Adel Emam
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- El Mansoura, Egypt
Biography
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.
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Filmography
تعبان جدا
TV · as لطبيب النفساني · 1 ep
Adel Emam ..an Egyptian memory
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
A Lifetime of Joy
Movie · as بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية
Valentino
TV · as Nour Abdel-Magid · 30 eps
Hidden Worlds
TV · as هلال كامل · 30 eps
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
TV · 30 eps
Mamoun & Associates
TV · as مأمون مباشر أبو العطا · 30 eps
مأمون وشركاه
TV · as Mamoun · 2 eps
Professor and Head of Department
TV · as فوزي · 30 eps
His Excellency
TV · as Bahgat · 30 eps
The Oracle
TV · 30 eps
Ferqet Naji Atallah
TV · as ناجي عطا الله · 30 eps
Alzheimer's
Movie · as محمود شعيب
Bobbos
Movie · as محسن هنداوي
Hassan and Marcus
Movie · as Bules / Hasan el-Attar
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
Movie
The Yacoubian Building
Movie · as Zaki El Dessouki
The Embassy in the Building
Movie · as Sherif Khairy
A Groom from a Security Agency
Movie · as خطّاب النجّاري
The Danish Experience
Movie · as Qadry
The Prince of Darkness
Movie · as سعيد المصري
Hello America
Movie · as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Movie · as Mahrous
Bodyguard
Movie · as أدهم الجبالي
A Message to the Governor
Movie · as حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
Bakhit and Adeela 2
Movie · as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
Sweet Oblivion
Movie · as Brigadier General Magdy Nour
Birds of Darkness
Movie · as فتحي نوفل
Bakhit and Adeela
Movie · as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
The Terrorist
Movie · as Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
The Forgotten
Movie · as Youssef El-Mansy
Al Zaeem
Movie · as Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
Terrorism and Kebab
Movie · as Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Highly Dangerous Man
Movie · as Sayed Kabaka
Shams El Zanaty
Movie · as Shams El-Zanati
Playing with Giants
Movie · as Hassan Bahloul
The Devil's Island
Movie · as Galal El-Ghawas
His Highness Hanafy
Movie · as حنفي الأبهة
The Fair
Movie · as إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
The Tiger and The Female
Movie · as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
Goodbye My Friend
Movie · as مرزوق
Karakon On The Street
Movie · as Sherif Al Masry
Sayed the Servant Boy
Movie · as Sayed
Ramadan On The Volcano
Movie · as رمضان
I Killed Al Hanash
Movie · as حسنين
Don't Lose Your Mind
Movie · as Wael
A Husband On Demand
Movie · as Mamdouh
Humans and Jinn
Movie · as Galal
Who is the Thief Between Us
Movie · as شريف/ حسين
The Nobody
Movie · as Arafa
As Not to Fly the Smoke
Movie · as فهمى عبد الهادى
Two on the Road
Movie · as ممدوح
Watch Out for Al Khett
Movie · as خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
Tit for Tat
Movie · as Salah صلاح فؤاد
The Street Player
Movie · as Fares
The Lawyer
Movie · as حسن سبانخ
Khamsa Bab
Movie · as Mansour
The Beggar
Movie · as حسنين البرطوشي
The Ghoul
Movie · as Adel Issa
Neither Seen, Nor Known
Movie · as Mursy
Antar Holding His Sword
Movie · as Antar
Love in a Jail Cell
Movie · as صلاح الغرباوي
At the Minister's Door
Movie · as Kamal Abdel Samad
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
Movie · as Hamada Al-Zaftawi
The Suspect
Movie · as Maher Sayed Ali
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
Movie · as Dr. Sulaiman
We Only Live Once
Movie · as هاني
A Warm Winter Night
Movie · as ممدوح أمين
Mothers in Exile
Movie · as Hassouna
Shaaban Below Zero
Movie · as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
Troublemaker
Movie · as Medhat
Smart but Stupid
Movie · as زغلول / بهيرة
Dad Has Lost His Mind
Movie · as زكي / زيكو
The Hell
Movie
Tears on Bold Eyes
TV · as جمعة محمود الشوان · 14 eps
Ragab on a Hot Tin
Movie · as رجب عبدالبَر
We Are the Bus People
Movie · as جابر
The Invisible Trick
Movie · as سامي وهدان
Adventurers Around the World
Movie · as ممدوح
The Game
Movie
A Killer Who killed No one
Movie · as عادل غريب
Take Care of Your Neighbors
Movie
I Have the Wallet
Movie · as Atwa عطوة
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
Movie · as Masoud
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
Movie · as Shihab Ali
Young men dancing over the fire
Movie · as Adel
How to lose a million pounds
TV · 1 ep
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
TV · 14 eps
The Tender Gender
Movie · as Adel
The Demons Husbands
Movie · as ممدوح
The Love Thief
Movie · as مأمون
Violet Flower
Movie · as ناصر
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
Movie · as سرحان عبدالبصير
Reckless Husbands
Movie · as شريف
Marriage on Air
Movie · as غريب
Malek el taks
Movie · as عصام
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Movie · as Tahseen
Looking for Troubles
Movie · as شعبان
Hello, I'm the Cat
Movie · as محبوب
Everybody Wants Love
Movie · as عبدالسلام خفاجه
Sabreen
Movie · as محمد
The Happy Marriage
Movie · as مجدى
The Important Thing Is Love
Movie · as فهمي
Demons Forever
Movie
24 Hours of Love
Movie
When Love Sings
Movie · as منير
The School of Mischief
Movie · as Bahgat El Abasery
Devils and football
Movie · as عكاشة
Searching for a Scandal
Movie · as Magdy
The Troublemakers
Movie · as المخرج ريكو
Something of Love
Movie · as عادل
Please don't misunderstand me
TV · as أحمد · 1 ep
City Lights
Movie · as شرشر
البيوت اسرار
Movie · as رؤوف
Love on the Agricultural Road
Movie · as حماده
Ms. Manal Diary
Movie · as Auf
College Girls
Movie · as Ibrahim
Sweet Trip
Movie · as Metwaly
Youth in a Storm
Movie · as صالح
Witch
Movie · as نادل
The Mirror
Movie · as Hamdi
Adolescents' Love
Movie
Reda Bond
Movie · as صلاح عيد
Virgo
Movie · as أمين
The Pickpocket
Movie
Afifi's love affairs
Movie · as خليفة
باحبك يا حلوة
Movie · as سعيد
The People Inside
Movie · as سوكا
The Showgirl
Movie · as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
7 Days in Heaven
Movie · as Shukry the journalist
Thieves but Cute
Movie · as Ismail
Marriage for Half an Hour
Movie · as Sameh
Me, My Wife and My Lover
Movie · as شوكت
The Tale of Three Girls
Movie · as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
Joys
Movie · as حليم
I'm The Doctor
Movie
How to Rob a Millionaire
Movie
My Wife's Ghost
Movie · as Shafi'i
Sweet and Naughty
Movie · as لطيف
Albijamat alhamra'
Movie
Love situation
Movie · as ألهام الملفوف
My Wife's Dignity
Movie · as Amin
El Khouroug Min El Guana
Movie
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
Movie
My Wife the General Manager
Movie · as أبو المجد
Three Thieves
Movie · as Bus passenger
Wellness leave
Movie · as (مبروك المخبر)
Sayed Darwish
Movie
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
Movie
The Three Wise Men
Movie · as عامل البوفيه
Where I am and where are you?
Movie · as هيكل
I, He and She
Movie · as Desoki
أنا وهو وهي
Movie · as دسوقي