Duraid Lahham
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-02-09 in Damascus, Syria
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.
Most Known For
Al Kherba
as بو نمر بوقعقور
My Family and I
as مطيع بك
Wake Up
as غوار
Aldighri
We Will Be Right Back
Sah Al-Noum
as Ghawar
Wadi Al-Mesk
Hammam Al-Hana
as Ghawar El-Tosheh
Chicago Street
as نعمان - ضيف شرف
Ghawar's Pranks
as Ghawar El-Tosheh
Ghawar The Football Player
as Ghawar / Zaki
Return of Ghawar
as Ghawar
Abu El-Hana's Dreams
as Abu Al-Hana Tawakalna
The Young Parents
as Wadoud
Roxy Nights
Faqaqie
as Ghawar
Womens' Tailor
as الرسام رشدي
When Wives Are Absent
as Ghawar
أيام الولدنة
Wayn Al-Ghalat
as غوار الطوشة