
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
5.0Engi 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
4.0The 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
7.0A 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
NRThe story is adapted from the famous Arabic fantasy novel of the same name.
ألف ليلة وليلة
1992
6.6A 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
NRWhere 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
Film credits
2020s · 1 titles
2010s · 3 titles
6.9Khamis is a terrible football player, while playing football with his friends he shoots the ball away and broke an abandoned museum's window. After entering the museum he finds that statues become alive at 17:00.
World War III
2014
1.5In the wake of the 25th of January revolution, the authorities ask the Impersonator to take on the identity of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi and a number of Muslim Brotherhood leaders in order to save Egypt from the growing control of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Impersonator P2
2016
4.8This satirical comedy revolves around Tatah, a maladjusted, poor man from Abdeen who befriends a woman online with help from his nephew. Just as his life starts to change, the woman is kidnapped and he sets out to save her.
Tattah
2013
2000s · 2 titles
6.3Fayez discovers a code sheet that his grandfather left to him before he was killed, of a treasure map in Jerusalem, drawn by the Jews fleeing to Egypt. He goes on an adventure with his friends, Ismail and Bedair, to search for the map hidden in an archaeological temple in Luxor.
Encrypted Letter
2008
NRA womanizer marries for the third time without telling his other wives and when they discover his marriage, the third one escapes and first one asks for a divorce. When she fails to kill him ,the second wife plots to take revenge on him with a gang so that he doesn't get near any other woman.
Bahareez
2000
1990s · 9 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Million Dollar Deal
1992
NRThe 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
4.0Abbas 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
NRThree 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
NRIt 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
NRThe teacher Fakhri, the owner of the perfumery shop, is preparing to bring a shipment of heroin from Cyprus.
Al Ahtal
1990
NRSimon 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
NRSamira 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
NRFaraj 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
7.1In 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
NRWezah 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
6.1Ramadan 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
NRTwo 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
NRDr. (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
5.2A 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
NRMedhat, 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Juha Governs The City
1985
NRNader (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
5.6Lions 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
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
NRSally 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
NRProfessor 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
8.0Businessman 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Three Madmen
1970
4.8A 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
6.9Zarifa 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
10.0After 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
8.6The 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
5.0In 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
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
4.7A 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
7.0Dr. 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
6.4Adel 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
6.0When 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Al Ostaz Mazzika
1978
NRFardous 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
5.5After 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
NRSamia (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
5.0Camellia 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
NRRaafat 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
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
أولاد الحلال
1978
6.0A high school teacher volunteers to transform five notorious misfits into model students and has unintended results.
The School of Mischief
1973
NRThe 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
4.73 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
6.8Amshir 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
براغيت
1967
NRA 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
NRThree 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
NRA 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
7.0Samiha 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
NRThree 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
6.1Three 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
NRThree prisoners escape from prison, facing many consequences when trying to return to their normal lives.
طبيخ الملائكة
1964
Series credits
5.0Engi 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
4.0The 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
7.0A 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
NRThe story is adapted from the famous Arabic fantasy novel of the same name.
ألف ليلة وليلة
1992
6.6A 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
NRWhere 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
7.0The 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
3.0Amira 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
6.0The comedic story of two criminals who get into funny situations while trying not to get arrested by the police.
Azmy & Ashgan
2018
NRNo synopsis available yet.
It's Still Too Early
2012
6.6The 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
NRA 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
6.7This 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
8.0The 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Cafeccino
2008
NRNo synopsis available yet.
حكاية غريبة
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Stories of Mr. Ayoub and Mrs. Inayat
1996
NRNo synopsis available yet.
كفر نعمت
1978
NRNo synopsis available yet.
قط وفار فايف ستار
2000
NRNo synopsis available yet.
العملية صهللة
2016
No synopsis available yet.
مين اللي فيهم
1978
NRThe 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
NRThe 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
عيد ميلاد عبدالجابر
1987
No synopsis available yet.
الجاهزين قوي
1968
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
NRMo'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
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
NRDirected by: Fahmy Abdel Hamid (Director) Mohamed Abdel Nabi (Executive Director) (more) Written by: Abdel Rahman Shawky (Writer)
Fatoota - Al Ma3loomat Al 3ama
1984
No synopsis available yet.
تزوج وابتسم للحياة
1998
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
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
6.2When 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

