Smaïn

1958-

Biography: life and films

Smaïn is a French actor, film director and screenwriter whose birth name is Smaïn Fairouze. He was born in Constantine, Algeria on 3rd January 1958.

His best films as an actor include Serge Meynard's comedy L'Oeil au beur(re) noir (1987), Raoul Ruiz's Trois vies et une seule mort (1996), Kadija Leclere's Le sac de farine (2012) and Alain Minier's Un p'tit gars de Ménilmontant (2013).

Smaïn has so far appeared in 21 films, scripted 1 film and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jean-Marc Longval (3 films).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (14 films) and drama (5).

Our average rating for Smaïn over all films is: 2.3

Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director

Le Grand frère (1982) [a]

Les Chômeurs en folie (1982) [a]

Te marre pas... c'est pour rire! (1982) [a]

Le Téléphone sonne toujours deux fois (1985) [a]

Le Bonheur a encore frappé (1986) [a]

Les Frères Pétard (1986) [a]

Flag (1987) [a]

L'Oeil au beur(re) noir (1987) [a]

J'aurais jamais dû croiser son regard (1989) [a]

On peut toujours rêver (1991) [a]

Parano (1994) [a]

Tom est tout seul (1995) [a]

Les 2 papas et la maman (1996) [a,d,w]

Trois vies et une seule mort (1996) [a]

Bingo! (1998) [a]

Charité biz'ness (1998) [a]

Le Schpountz (1999) [a]

Recto / Verso (1999) [a]

Le Sac de farine (2013) [a]

Pauvre Richard! (2013) [a]

Un p'tit gars de Ménilmontant (2013) [a]

Certifiée Halal (2015) [a]



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