Adel Emam
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.
Acting (136 movies)
The Happy Marriage
1974
The People Inside
1969
Sayed The Servant
1985
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
1965
The Mirror
1970
The Showgirl
1969
When Love Sings
1973
Who is the Thief Between Us
1984
Goodbye My Friend
1987
7 Days in Heaven
1969
أنا وهو وهي
1963
Khamsa Bab
1983
Highly Dangerous Man
1991
Birds of Darkness
1995
The Devil's Island
1990
The Terrorist
1994
Watch Out for Al Khett
1984
The Street Player
1983
The Nobody
1984
The Prince of Darkness
2002
The Begger
1983
Sweet Oblivion
1996
Bobbos
2009
As Not to Fly the Smoke
1984
Shaaban Below Zero
1980
A Groom from a Security Agency
2004
Shams El Zanaty
1991
The Ghoul
1983
I Killed Al Hanash
1985
Alzheimer's
2010
His Highness Hanafy
1990
Playing with Giants
1991
The Tiger and The Female
1987
The Embassy in the Building
2005
The Suspect
1981
Ramadan On The Volcano
1985
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
1981
Albijamat alhamra'
1967
The Yacoubian Building
2006
Two on the Road
1984
We Are the Bus People
1979
Looking for Troubles
1975
The School of Mischief
1973
Ragab on a Hot Tin
1979
Terrorism and Kebab
1992
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
1975
Hello America
2000
The Lawyer
1983
We Only Live Once
1981
Thieves but Cute
1969
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
1999
A Message to the Governor
1998
The Forgotten
1993
At the Minister's Door
1982
Hassan and Marcus
2008
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
1976
Al Zaeem
1993
My Wife the General Manager
1966
Don't Lose Your Mind
1985
The Tender Gender
1977
The Tale of Three Girls
1968
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
2007
Hello, I'm the Cat
1975
A Husband On Demand
1985
Humans and Jinn
1985
Devils and football
1973
I Have the Wallet
1978
Tit for Tat
1984
Karakon On The Street
1986
Searching for a Scandal
1973
Neither Seen, Nor Known
1983
The Danish Experience
2003
Marriage for Half an Hour
1969
The Invisible Trick
1975
The Demons Husbands
1977
Adventurers Around the World
1979
Bakhit and Adeela 2
1997
Bakhit and Adeela
1995
Adolescents' Love
1970
The Important Thing Is Love
1974
Troublemaker
1980
Reckless Husbands
1976
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
1978
البيوت اسرار
1971
Love on the Agricultural Road
1971
Everybody Wants Love
1975
Smart but Stupid
1980
The Troublemakers
1973
Antar Holding His Sword
1983
A Warm Winter Night
1981
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
1978
I, He and She
1964
Dad Has Lost His Mind
1980
Mothers in Exile
1981
The Hell
1980
Joys
1968
City Lights
1972
Ms. Manal Diary
1971
A Killer Who killed No one
1979
The Game
1979
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