Karmann, Sam

(Samir Karmann / September 23, 1953, Port-Saïd, Egypt-)

   Having been trained as an actor at the Cours Florent and the Ecole de la Rue Blanche, he joined for ten years the theatrical company created by Jean-Pierre Bouvier (Théâtre d'Action Populaire). He made his first acting appearances on TV in 1980 and entered films in 1982 (Le Grand Pardon, Alexandre Arcady). Seen mainly in supporting roles, he became a familiar face for French TV audiences when he performed Inspector Barrada in the Navarro TV series (1989-1995). In 1993, his first directing effort, Omnibus, won the Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm for best short film and received an Academy Award in Hollywood for the best live-action short.

 Filmography

1992 ◘ Omnibus (short; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1999 ◘ Kennedy et moi (also screenwriter, dialogist, actor)

2003 ◘ A la petite Semaine (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

        ◘ Issue de Secours (short; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Chant prenatal (short; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ La Vérité ou Presque (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)