Duraid Lahham
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1934-02-09 (age 92)
- Place of birth
- Damascus, Syria
- Also known as
- دريد لحام · Дурайд Лахам · غوار الطوشة · دريد محمد حسن لحام · Ghawar El Toshe · Duraid Laham
Biography
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
TV Shows (17)
My Family and I
2000
as مطيع بك
Chicago Street
2020
as نعمان - ضيف شرف
Al Kherba
2011
as بو نمر بوقعقور
Roxy Nights
2025
Aldighri
1992
Sah Al Nom
1972
as غوار
Abu El-Hana's Dreams
1996
as Abu Al-Hana Tawakalna
We Will Be Right Back
2013
Return of Ghawar
1998
as Ghawar
Wayn Al-Ghalat
1979
as غوار الطوشة
Ghawar's Pranks
1968
as Ghawar El-Tosheh
أيام الولدنة
2006
Faqaqie
1963
as Ghawar
Wadi Al-Mesk
1982
Sah Al-Noum
1972
as Ghawar
Hammam Al-Hana
1968
as Ghawar El-Tosheh
Salt & Sugar
1973
as غوار
Movies (43)
The Mexican Hoax
1972
as دريد خال الاطفال
Damascus... Aleppo
2019
as عيسى عبدالله
The Sage
2023
as جابر عبد الودود
The Two Friends
1970
Tishreen Village
1974
as غوار الطوشة
Gherbah
1976
Cheers, My Homeland
1979
Kafrun
1990
as ودود
Al-Muziafoun
1975
Two Days
2024
The Report
1986
as عزمي بك
The Happy Bird
1992
The Borders
1984
as Abdul Wadood
Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha
1971
Fish Without Spines
1978
as Ghawar
Ghawar The Football Player
1973
as Ghawar / Zaki
Shaqayiq Al Nueman
1987
The Young Parents
2006
as Wadoud
One + one
1971
Rain Maker
1992
I Am Antar
1966
as عنتر ابن حداد
Hotel of Dreams
1968
The Millionaire
1966
Love in Istanbul
1966
Wake Up
1975
as غوار الطوشه
Ghawar's Empire
1982
as Ghawar Al-Tawsheh
لقاء في تدمر
1965
as نبيل
Ghawar James Bond
1974
as Ghawar
The Pearl Necklace
1964
Love in Istanbul
1966
Ghawar, The Secret Agent Antar
1970
The Fox
1971
The Two Drifters (Al Sharidan)
1965
Womens' Tailor
1969
as الرسام رشدي
Sands of Gold
1971
El Ragol El Monaseeb
1970
as شحرور
My Hippy Wife
1973
The Adorable Thief
1970
The Vagabonds
1968
The Three Swindlers
1968
as Guar
Bir Damat Aranıyor
1968
as Ghawar / Zeki
Mesk and Anbar
1973
When Wives Are Absent
1975
as Ghawar
About 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 successfu… With 60 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Duraid Lahham has appeared in 43 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Duraid Lahham Movies
- The Mexican Hoax (1972) — as دريد خال الاطفال
- Damascus... Aleppo (2019) — as عيسى عبدالله
- The Sage (2023) — as جابر عبد الودود
- The Two Friends (1970)
- Tishreen Village (1974) — as غوار الطوشة
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