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Adel Emam
ActorBorn May 17, 1940 (84 years)
Adel Imam is an Egyptian actor known for his long-standing career in comedy and drama. Born on May 17, 1940, in Mansoura, he moved at an early age with his family to Sayeda Zeinab in Cairo. He earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became active in student theatre.
He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal.
Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema.
In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.
He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal.
Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema.
In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.
Known For
Filmography
| 2020 | Valentino (TV Series) · as نور عبد المجيد |
| 2018 | Hidden Worlds (TV Series) · as هلال كامل |
| 2017 | Ghosts of Adly Allam (TV Series) |
| 2016 | Mamoun Wa Shurakah - Mamoun & Partners (TV Series) · as مأمون مباشر أبو العطا |
| 2015 | Professor and Department Head (TV Series) · as فوزي |
| 2014 | His Excellency (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Fortune Teller (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Nagy Attallah Squad (TV Series) · as ناجي عطا الله |
| 2010 | Alzheimer's · as محمود شعيب |
| 2009 | Bobbos · as محسن هنداوي |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | The Yacoubian Building · as Zaki El Dessouki |
| 2005 | The Embassy in the Building · as Sherif Khairy |
| 2004 | Groom from a High Security Agency · as خطّاب النجّاري |
| 2003 | The Danish Experience · as Qadry |
| 2002 | Amir El Zalam · as سعيد المصري |
| 2000 | Hello America · as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل |
| 1999 | BodyGuard · as أدهم الجبالي |
| 1999 | Elwad mahrous betaa alwazir · as Mahrous |
| 1998 | A Message to the Governor · as Harfush Bin Barquq Al-Rakbdar |
| 1997 | Bakhit and Adeela 2 · as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital |
| 1996 | Sleeping in Honey · as Brigadier General Magdy Nour |
| 1995 | Birds of Darkness · as Fathi Nofal |
| 1995 | Bakhit and Adeela · as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital |
| 1994 | The Terrorist · as Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman |
| 1993 | El-Mansi · as Youssef El-Mansy |
| 1993 | Al-Zaeem · as Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom |
| 1992 | The Terrorism and the Kebab · as Ahmed Fath El-Bab |
| 1991 | Shams el-Zanati · as Shams El-Zanati |
| 1991 | Playing with Adults · as Hassan Bahloul |
| 1991 | Musaggal Khatar · as Sayed Kabaka |
| 1990 | The Devil's Island · as Galal El-Ghawas |
| 1990 | Hanafy the Wonderful · as Hanafy El Obbaha |
| 1989 | |
| 1987 | The Tiger AndThe Female · as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى |
| 1986 | Good Bye My Fiend · as مرزوق |
| 1986 | Karakon fe al-sharea · as Sherif Al Masry |
| 1985 | Ramadan Above the Volcano · as رمضان |
| 1985 | The Humans and The Jinns · as Galal |
| 1985 | Sayed, the the servant boy · as Sayed |
| 1985 | Husband Upon Request · as Mamdouh |
| 1985 | I Killed Alhanash · as حسنين |
| 1985 | Take Care of Your Mind · as Wael |
| 1984 | Min fina el-Harami · as شريف/ حسين |
| 1984 | As Not to Fly the Smoke · as فهمى عبد الهادى |
| 1984 | El-Halfoot · as Arafa |
| 1984 | Etnen Ala El Tareeq · as ممدوح |
| 1984 | Watch Out from Alkhot · as خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط |
| 1984 | Wahdah be-Wahdah · as Salah صلاح فؤاد |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | The Lawyer · as حسن سبانخ |
| 1983 | Khamsa Bab · as Mansour |
| 1983 | The Street Player · as Fares |
| 1983 | Wala Men Shaf Wala Min Derey · as Mursy |
| 1983 | Antar Shayel Saifoh · as Antar |
| 1983 | Beast · as Adel Issa |
| 1983 | Love in Prison · as صلاح الغرباوي |
| 1982 | Esabat Hamadah wa Tutoo · as Hamada Al-Zaftawi |
| 1982 | At the Door of the Minister · as Kamal Abdel Samad |
| 1981 | Omahat fi al manfa · as Hassouna |
| 1981 | Lailat Sheta Dafeah · as ممدوح أمين |
| 1981 | People Only Live Once · as هاني |
| 1981 | The Suspected · as Maher Sayed Ali |
| 1981 | Intakheboo el-Duktor Sulaiman Abdulbaset · as Dr. Sulaiman |
| 1980 | Shaaban Taht El-Sifr · as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Looking for Trouble · as Medhat |
| 1980 | Tears in Shameless Eyes (TV Series) · as جمعة محمود الشوان |
| 1980 | Ragul Faqad Aqluh · as زكي / زيكو |
| 1980 | Athkiya' laken aghbiya' · as زغلول / بهيرة |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | We Are the Bus People · as جابر |
| 1979 | Ragab Fawq Safeeh Sakhin · as رجب عبدالبَر |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | El-Mahfaza Maaya · as Atwa عطوة |
| 1978 | Shabab Yarqos Fawq Al-Nar · as Adel |
| 1978 | Ayb Ya Lulu ... Ya Lulu Ayb · as Shihab Ali |
| 1978 | Al-Baadh Yathhab Lil Maathoun Maratain · as Masoud |
| 1977 | El-Azwag el-Shayatin · as ممدوح |
| 1977 | Harami el hob · as مأمون |
| 1977 | Gens Naem · as Adel |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | The Witness Who Didn't See Anything · as سرحان عبدالبصير |
| 1975 | El-Bahth an El-Mataeb · as شعبان |
| 1975 | Hello, I'm the Cat · as محبوب |
| 1975 | Mamnou Fi Laylat El-Dokhla · as Tahseen |
| 1974 | Al-Mohem El-Hob · as فهمي |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | The School of Mischief · as Bahgat El Abasery |
| 1973 | Devils Play Football · as Okasha |
| 1973 | Searching for a Scandal · as Magdy |
| 1972 | The Visitor · as Cast |
| 1970 | The Mirror · as Hamdi |
| 1969 | Fatat el-Istiradh · as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره |
| 1969 | Marriage for Half an Hour · as Sameh |
| 1968 | My Wife's Goblin · as Shafi'i |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Losos Laken Dhurafa'a · as Ismail |
| 1968 | Sweet and Naughty · as لطيف |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | The Tale of Three Girls · as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى |
| 1968 | Joys · as حليم |
| 1967 | My Wife's Dignity · as Amin |
| 1967 | This Man Is Driving Me Insane · as Cast |
| 1967 | El khouroug min el guana · as Cast |
| 1966 | My Wife, the Director General · as أبو المجد |
| 1966 | Three Robbers · as Bus Passenger |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | I, He and She · as Desoki |