Sameer Ghanem

Acting

Sameer Ghanem

Born — Died

1937-01-15 — 2021-05-20

Place of birth

Asyut, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

93 titles

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 a…

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 9 titles

A Million Dollar Deal poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Million Dollar Deal

1992

استقالة جابر poster
NR

The rural young man Jaber quits his job and travels to Cairo to participate in a short-story competition. There, he meets Abdel Hamid, the manager of an import company who uses it as a front for dealing in heroin.

استقالة جابر

1992

Our Gang Doesn't Have Any Other Branches poster
4.0

Abbas invents candy claiming that it strengthens the body and cures diseases, and people rush to buy it, which makes him rich enough to marry Nazira, but that angers nurse Rayisa who loves Abbas and makes her inform the police of poisoning cases from eating the candy invented by Abbas.

Our Gang Doesn't Have Any Other Branches

1990

The Three Fools poster
NR

Three friends roam the villa of Ahmed, but he manages to show them that they are not thieves. Ahmed doubts the behavior of his wife Suad agrees with friends to monitor them for the required amount

The Three Fools

1990

Bahloul in Istanbul poster
NR

It follows the exploits of the young man Bahloul, who tries in various ways to travel to Turkey, and is exposed to many comedic situations and mishaps.

Bahloul in Istanbul

1998

Al Ahtal poster
NR

The teacher Fakhri, the owner of the perfumery shop, is preparing to bring a shipment of heroin from Cyprus.

Al Ahtal

1990

They Stole Umm Ali poster
NR

Simon and Sally are members of an international mafia. After they steal a rare jewel ,they travel to Luxor on a cruise ship. Police officers Shaaban and Essam are sent behind them, and ride the same ship. Then Sally falls in love with officer Shaban, who plays along to find out where the jewel is.

They Stole Umm Ali

1994

Thlatht ealaa wahid poster
NR

Samira suffers from her husband (Sameer) in his repeated female relationships, who secretly marries his secretary (Ikhlas) and does his best to remove suspicion and jealousy from his wife, then the trait of betrayal overcomes him and he is not satisfied with his two wives, so he marries a third.. Events follow and the wives discover the truth about Sameer, so they gang up on him until he almost loses his mind.

Thlatht ealaa wahid

1990

The Bump poster
NR

Faraj and Fikriya live on scamming people. She invites men to dinner, letting the victim buy all the food then Faraj shows up claiming he's her brother so they run away.

The Bump

1990

1980s · 14 titles

Smart but Stupid poster
7.1

In an attempt to rent a room whose owner only rents to girls, Zaghloul and Hassouna dress up as women. As they meet the villa's residents Nagwa and Nahed, the girls end up falling for them.

Smart but Stupid

1980

Lips that don't know lies poster
NR

Wezah and Hamdi succeed in recruiting Iman to work with them in drug smuggling, Iman travels to Tunisia on a mission for both Hamdi and Waze. Eman's material condition improves and she decides to stop this job and cancel her travel.

Lips that don't know lies

1980

Ramadan On The Volcano poster
6.1

Ramadan is a poor young employee who wants to marry his fiancée Alia but can't afford it. He plans to steal and hide the employees' salary bag, then turn himself in and serve his sentence so that he can get married after. Upon his release, he finds out that another gang stole the money bag.

Ramadan On The Volcano

1985

They're Stealing Millions poster
NR

Two friends are thrown in jail for charges of sorcery, and they meet inside a famous businessman named Ali. The two friends get closer to Ali and discover that he has a map with a detailed plan to rob a bank. They rob the bank, and prepare to carry out their next job once their sentence is over.

They're Stealing Millions

1983

Hadi Badi poster
NR

Dr. (Saber) returns from abroad after completing his studies, accompanied by his wife, Dr. (Laila). He agrees with her to hide their marriage from his family. He agrees with his uncle (Khader) to marry his daughter (Sobhiya). Dr. (Jalal), Laila’s uncle, sympathizes with (Saber). He advises him to marry Subhiya out of fear for his uncle's health, and events escalate.

Hadi Badi

1984

Blue-Stars Hotel poster
5.2

A famous producer agrees to contract with director Imran and author Fathi for a movie, on the condition that they finish writing it within two weeks, so the director and author decide to go to one of the deserted places to write the movie. On their way to Fayoum, they were caught by a hotel called "Locanda Blue Stars", and the director was impressed by the name, and decided that they should stay in it. To find mystery and excitement surrounding the guests, while they find themselves involved in a murder.

Blue-Stars Hotel

1985

Rioters in the army poster
NR

Medhat, Yousry and Asfour are three friends who neglect their studies and live in a waste, despite their parents trying to reform them in vain. Royalties on the people of the neighborhood.

Rioters in the army

1984

Juha Governs The City poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juha Governs The City

1985

Hello Doctor poster
NR

Nader (Samir Ghanem) and Al-Zanati Khalifa (George Sidham) are two friendly doctors, but they are very different from each other. The son of the dean of the Faculty of Medicine succeeded in his people's respect for his father and took his work for quick profit and wealth at the expense of professional ethics. He spent seven years in Upper Egypt and devoted himself to the Abu Qarat department, and between the two there are dialogues about ethics and society, and about their differences.

Hello Doctor

1980

4-2-4 poster
5.6

Lions Football club Abdul Ghaffar (Amin Al Hunaidi) decides to be a football team of his factory workers, but the disease is severe and recommends his son Mansour (Younis Shalabi), to take over the management of the factory and the team to succeed him and face financial problems, so Mansour turned to his manager and his friend (Samir Ghanem), To develop a plan for the advancement of the team will they succeed?

4-2-4

1981

Save Whatever is Possible poster
NR

(Nabil) returns to Egypt after an absence of 18 years to recover his father's palace after the guard has been lifted from him, gets to know the school (Amal), be surprised by his friend (Omar) who has become wealthy from the drug trade and becomes an influential businessman, (Omar) succeeds in attracting ( Nabil) to his world. And he turns his evening to the palace, which turns into a den of delinquency

Save Whatever is Possible

1985

Arees Fe Al Yanaseb poster
NR

Sally and Hossam's love is doomed due to the social difference between them, so Sally comes up with a plan. She claims that she was raped and that she has to marry Hossam to avoid the scandal. But the car registration number that she claims belongs to the rapist implicates the innocent Ahmed.

Arees Fe Al Yanaseb

1989

To Whom it May Concern poster
NR

Professor M.M publishes an announcement in newspapers that he needs a healthy person to perform one of his scientific experiments on, in exchange for a sum of half a million pounds. "Hamed" is chosen by the Professor and is able to marry "Aida", but he suffers from the professor’s aides monitoring his movements and behavior all day long, so every step is controlled by the professor with his instructions.

To Whom it May Concern

1985

Arbab Sawabeq poster
8.0

Businessman Salem receives a phone call from an unknown person threatening him with death if he does not give him an amount of money, so that the police, in cooperation with Salem and the repentant pickpocket Zaki, draw up a plan to place him in their fist and succeed in their mission, so Salem is surprised that the accused is Shawqi's business manager.

Arbab Sawabeq

1988

1970s · 22 titles

The Three Madmen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Three Madmen

1970

Viva Zalata poster
4.8

A comedy western coming from Egypt. The title, "Viva Zalata", clearly reminds to "Viva Zapata!" (1952, directed by Elia Kazan). A bandit of Egyptian origins leads a gang of Mexican outlaws terrorizing a small city at the border between Mexico and the U.S..

Viva Zalata

1976

Forbidden at the Wedding Night poster
6.9

Zarifa objects the marriage of her daughter Mona from Tahsin, as she wants her married to a wealthy man, while Ashour, Mona's father, supports the marriage. Zarifa dies, and Ashour, Mona and Tahsin settle on a wedding date, only to see Zarifa's spirit appearing to them trying to spoil their plans.

Forbidden at the Wedding Night

1975

Ah Ya Lail Ya Zaman poster
10.0

After all the property and money of her father, Al-Basha, were nationalized after the revolution of July 23, 1952, Faten, the daughter of Al-Basha, travels to Morocco to find a job that will provide her with a day's livelihood, to get to know Elias, who persuades her to work as a singer in a nightclub, but events change when she meets the Egyptian officer Mahmoud, will you return with him to Egypt?

Ah Ya Lail Ya Zaman

1977

The Married Couples poster
8.6

The story revolves around the problems of married people in (Egypt) from the economic and social aspects, where the poor young man (Masoud) falls in love with the aristocratic girl (Lina), and marries her despite her father's refusal. The simple poor life experience with her husband, whom she loves, her father tries to pressure her by various means, including threatening to deprive her of the inheritance, but she is determined to stay with her husband, Masoud asks Lina to move with her to her father's villa in order to get out of the difficult life he lives in rented home.

The Married Couples

1976

A World of Children poster
5.0

In a comedic form, a love story is shared between the widowed engineer Hilmi Abdelkader (Rushdi Abaza), who works in the field of oil and has eight children from his late wife, the young widow Samia Ahmed and the mother of six children. After a long time they hide, get married and begin to put in place a system of life at home to make things go smoothly.

A World of Children

1976

Nar Elshouq poster
NR

(Sabah), the famous singer, agrees that her daughter (Howaida) will travel to Cairo in one of the nightclubs. Howaida meets (Sherif) and loves him, the sheriff tells his father Hassan that he wants to marry Howaida, the father denounces his son's behavior, as he had previously stood against his brother (Ali )’s marriage to Howaida's mother and still lives memories of his love for her, Sharif finds no way but To tell his uncle of his tragedy, he encourages him to continue to love and preserve him and win the heart of the one he loves.

Nar Elshouq

1970

Watch Out for Zuzu poster
4.7

A girl leaves behind her past life as a dancer working in Mohammed Ali Street and enters college. Her ambition is to acquire knowledge and to leave behind her former life. She finds herself in a relationship with a young man from an affluent background and thus becomes conflicted between her two lives.

Watch Out for Zuzu

1972

Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice poster
7.0

Dr. Mamdouh suffers from his wife's jealousy, although he is faithful,while his brother, Massoud has a wife who is always busy with the children. Ezzat, their cousin, advises them to follow his approach with his wife Saneya: he cheats on her, and at the same time showers her with love and respect.

Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice

1978

Amira.. My Love poster
6.4

Adel is a director of a company and is married to Nabila, the daughter of Medhat, the owner of the company. Adel falls in love with the company employee's princess, reveals her feelings and that he was unfortunate in his life with his wife and that his marriage was an interest in relation to his position. A princess shared the same feelings and married her in secret, but Medhat finds out about them.

Amira.. My Love

1975

Marriage on Air poster
6.0

When Amira gets fed up with her uptight father, she runs away and seeks refuge with Gharib who works for her father. Gharib gets a letter from his friend Fekry who lives in the US, asking to find him a bride. Amira asks Gharib to recommend her to his friend.

Marriage on Air

1976

Al Ostaz Mazzika poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Al Ostaz Mazzika

1978

Legs In Mud poster
NR

Fardous is in prison for stealing a watch. She shares a cell with Samia, who works in a show band and is wrongly arrested in a brothel and Mona who accidentally killed a child with her car. When Fardous comes out, she works in Asfour's poultry farm, but leaves it when he and his son compete to marry her.

Legs In Mud

1976

24 Hours of Love poster
5.5

After six months at sea, three navy officers return home for a short 24-hour leave, hoping for warmth and affection from their wives. Instead, they're met with cold shoulders and mistrust.

24 Hours of Love

1974

The Quiet Nest poster
NR

Samia (school teacher) and Murad (movie writer) met in alexendria by accident . After they date for sometime ,they get married. their new life together came with consequences they have to deal with.

The Quiet Nest

1976

13 lies poster
5.0

Camellia is suspicious of her husband Ahmed because of his actions and his obsession with his whims and Ahmed fakes stories every time she finds out about him.

13 lies

1977

Ahlan Ya Captin poster
NR

Raafat works on one of the ships and meets with his ex-girlfriend Madiha, who refuses to marry him because she wants to marry a wealthy person. Both Raafat and Madiha plot to make millionaire Azzouz falls in love with Madiha so that she can have his money and realize her dream at the same time.

Ahlan Ya Captin

1978

No artwork available
5.5

An anthology of two highly experimental apocalyptic fantasy dramas with sci-fi and psychological horror elements. Originally intended to comprise a third story, 'Sifr' ['Zero'], directed by Nagi Angelo, the film was banned outright by the Egyptian censors and may not have had its domestic premiere until it was broadcast on satellite television in November 2012.

Two - One - Zero

1974

أولاد الحلال poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أولاد الحلال

1978

The School of Mischief poster
6.0

A high school teacher volunteers to transform five notorious misfits into model students and has unintended results.

The School of Mischief

1973

Behold How Bold Is Sokkar poster
NR

The orphan little girl Sokar lives with the gang headed by Atris and Zakia who train children to beg and pickpocket. Atris tells Zakia that Sokar is the daughter of a wealthy man and that her uncle incited Atris to get rid of her to inherit his brother. What will become of the poor girl?

Behold How Bold Is Sokkar

1977

The Tender Gender poster
4.7

3 young men aims older women for financial gains by working as gigolos,during a summer vacation,one of them targets a strict unmarried woman by making her fall in love with him to win her trust,meanwhile,his two friends struggles with their plans too before end of summer.

The Tender Gender

1977

1960s · 9 titles

30 Days in Prison poster
6.8

Amshir works in a cabaret owned by his wealthy friend Medhat. Medhat is sentenced to a month in prison after he burned the mustache of a wealthy Upper Egyptian man named Al-Najawi. Amshir then goes to prison instead of him in exchange for a sum of money.

30 Days in Prison

1966

براغيت poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

براغيت

1967

Utmost Joy poster
NR

A group of Egyptian soldiers returns from the Yemen War, including Men'em who promises his friends a grand wedding. As Sheikh Hassan claims to be an acquaintance of artists, he gets in trouble when it is discovered that belly dancer Nagwa Fouad doesn't know him.

Utmost Joy

1963

El mughammerun el talata poster
NR

Three teenage friends spend their time on adventures and neglect their studies, they are asked to the army to perform military service, they succeed in training and study during service. After the end of the military service, they decide to benefit from what they studied in the army by participating in the resistance of the Englishmen in the channel, and he spoke to them more serious and exciting adventures.

El mughammerun el talata

1965

نورا poster
NR

A career-focused journalist crosses paths with Noura, a good-hearted young woman who suffers from societal pressures and issues. As Mahmoud tries to save her from going down a path of sin, he learns the story of her family and her struggle to provide for her ill sister.

نورا

1967

Too Young for Love poster
7.0

Samiha catches the acting bug while engaged to the neglectful and food-obsessed Salah who spends most of his time cooking. When a handsome film and television director announces a contest to select Egypt's next star, Samiha becomes determined to win it...even if she has to pretend to be thirteen years old.

Too Young for Love

1966

Three Women poster
NR

Three different stories about three women. Three women, the first (Hana), who loves (Adel), but she meets (Sami) to also fall in love with him, the second widow (Tawahida), who loves (Yusef) the employee of the Muslim Council, but he is married, and the third (Shams), the singer who falls in love with Fathi But he lives at a loss because of her sitting with clients, what happens to the three women

Three Women

1969

The Three Friends poster
6.1

Three friends are arrested after committing an accident with their car. After finishing their sentence, they become partners with the owner of a decoration workshop. But he deceives them and spends the money in gambling. They force him to sign a waiver of his workshop but he wants to get it back.

The Three Friends

1966

طبيخ الملائكة poster
NR

Three prisoners escape from prison, facing many consequences when trying to return to their normal lives.

طبيخ الملائكة

1964

Series credits

Diary of a Very Angry Wife poster
5.0

Engi is a sharp-tongued journalist who happens to work at the same newspaper as her husband Ali — a recipe for endless conflict. Clashing over politics, gender roles, and the realities of modern Egyptian marriage, the series blends sharp social commentary with warm domestic comedy. Starring Dalia El Behairy and Khaled Sarhan, it ran for five seasons and became one of Egypt's most beloved female-led comedies.

Diary of a Very Angry Wife

2015

Saturday Night Live Arabia poster
4.0

The Arabic version of the popular, late-night comedy sketch show features celebrity guests, parodies, and a variety of laugh-out-loud antics.

Saturday Night Live Arabia

2016

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

ألف ليلة وليلة poster
NR

The story is adapted from the famous Arabic fantasy novel of the same name.

ألف ليلة وليلة

1992

In La La Land poster
6.6

A group of people travel to Indonesia, but a failure in the engines of the plane forces the pilot to change its course and land them in one of the islands of Thailand. They try to get out of the island in any way, exposing them to many problems and comedic situations.

In La La Land

2017

Chi Tutu Restaurant poster
NR

Where one of the restaurants owned by Adel and his friend Nagaty, after Adel returns from abroad deciding to start a small business that generates income for him, his friend Nagaty offers him a stay.

Chi Tutu Restaurant

2006

Sharbat Louz poster
7.0

The series tells the story of (Sharbat) who is a divorced seamstress. She lives in a humble area and supports her younger brothers. She then marries a rich fashion designer and events escalate.

Sharbat Louz

2012

Super Miro poster
3.0

Amira Taftaf is a social media specialist at the "Affirmed News" website. As she suffers with her father who regards her as a child, and the intransigence of her bosses, she enlists the help of a friend who seeks to show her where her true potential lies.

Super Miro

2019

Azmy & Ashgan poster
6.0

The comedic story of two criminals who get into funny situations while trying not to get arrested by the police.

Azmy & Ashgan

2018

It's Still Too Early poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

It's Still Too Early

2012

Three Stories poster
6.6

The series revolves around three characters with different stories. The first is Bella, who is strong-willed and controlling and works as a relationship counselor. The second is Lahfa, who dreams of fame and uses all sorts of lies to achieve it. The third is Luly , who lives on a potato farm after her family disappeared and she believed the world had ended, until she met Jamal, who told her that the world was still going on. She then decided to leave and search for her parents.

Three Stories

2019

Captain Gouda poster
NR

A physical education teacher moves to work in a remote area of ​​the Egyptian countryside, where education is not considered a priority or sport in general, as he tries to advance the children of the village and work to adapt to the new environment.

Captain Gouda

1986

Dala' Banat poster
6.7

This comedy series addresses the issue of class distinctions from the perspective of two sisters. One of the sisters is working class while the other is part of the bourgeoisie which creates a variety of comical and ironic scenarios.

Dala' Banat

2014

Bakiza and Zaghloul poster
8.0

The series tells the story of Bakiza, who was surprised after the death of her rich elderly husband - Ashmawi - with Maji, his daughter, Zaghloul, who was raised in poverty away from her rich father. Ashmawi, the father of Zaghloul, tried at the end of his days to search for his daughter through advertisement in the newspapers, but the result is the arrival of his daughter Zaghloul late after his death to find his widow "Bakiza" - Suheir Al-Babyloni - arrogant and poor at the same time. The series is exposed to the paradoxes that result from the difference between the two characters and the way they deal with the difficulties they face after the death of Ashmawi, after discovering that he died penniless and that they share a legacy from which he remains after paying his debts except home.

Bakiza and Zaghloul

1987

Cafeccino poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Cafeccino

2008

حكاية غريبة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حكاية غريبة

1976

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Stories of Mr. Ayoub and Mrs. Inayat

1996

كفر نعمت poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

كفر نعمت

1978

قط وفار فايف ستار poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

قط وفار فايف ستار

2000

العملية صهللة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

العملية صهللة

2016

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

مين اللي فيهم

1978

A Very Honest Man poster
NR

The series "A Very Honorable Man" (1984) is an Egyptian comedy-drama written by Faisal Nada and starring Samir Ghanem, Hala Fakher, and Hassan Hosny. It tells the story of Mahmoud, who seeks to live honestly and honestly in a society full of economic challenges and pressures, embodying the suffering of a simple and honest employee.

A Very Honest Man

1984

The Search for Happiness poster
NR

The series follows the various stories of a married couple, Samir and Souad, in a lighthearted comedic setting, highlighting the amusing situations and misunderstandings that arise between them as they navigate life together under the same roof, as well as the everyday problems and challenges of married life.

The Search for Happiness

1985

عيد ميلاد عبدالجابر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

عيد ميلاد عبدالجابر

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الجاهزين قوي

1968

How to lose a million pounds poster
NR

(Soheir) is a wealthy girl who refuses to marry because she believes that everyone covets her wealth, so she publishes an advertisement in the newspapers about her desire to marry a poor young man.

How to lose a million pounds

1978

Mizo's Story poster
NR

Mo'ataz Abu Al-Ezz, famously known as Mizo, is a reckless playboy who inherited a fortune from his father, but he squanders it on his parties and girls until he goes bankrupt. He accidentally meets Nafisa, the naive rich girl, and tries to make her fall for him to get to her fortune.

Mizo's Story

1977

No artwork available
NR

Professor Amin is the head of the family who faces daily economic and livelihood challenges with his family, and he continuously strives to overcome these daily struggles.

Mr. Amin's Family

2005

Fatoota - Al Ma3loomat Al 3ama poster
NR

Directed by: Fahmy Abdel Hamid (Director) Mohamed Abdel Nabi (Executive Director) (more) Written by: Abdel Rahman Shawky (Writer)

Fatoota - Al Ma3loomat Al 3ama

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

تزوج وابتسم للحياة

1998

No artwork available
NR

Every day, he introduces Fatoota and Samoura, a new invoice related to one of the famous historical figures, and viewers have to guess every time what the name of the character revolves around.

Fatoota - Shakhseyat

1982

No artwork available
NR

Fawazeer, an exhibition in which Samoura performs a scene from an old movie in every episode, and it is required to know the name of the movie every time.

Fatoota - Al Aflam

1983

Hidden Worlds poster
6.2

When a prominent writer finds confidential documents incriminating government officials, he decided to publish them, risking his own life and his family's.

Hidden Worlds

2018