Sameer Ghanem
Born: 1937-01-15 in Asyut, Egypt
Died: 2021-05-20
Known For: Acting
Biography
Samir Youssif Ghanem graduated from the faculty of agriculture in 1967. He became friends with George Seydhom and al-Deyf Ahmed and the three formed “Adwaa al-Masrah” (Theater Lights), which was a singing and acting trozupe. Ghanem had outstanding stage performances in the productions “Tabeekh al-Malayka” (Angelic Cuisine), “Romeo wa Juliet,” among others. Ghanem also had an outstanding performance in “Fawazir Ramadan” – Ramadan Trivia Shows – where he assumed the character Fatouta. Among his most successful television performances was his role in “Hekayat Captain Mizo” (The Tales of Captain Mizo). Although having a career containing several flops and mediocre efforts, Ghanem is considered among the most talented, spontaneous and resourceful comedic actors in the middle east.
Filmography
2020
- When The Dice Rolls as Farahat
2019
- Three Stories as Bella's Father / Al-Halawani / Grandpa
- Super Miro
2018
- Azmy & Ashgan
- Hidden Worlds as أحمد أبو زيد (أ.أ) - ضيف شرف
2017
- In The La La Land as Salim
- Let Me Sing
2016
- Saturday Night Live Arabia
- The Impersonator P2
- العملية صهللة as عبدالسميع
2015
- Yawmeyat Zawga Mafrosa Awi as Samir
- Lahfa as El-Halawany
2014
- Dala' Banat
- World War III as السيد اللواء
- My Mother-In-Law Loves Me as والد شريف
2013
2012
- Sharbat Louz
- It's Still Too Early as ضيف شرف
2008
- Cafeccino
- Please, here, driver! as Hamdy
- Encrypted Letter as شخصيته الحقيقية
- My Wife Is a Gang Boss
2006
- Chi Tutu Restaurant as نجاتي
2005
- Mr. Amin's Family as Amin
2001
1998
1997
1996
- Stories of Mr. Ayoub and Mrs. Inayat as Mr. Ayoub
- The Turtles
1994
- They Stole Umm Ali
- Sadia Is After Me as سمير
1993
- Men In Danger
- The Two Fugitives as محروس
1992
1991
1990
- Kill my wife and I will salute you
- Al Ahtal
- The Three Fools as Mamdooh
- Al-nassab wal-Kalb
- Our Gang Doesn't Have Any Other Branches as Abbas
- Thlatht ealaa wahid
- The Bump as Farag Hassanein Abu Al-Saad
- الهربان
- Leleit gawaz al shaghala
- ياما في السجن
1989
1988
1987
- Bakiza and Zaghloul as عفت العشماوي - ضيف شرف
- El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb as Ibrahim Abdo
- A Genius on a Paper Stamp
- Fares Wbany khaiban
- Almanhus as عادل عبدالمهيمن
- عيد ميلاد عبدالجابر as عبدالجابر
1986
1985
- The Man Who Sneezed as Mosaad
- Ramadan On The Volcano as فتحي
- Fun station as وحيد يسري
- El Fool Sadeeqi as أبو زيت الهلالي
- The Lorry
- Juha Governs the City
- To Whom it May Concern as Hamed
- Juha Governs The City as جحا
- Ayam Al Tahadi
- Blue-Stars Hotel as Omran Omran
- Save Whatever is Possible
- Al Bahth 3an Al Saada
1984
- Rioters in the army as مدحت
- Forbidden Games
- Al Qannas as Zaghloul Darderi
- All Is Well
- A Boy Child, Amen as Samir
- Hadi Badi as Dr. Saber
- Fatoota - Al Ma3loomat Al 3ama as فطوطه
- We're the Paramedics
- Samora & the Pretty Girl
- A Very Honest Man
1983
- عضة كلب as سمير
- Ana mshun hiramia as وحيد فهمي
- Ghurayb wld eajib
- They're Stealing Millions
- Marriage Is for the Braves as Samir
- Nehayet Ragol Tazawag as Shamshon
- الإنفجار الجميل as متولي
- Fatoota - Al Aflam as فطوطة
1982
1981
- 4-2-4 as Mustafa Al-Halwani
1980
- Smart but Stupid as حسونة / شهيرة
- The Mermaid
- Lips that don't know lies
- What Do Girls Want ? as Ahmed أحمد
- An Investigation
- The trap of marital happiness as فريد
- Hello Doctor
1979
- Adventurers Around the World as صلاح
- قصة الحي الغربي as طلبه
- وراك يا زمن
- A kind of woman
1978
- How to lose a million pounds
- مين اللي فيهم as فضل
- Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice as Ezzat
- The Road of Lovers as Adel Fahmy
- heartless woman
- أولاد الحلال as عاطف
- Ahla Ayam Al Omr
- Mokalmet Baa'd Montasaf Elleil
- The Girl who said: No as راضي
- Ahlan Ya Captin
- Al Ostaz Mazzika as عبدالسميع اللميع
1977
- The Tender Gender as Samir
- 13 lies as hamadh
- Mizo's Story
- Thousand Kisses and kiss as فتوح
- Ah Ya Lail Ya Zaman as الأمير أشقوان
- Thousands Kisses as Fattouh
- Caught in a Honey Trap as عصام - ضيف شرف
- Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba as صلاح
- Behold How Bold Is Sokkar
- كان وكان وكان
- E'ndama Yasqot Al-gasad as طلعت
- Ela Al Ma2zoon Ya Habibi
- Al Zouj Al Mohtaram
1976
- حكاية غريبة as صابر
- Reckless Husbands as أحمد
- A World of Children as Dr. Samir د. سمير - طبيب الأطفال
- The Married Couples as Massoud
- The Quiet Nest
- Marriage on Air as فكري
- Beyond Love
- Viva Zalata as Yellow Cloud
- Legs In Mud as رؤوف توفيق
- Al'eyal El-tayebeen
- نبتدي منين الحكاية as ضيف شرف
- غراميات عازب as سلامة
- Love on Miami Beach
1975
- Forbidden at the Wedding Night as Khamis
- The Liar as Essam
- The Sex Worker
- Amira.. My Love as Taher Hamouda
- A Girl Named Mahmoud as وحيد
- Young People These Days as إسماعيل عبدالمجيد
- A Question in Love
- Kings of Laughter as Sabir
1974
- 24 Hours of Love
- In summer, we must love as Junaidi
- The Important Thing Is Love as عادل
- My Lover Is Very Naughty as سمير
- The Warm Embrace as سليمان
- Anisat wasaydat as عادل
- Two - One - Zero
- For a Bunch of Women
1973
- The School of Mischief as المدرس علام
- Julio & Romiet as حسن / جوليو
1972
- Watch Out for Zuzu as Suleiman Al-Ankash
- City Lights as كمال
1971
- Boy, Girl And the Devil as Samir
- Moseeqa Fy Al 7ay Al Sharqy as عز الدين الحسيني
- We Men Are Good as ضيف شرف / مذيع برامج رياضية بالتلفزيون
1970
- Nar Elshouq
- Lasna Mala'ekah as شعبان
- Fun Band
- Al-Sarab as بائع وصفات بلدية
- The Three Madmen as Dr. Tawfiq
- One in a Million
- The man who got his wife married
- Kol Wahed we loh Afreeto
- The Two Friends
1969
- A Schoolgirl's Romance as (Guest Actor)
- Three Women as أحد المشعوذين (القصة 2)
- El Haramy
- Nashal raghm anfuh
- Agent 77
- Hard Labor Hotel
1968
- Sweet and Naughty
- الجاهزين قوي
- Marriage on the Modern Way as سمير
- Joys as من العصابة
- Drums
1967
- Shabab Magnoun Geddan as Refaat رفعت
- Shatte'e El-Marah
- The second groom
- Shantat Hamza
- نورا as ثلاثي أضواء المسرح
- The Beggars' Strike as bar customer
- Naughty Girl
- حواديت
1966
- 30 Days in Prison as سمير غانم
- The Three Friends as Sameer
- Too Young for Love as Sherif شريف
- Rihlat El Saada
1965
- Al Moshaghiboun as عصفور
- Al Shaqiqan
- El mughammerun el talata as مراقب الامتحان
- ذكريات التلمذة
1964
- طبيخ الملائكة
- Akher Shakawa as Samir
1963
- Utmost Joy as جندي في الجيش
- Cairo at Night