Personal Info
Birth date
1934-02-09 (91 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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
Duraid Lahham
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.
Filmography
We Will Be Right Back
NYR
Overview:
Ammo Najeeb, a respectable elder is hopeful to reunite with his family. After suffering a health episode, he travels to Lebanon to live among his children, who are living a lifestyle that pleases no one whatsoever!Al Kherba
10
Overview:
The events takes place in the village of (Al-Kharba), near Al-Suwayda Governorate, as it highlights the lives of two families living in the village within a comedic framework.Ahlam Abu Al-Hana
8
Overview:
The series deals with the life of the simple man, Abu Al-Hana, who is constantly exposed to unenviable situations, and grows when he begins to search for solutions to them, for he is a simple and kind-hearted person, but he has self-confidence that makes his wife Umm al-Khair always obey him, and he is a ninth-degree employee in a government department.Aldighri
10
Overview:
AlDaghari is a Syrian social comedy series, based on the story of Turkish writer Aziz Nesin, produced by Syrian Arab Television in 1992, directed by Haitham Haqqi. It tells the story of a fraudulent person who exploits the gullibility of the villagers.My Family and I
NYR
Overview:
When an extremely wealthy family loses everything, the patriarch is forced to sell all his properties to pay off his debts to the merchants. He pushes his family to take on mundane tasks like washing carpets and cleaning vegetables to make ends meet.Return of Ghawar
8
Overview:
Return of Ghawar is a Syrian soap opera drama that talks about economic conditions that were taking place in Syria in the nineties and about the grand theft that was occurring in the state.صح النوم
9
Overview:
Sah El Nom, a series of the most famous Arab comedy series. It is a Syrian art work written by Nehad Qalei and starring Duraid Lahham as Ghawar Tawasha and Nehad Qalei as Houssni Al Bourzan. And other Syrian artists whose folklore Damascene figures were remembered.Salt & Sugar
7
Overview:
“Salt and Sugar” is the first Syrian work shown on Syrian television in 1973 during the month of Ramadan, and its events take place inside the prison when the social worker (Sabah Al-Jazairi) visits the prison to search for the cause of the prisoners’ delinquency, and (Dhiab Mashhour) sings the song “Alamaya,” and remembers Ghawar Al-Tosha (Duraid Lahham) is his mother and longs for life outside the bars. He sings his famous songs “Lou Lou Lou” and “Oh my beloved woman, ya mo.” The artist Dhiyab Mashhour also sings “Ya Abourdin.” The artist Taroub also presented two songs, “Tik Tok,” as part of a competition organized by Hosni. Al-Borzan (Nihad Qalai) inside the prison, through a Syrian comedy act starring Duraid Lahham and Nihad Qalai, in collaboration with Yassin Bakoush, Naji Jabr, Najah Hafeez, Abdul Latif Fathi Sabah Al-Jazairi and others, and the work is directed by Khaldoun Al-Maleh.Sah Al-Noum
NYR
Overview:
A Syrian comedy drama series that revolves around (Fatoum), the owner of the (Sah Al-Nom) Hotel, where most of the events of the series take place. Both (Ghawar Al-Tosha) and (Hosni Al-Borzan) fall in love with (Fatoum), and pranks and adventures occur between them in order to win With her heart.Faqaqie
NYR
Overview:
The series discusses a variety of social issues within a framework of separate episodes, and through a series of comedic events that simulate society, such as hypocrisy, science, and other issuesChicago Street
10
Overview:
Drama. Miramar runs away from her family to follow her dreams, she meets Murad with whom a new love story filled with hope and risks.Hammam Al-Hana
NYR
Overview:
Set in a Damascene bath for men, it deals with the daily situations faced by the owners , and the customers with their personalities and different styles, in the context of comic situations. An adaptation of "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilf and Petrov.The Young Parents
6.333
Overview:
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 but drops out after his wife dies. He then works as a cab driver and his children rent a room to (Amal) to increase their income.Roxy Nights
NYR
Overview:
Amidst an intense political battle for power and social dominance in a Damascene neighbourhood under French rule, a young aspiring actress gets the opportunity of a lifetime to star in the first film ever made in Syria.Rain Maker
NYR
Overview:
“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 in the lead role. The story of the play challenges citizens to realize their dreams and find solutions to their problems themselves, without waiting for others to solve them. Caesar (Duraid Lahham) was able to bring rain from the earth after everyone was waiting for it to fall from the sky, and this is how the events unfold.When Wives Are Absent
NYR
Overview:
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 wives travel constantly. A gang plans to steal a statue from the museum where Ghawar works and they send two pretty women to seduce him and Hosni.Damascus... Aleppo
NYR
Overview:
An introverted former broadcaster chooses to detach himself from the overwhelming situation his country is going through, but the news of his daughter getting besieged in Aleppo break through his shield. A portrayal of the fragile and voluntary detachment as a coping mechanism with war and trauma.Cheers, My Homeland
NYR
Overview:
A social-political comedy play, considered one of the most legendary critical and purposeful Arab comedies.Kafrun
NYR
Overview:
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 mother Sukhur demands that he avenge his father's killer and objects him marrying his fiancée. While Noor, the spoiled city girl is the new school teacher.Hotel of Dreams
NYR
Overview:
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 his fiancée, and he discovers the situation,causing funny situations to happen.El Ragol El Monaseeb
NYR
Overview:
A Lebanese company sends a representative to the Cairo branch to discover the secret of the branch's losses. This representative disguises himself as a newly transferred messenger. He notices that a love story is developing between the daughter of the failed manager and the public relations employee, and he tries to reveal to the girl what is happening.Sands of Gold
NYR
Overview:
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 despite his pleas for her to return to Morocco, she continues to follow him.Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha
NYR
Overview:
Two friends are trying to find a suitable place to stay. They find a suitable residence for a woman to live alone. The owner of the house rents a room in the apartment to the two friends without the woman knowing during her absence, which generates funny ironies among everyone.The Three Swindlers
NYR
Overview:
The millionaire Sobhi lives in his luxurious palace, and he feels happy because his friend Ghoar is the one who serves him. Life seemed to give Sobhi a lot, and now Ghoar has turned into a servant. A gang seeks to seize Sobhi's money, and they manage to steal it. Sobhi works as a waiter in a restaurant. Ghoar inherits a sum of money and becomes rich.The Pearl Necklace
NYR
Overview:
Salim is a simple farmer who loves Bedour and wants to marry her. He comes across a letter that he thinks is written to his lover, but it turns out that it's written by Bedour whom Ghawar loves and he returns from overseas with a pearl necklace for her.The Mexican Hoax
NYR
Overview:
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 daughter Kawthar, Tayseer vehemently opposes their relationship, even if the two are deeply in love. Is it too late to rid him of his hang-up?Acting
2025Roxy Nights (35 Episodes) as Unknown
2024Two Days as Unknown
2020Chicago Street (31 Episodes) as Unknown
2019Damascus... Aleppo as عيسى عبدالله
2013We Will Be Right Back (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2011Al Kherba (30 Episodes) as بو نمر بوقعقور
2006The Young Parents as Wadoud
2000My Family and I (33 Episodes) as Unknown
1998Return of Ghawar (27 Episodes) as Ghawar
1996Ahlam Abu Al-Hana (30 Episodes) as Abu Al-Hana Tawakalna
1992Rain Maker as Unknown
1992The Happy Bird as Unknown
1992Aldighri (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Kafrun as ودود
1987Shaqayiq Al Nueman as Unknown
1986The Report as عزمي بك
1984The Borders as Abdul Wadood
1982Ghawar's Empire as Ghawar Al-Tawsheh
1982Wadi Al-Mesk (17 Episodes) as Unknown
1979Cheers, My Homeland as Unknown
1979Wayn Al-Ghalat (15 Episodes) as غوار الطوشة
1978Fish Without Spines as Ghawar
1976Gherbah as Unknown
1975Al-Muziafoun as Unknown
1975Wake Up as غوار الطوشه
1975When Wives Are Absent as Ghawar
1974Tishreen Village as غوار الطوشة
1974Ghawar James Bond as Ghawar
1973My Hippy Wife as Unknown
1973Salt & Sugar (5 Episodes) as غوار
1973Mesk and Anbar as Unknown
1973Ghawar The Football Player as Ghawar / Zaki
1972Sah Al-Noum (18 Episodes) as Ghawar
1972صح النوم (18 Episodes) as غوار
1972The Mexican Hoax as دريد خال الاطفال
1971Imra'a Taskon Wahdaha as Unknown
1971The Fox as Unknown
1971Sands of Gold as Unknown
1971One + one as Unknown
1970The Two Friends as Unknown
1970The Adorable Thief as Unknown
1970El Ragol El Monaseeb as شحرور
1970Ghawar, The Secret Agent Antar as Unknown
1969Womens' Tailor as الرسام رشدي
1968The Vagabonds as Unknown
1968Hotel of Dreams as Unknown
1968Bir Damat Aranıyor as Ghawar / Zeki
1968The Three Swindlers as Guar
1968Hammam Al-Hana (13 Episodes) as Ghawar El-Tosheh
1968Ghawar's Pranks (16 Episodes) as Ghawar El-Tosheh
1966Love in Istanbul as Unknown
1966Love in Istanbul as Unknown
1966I Am Antar as عنتر ابن حداد
1966The Millionaire as Unknown
1965The Two Drifters (Al Sharidan) as Unknown
1965لقاء في تدمر as نبيل
1964The Pearl Necklace as Unknown
1963Faqaqie (14 Episodes) as Ghawar
Directing
2006The Young Parents ... Director
1992Rain Maker ... Director
1990Kafrun ... Director
1984The Borders ... Director
1979Cheers, My Homeland ... Director
Writing
2006The Young Parents ... Writer
1990Kafrun ... Story
1984The Borders ... Writer
1966I Am Antar ... Script Consultant
1964The Pearl Necklace ... Writer