Adel Emam
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1940-05-17 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- El Mansoura, Egypt
- Also known as
- Adel Imam · Adel Emam · Адиль Имам · عادل محمد إمام محمد · الزعيم · عادل امام
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.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Valentino
2020
as نور عبد المجيد
Ferqet Naji Atallah
2012
as ناجي عطا الله
Saheb El-Sa'ada
2014
Professor and Head of Department
2015
as فوزي
Mamoun & Associates
2016
as مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
The Oracle
2013
Tears on Bold Eyes
1980
as جمعة محمود الشوان
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
2017
Please don't misunderstand me
1973
as أحمد
How to lose a million pounds
1978
مأمون وشركاه
2016
as Mamoun
تعبان جدا
as لطبيب النفساني
Hidden Worlds
2018
as هلال كامل
Movies (137)
The Tender Gender
1977
as Adel
The Beggar
1983
as حسنين البرطوشي
The Tiger and The Female
1987
as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
The School of Mischief
1973
as Bahgat El Abasery
Sweet Oblivion
1996
as Brigadier General Magdy Nour
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
1976
as سرحان عبدالبصير
The Yacoubian Building
2006
as Zaki El Dessouki
Terrorism and Kebab
1992
as Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Al Zaeem
1993
as Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
Hello America
2000
as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
Neither Seen, Nor Known
1983
as Mursy
Bakhit and Adeela
1995
as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
Hassan and Marcus
2008
as Bules / Hasan el-Attar
The Embassy in the Building
2005
as Sherif Khairy
The Danish Experience
2003
as Qadry
Devils and football
1973
as عكاشة
Shams El Zanaty
1991
as Shams El-Zanati
The Terrorist
1994
as Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
Three Thieves
1966
as Bus passenger
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
2007
Bobbos
2009
as محسن هنداوي
Everybody Wants Love
1975
as عبدالسلام خفاجه
Something of Love
1973
as عادل
His Highness Hanafy
1990
as حنفي الأبهة
The Prince of Darkness
2002
as سعيد المصري
Goodbye My Friend
1986
as مرزوق
My Wife's Ghost
1968
as Shafi'i
The Tale of Three Girls
1968
as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
Highly Dangerous Man
1991
as Sayed Kabaka
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
1999
as Mahrous
Smart but Stupid
1980
as زغلول / بهيرة
The Street Player
1983
as Fares
Wellness leave
1966
as (مبروك المخبر)
A Groom from a Security Agency
2004
as خطّاب النجّاري
The Nobody
1984
as Arafa
Sabreen
1975
as محمد
Bakhit and Adeela 2
1997
as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
The Invisible Trick
1975
as سامي وهدان
The Love Thief
1977
as مأمون
As Not to Fly the Smoke
1984
as فهمى عبد الهادى
The Hell
1980
Take Care of Your Neighbors
1979
Bodyguard
1999
as أدهم الجبالي
Sayed the Servant Boy
1985
as Sayed
Dad Has Lost His Mind
1980
as زكي / زيكو
Alzheimer's
2010
as محمود شعيب
Searching for a Scandal
1973
as Magdy
Birds of Darkness
1995
as فتحي نوفل
We Only Live Once
1981
as هاني
Marriage for Half an Hour
1969
as Sameh
Two on the Road
1984
as ممدوح
A Husband On Demand
1985
as Mamdouh
Ramadan On The Volcano
1985
as رمضان
Ragab on a Hot Tin
1979
as رجب عبدالبَر
The Fair
1989
as إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
The Devil's Island
1990
as Galal El-Ghawas
Who is the Thief Between Us
1984
as شريف/ حسين
Witch
1971
as نادل
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
1978
as Masoud
My Wife the General Manager
1966
as أبو المجد
The Lawyer
1983
as حسن سبانخ
The Ghoul
1983
as Adel Issa
College Girls
1971
as Ibrahim
At the Minister's Door
1982
as Kamal Abdel Samad
The Forgotten
1993
as Youssef El-Mansy
Love in a Jail Cell
1983
as صلاح الغرباوي
My Wife's Dignity
1967
as Amin
Karakon On The Street
1986
as Sherif Al Masry
We Are the Bus People
1979
as جابر
Antar Holding His Sword
1983
as Antar
When Love Sings
1973
as منير
Troublemaker
1980
as Medhat
A Message to the Governor
1998
as حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
1982
as Hamada Al-Zaftawi
Love on the Agricultural Road
1971
as حماده
Khamsa Bab
1983
as Mansour
Thieves but Cute
1969
as Ismail
Virgo
1970
as أمين
Shaaban Below Zero
1980
as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
Tit for Tat
1984
as Salah صلاح فؤاد
Mothers in Exile
1981
as Hassouna
Playing with Giants
1991
as Hassan Bahloul
Don't Lose Your Mind
1985
as Wael
Humans and Jinn
1985
as Galal
I Have the Wallet
1978
as Atwa عطوة
24 Hours of Love
1974
Adventurers Around the World
1979
as ممدوح
Where I am and where are you?
1965
as هيكل
The Troublemakers
1973
as المخرج ريكو
The People Inside
1969
as سوكا
Watch Out for Al Khett
1984
as خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
Reckless Husbands
1976
as شريف
The Three Wise Men
1965
as عامل البوفيه
أنا وهو وهي
1963
as دسوقي
City Lights
1972
as شرشر
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
1967
The Important Thing Is Love
1974
as فهمي
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
1975
as Tahseen
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
1965
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
1981
as Dr. Sulaiman
Youth in a Storm
1971
as صالح
Looking for Troubles
1975
as شعبان
Marriage on Air
1976
as غريب
El Khouroug Min El Guana
1967
The Happy Marriage
1974
as مجدى
Adolescents' Love
1970
Demons Forever
1974
I Killed Al Hanash
1985
as حسنين
Sweet and Naughty
1968
as لطيف
The Showgirl
1969
as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
A Warm Winter Night
1981
as ممدوح أمين
Sweet Trip
1971
as Metwaly
7 Days in Heaven
1969
as Shukry the journalist
Reda Bond
1970
as صلاح عيد
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
1978
as Shihab Ali
The Mirror
1970
as Hamdi
How to Rob a Millionaire
1968
The Demons Husbands
1977
as ممدوح
A Killer Who killed No one
1979
as عادل غريب
Joys
1968
as حليم
About Adel Emam
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 ro… With 151 credits spanning from 1963 to 2020, Adel Emam has appeared in 137 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adel Emam Movies
- The Tender Gender (1977) — as Adel
- The Beggar (1983) — as حسنين البرطوشي
- The Tiger and The Female (1987) — as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
- The School of Mischief (1973) — as Bahgat El Abasery
- Sweet Oblivion (1996) — as Brigadier General Magdy Nour
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