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 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: Acting

Born: El Mansoura, Egypt, 1940-05-17

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	أنا وهو وهي	دسوقي	0
2	1964	I, He and She	Desoki	53
3	1965	Al-modeer Al-Fanni		70
4	1965	ًWhere I am and where are you?	هيكل	0
5	1965	The Three Wise Men	عامل البوفيه	0
6	1966	Three Thieves	Bus passenger	55
7	1966	My Wife the General Manager	أبو المجد	66
8	1966	Wellness leave	(مبروك المخبر)	0
9	1966	Sayed Darwish		80
10	1967	Love situation	ألهام الملفوف	0
11	1967	El Ragel Da Hayganeni		0
12	1967	El Khouroug Min El Guana		85
13	1967	Albijamat alhamra'		65
14	1967	My Wife's Dignity	Amin	60
15	1968	The Tale of Three Girls	Band Manager's Assistant فهمى	0
16	1968	How to Rob a Millionaire		60
17	1968	Sweet and Naughty	لطيف	0
18	1968	Joys	حليم	0
19	1968	I'm The Doctor		10
20	1968	My Wife's Ghost	Shafi'i	80
21	1969	7 Days in Heaven	Shukry the journalist	60
22	1969	The People Inside	سوكا	0
23	1969	Me, My Wife and My Lover		0
24	1969	Thieves but Cute	Ismail	68
25	1969	Marriage for Half an Hour	Sameh	70
26	1969	The Showgirl	فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره	60
27	1970	The Pickpocket		0
28	1970	Reda Bond	صلاح عيد	0
29	1970	غراميات عفيفي	خليفة	0
30	1970	The Mirror	Hamdi	60
31	1970	Adolescents' Love		0
32	1970	Virgo	Amin	60
33	1971	Witch		80
34	1971	College Girls	Ibrahim	0
35	1971	Youth in a Storm	صالح	0
36	1971	Ms. Manal Diary	Auf	0
37	1971	Sweet Trip	Metwaly	0
38	1971	Love on the Agricultural Road	حماده	80
39	1971	Houses Secrets		45
40	1972	City Lights	شرشر	0
41	1973	The Troublemakers	المخرج ريكو	0
42	1973	Searching for a Scandal	Magdy	70
43	1973	Devils and football	Okasha	60
44	1973	The School of Mischief	Bahgat El Abasery	84
45	1973	Something of Love	عادل	80
46	1973	When Love Sings	Mounir	0
47	1974	Demons Forever		0
48	1974	The Happy Marriage	مجدى	80
49	1974	24 Hours of Love		56
50	1974	The Important Thing Is Love	فهمي	55
51	1975	Forbidden at the Wedding Night	Tahseen	68
52	1975	The Invisible Trick	سامي وهدان	0
53	1975	Hello, I'm the Cat	محبوب	50
54	1975	Everybody Wants Love	عبدالسلام خفاجه	30
55	1975	Looking for Troubles	شعبان	58
56	1975	Sabreen		0
57	1976	The Witness Who Didn't See Anything	سرحان عبدالبصير	78
58	1976	Reckless Husbands		70
59	1976	Marriage on Air	غريب	60
60	1977	Harami El Hob	مأمون	75
61	1977	The Tender Gender	Adel	65
62	1977	Violet Flower	ناصر	0
63	1977	The Demons Husbands	ممدوح	70
64	1978	Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice	Masoud	70
65	1978	Ayb Ya Lulu Ya Lulu Ayb	Shihab Ali	60
66	1978	Young men dancing over the fire	Adel	67
67	1978	I Have the Wallet	Atwa عطوة	63
68	1979	Adventurers Around the World	ممدوح	60
69	1979	Ragab Fawq Safeeh Sakhin	رجب عبدالبَر	74
70	1979	The Game		0
71	1979	A Killer Who killed No one		75
72	1979	We Are the Bus People	جابر	79
73	1979	Take Care of Your Neighbors		63
74	1980	Smart but Stupid	زغلول / بهيرة	71
75	1980	Dad Has Lost His Mind	زكي / زيكو	58
76	1980	Troublemaker	Medhat	76
77	1980	Shaaban Below Zero	Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi	63
78	1980	The Hell		68
79	1981	Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset	Dr. Sulaiman	70
80	1981	We Only Live Once	هاني	68
81	1981	The Suspect	Maher Sayed Ali	66
82	1981	A Warm Winter Night	ممدوح أمين	82
83	1981	Mothers in Exile	Hassouna	70
84	1982	Ala Bab El Wazeer	Kamal Abdel Samad	64
85	1982	Esabat Hamadah wa Tutoo	Hamada Al-Zaftawi	60
86	1983	Love in a Jail Cell	صلاح الغرباوي	64
87	1983	Antar Holding His Sword	Antar	50
88	1983	Neither Seen, Nor Known	Mursy	63
89	1983	The Street Player	Fares	73
90	1983	Khamsa Bab	Mansour	45
91	1983	Al Ghoul	Adel Issa	67
92	1983	Al Avokato	حسن سبانخ	69
93	1983	The Begger		65
94	1984	Tit for Tat	Salah صلاح فؤاد	70
95	1984	Watch Out for Al Khett	خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط	65
96	1984	Two on the Road	ممدوح	68
97	1984	The Nobody	Arafa	68
98	1984	As Not to Fly the Smoke	فهمى عبد الهادى	78
99	1984	Who is the Thief Between Us	شريف/ حسين	50
100	1985	Don't Lose Your Mind	Wael	80
101	1985	Ana Elli Katalt El Hanash	حسنين	55
102	1985	A Husband On Demand	Mamdouh	73
103	1985	Sayed The Servant	Sayed	84
104	1985	Ramadan On The Volcano	رمضان	62
105	1985	Humans and Jinn	Galal	67
106	1986	Karakon On The Street	Sherif Al Masry	70
107	1987	The Tiger and The Female	Major Waheed النمر والأنثى	60
108	1987	Goodbye My Friend	مرزوق	71
109	1989	Al Mouled		52
110	1989	Alexandria Again and Forever	self (for a second in The Syndicate Of Artists)	47
111	1990	His Highness Hanafy	Hanafy El Obbaha	66
112	1990	The Devil's Island	Galal El-Ghawas	59
113	1991	Highly Dangerous Man	Sayed Kabaka	52
114	1991	Playing with Giants	Hassan Bahloul	70
115	1991	Shams El Zanaty	Shams El-Zanati	63
116	1992	Terrorism and Kebab	Ahmed Fath El-Bab	77
117	1993	Al Zaeem	Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom	78
118	1993	The Forgotten	Youssef El-Mansy	69
119	1994	The Terrorist	Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman	63
120	1995	Bakhit and Adeela	Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital	60
121	1995	Birds of Darkness	Fathi Nofal	69
122	1996	Sweet Oblivion	Brigadier General Magdy Nour	66
123	1997	Bakhit and Adeela 2	Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital	57
124	1998	A Message to the Governor	Harfush bin Barquq Al-Rakbdar	54
125	1999	Mahrous the Minister's Attaché	Mahrous	64
126	2000	Hello America	بخيت حنيدق المهيطل	52
127	2002	The Prince of Darkness	سعيد المصري	61
128	2003	The Danish Experience	Qadry	57
129	2004	A Groom from a Security Agency	خطّاب النجّاري	59
130	2005	The Embassy in the Building	Sherif Khairy	67
131	2006	The Yacoubian Building	Zaki El Dessouki	74
132	2007	Morgan Ahmed Morgan		68
133	2008	Hassan and Marcus		66
134	2009	Bobbos	محسن هنداوي	48
135	2010	Alzheimer's	محمود شعيب	62
136	2021	Bodyguard	أدهم الجبالي	56

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Dreams Of El Tayer Boy		80
2	1978	Kayf Takhsar Melyoon Geneh		0
3	1980	Tears on Bold Eyes	جمعة محمود الشوان	80
4	2012	Naji Attallah's Squad	ناجي عطا الله	72
5	2013	The Oracle		75
6	2014	His Excellency		66
7	2015	Professor and Head of Department	فوزي	15
8	2016	Mamoun & Associates	مأمون مباشر أبو العطا	55
9	2017	The Ghosts of Adly Allam		65
10	2018	Hidden Worlds	هلال كامل	62
11	2020	Valentino	نور عبد المجيد	52
12		أرجوك لا تفهمني بسرعة	أحمد	0

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