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