. Stuck between the two co...
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The Borders
1975
Wake Up
5.5/1
Due to the great success of the original TV series from 1972, this movie was created with almost identical actors and a slightly different plot.
Two...
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Wake Up
1969
Womens' Tailor
0/0
Saber Effendi works as a tailor for men, but his major problem is that he suffers from a great depression because of his lack of fashion and refuses t...
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Womens' Tailor
1974
Ghawar James Bond
0/0
The events revolve around a three-person gang led by Abu Al-Ghawar (Duraid Lahham), who plans to steal Simon Bay, and the gang members succeed in dece...
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Ghawar James Bond
2006
The Young Parents
6/1
A father of four who works for the Police and his wife dreams that he finishes his university education so he can get promoted, joins the university b...
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The Young Parents
1982
Ghawar's Empire
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Ghawar's Empire
1970
Ghawar, The Secret Agent Antar
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Ghawar, The Secret Agent Antar
1975
When Wives Are Absent
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Ghawar has two jobs: he is a beach guard during the day and a sculptor at night. Ghawar lives with his friend Hosni and the two suffer that their wive...
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When Wives Are Absent
1973
Ghawar The Football Player
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Ghawar The Football Player
1992
The Happy Bird
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The Happy Bird
1990
Kafrun
0/0
In a mountain village called Kfaroun, Wadud works as a janitor in the school, where he has loving relationships with the young students. But his mothe...
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Kafrun
1978
Fish Without Spines
9/1
Walid travels abroad in search of work opportunity and self actualization, after promising to return to his sweetheart Laila who is waiting for him ba...
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Fish Without Spines
1968
Bir Damat Aranıyor
0/0
Intersection of the roads of twins allotted years ago.
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Bir Damat Aranıyor
1971
Sands of Gold
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Tarek loves his cousin Zubaida and travels to Spain to work in bullfighting under a pseudonym. Zubaida comes to Spain in search of her lover, but desp...
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Sands of Gold
1970
The Adorable Thief
6/1
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The Adorable Thief
1968
The Three Swindlers
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The Three Swindlers
1973
Mesk and Anbar
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Mesk and Anbar
1964
The Pearl Necklace
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The Pearl Necklace
1968
Hotel of Dreams
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Two friends work as guards at a luxurious villa, whose owner only comes at long intervals. They turn it into a hotel but the owner suddenly comes with...
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Hotel of Dreams
1966
I Am Antar
0/0
A psychiatrist hypnotizes his female patients and robs them while they are under. The company where he committed one of his crimes enlists the help of...
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I Am Antar
1970
The Two Friends
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A strict father refuses to let his beautiful daughter marry the young pilot she loves, believing that the life of a pilot is filled with danger. The p...
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The Two Friends
1973
My Hippy Wife
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A humble man encounters a group of hippies and develops feelings for one of them. As they get married, they cannot find a place to stay, and he resort...
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My Hippy Wife
1972
The Mexican Hoax
0/0
Tayseer, a conservative man, has grown with a particular hang-up caused by his sister's marriage without his consent. When a man proposes to his daugh...
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The Mexican Hoax
1992
Rain Maker
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“The Rain Maker” is a Syrian play starring artist Duraid Lahham and the Syrian theater group Tishreen Family. It is the last play with Duraid Lahham i...
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Rain Maker
1987
Shaqayiq Alnueman
10/1
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Shaqayiq Alnueman
1968
The Vagabonds
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The Vagabonds
1975
Al-Muziafoun
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Al-Muziafoun
1965
The Two Drifters (Al Sharidan)
8/1
When a man gets out of prison, he starts looking for work, but he discovers that he is alone with no family, so he decides to return to prison again....
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The Two Drifters (Al Sharidan)
1971
The Fox
0/0
The story of two men work in the gold trade and how a gang trying to steal the gold sends a beautiful girl to enter their lives and pretend to love on...
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The Fox
1979
Cheers, My Homeland
0/0
A social-political comedy play, considered one of the most legendary critical and purposeful Arab comedies.
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Cheers, My Homeland
2019
Damascus... Aleppo
0/0
An introverted former broadcaster chooses to detach himself from the overwhelming situation his country is going through, but the news of his daughter...
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Damascus... Aleppo
1966
Love in Istanbul
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Queen Nazli's daughter disappears at a young age, and the queen dies without seeing her. The heirs take advantage of the disappearance of the daughter...
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Love in Istanbul
1965
A Meeting in Palmyra
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A Meeting in Palmyra
1970
الرجل المناسب
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الرجل المناسب
1966
El-Milyunairah
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El-Milyunairah
1971
إمرأة تسكن وحدها
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إمرأة تسكن وحدها
1971
One + one
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One + one
1986
The Report
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The Report
2024
Two Days
0/0
A compelling and profound story that explores the resilience of the human spirit in times of crises and wars.
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