Duraid Lahham
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
My Family and I
مطيع بك
2000
Film
The Mexican Hoax
دريد خال الاطفال
1972
Series
Aldighri
1992
Series
Abu El-Hana's Dreams
Abu Al-Hana Tawakalna
1996
Film
Ghawar James Bond
Ghawar
1974
Series
Wadi Al-Mesk
1982
Film
The Two Friends
1970
Series
Al Kherba
بو نمر بوقعقور
2011
Series
Sah Al Nom
غوار
1972
Film
Wake Up
غوار الطوشه
1975
Film
The Borders
Abdul Wadood
1984
Film
Two Days
2024
Film
The Millionaire
1966
Series
Salt & Sugar
غوار
1973
Film
The Pearl Necklace
1964
Series
Sah Al-Noum
Ghawar
1972
Series
Roxy Nights
2025
Film
The Young Parents
Wadoud
2006
Series
Chicago Street
نعمان - ضيف شرف
2020
Series
Ghawar's Pranks
Ghawar El-Tosheh
1968
Series
Return of Ghawar
Ghawar
1998
Series
Faqaqie
Ghawar
1963
Film
Ghawar The Football Player
Ghawar / Zaki
1973
Series
أيام الولدنة
2006
Film
One + one
1971
Film
I Am Antar
عنتر ابن حداد
1966
Film
Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha
1971
Film
Damascus... Aleppo
عيسى عبدالله
2019
Series
Wayn Al-Ghalat
غوار الطوشة
1979
Film
The Sage
جابر عبد الودود
2023
Series
Hammam Al-Hana
Ghawar El-Tosheh
1968
Film
The Report
عزمي بك
1986
Film
Cheers, My Homeland
1979
Film
Tishreen Village
غوار الطوشة
1974
Film
Kafrun
ودود
1990
Series
We Will Be Right Back
2013
Film
Rain Maker
1992
Film
Shaqayiq Al Nueman
1987
Film
The Happy Bird
1992
Film
Hotel of Dreams
1968
Film
Gherbah
1976
Film
Al-Muziafoun
1975
Film
Bir Damat Aranıyor
Ghawar / Zeki
1968
Film
لقاء في تدمر
نبيل
1965
Film
Sands of Gold
1971
Film
Love in Istanbul
1966
Film
Womens' Tailor
الرسام رشدي
1969
Film
Fish Without Spines
Ghawar
1978
Film
The Two Drifters (Al Sharidan)
1965
Film
Ghawar's Empire
Ghawar Al-Tawsheh
1982
Film
Ghawar, The Secret Agent Antar
1970
Film
El Ragol El Monaseeb
شحرور
1970
Film
My Hippy Wife
1973
Film
Love in Istanbul
1966
Film
The Three Swindlers
Guar
1968
Film
The Fox
1971
Film
The Vagabonds
1968
Film
When Wives Are Absent
Ghawar
1975
Film
Mesk and Anbar
1973
Film
The Adorable Thief
1970