Adel Emam
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-05-17 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
El Mansoura, Egypt
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.
Known For
Acting
(2021)
Bodyguard
as أدهم الجبالي
(2010)
Alzheimer's
as محمود شعيب
(2009)
Bobbos
as محسن هنداوي
(2008)
(2007)
(2006)
The Yacoubian Building
as Zaki El Dessouki
(2005)
The Embassy in the Building
as Sherif Khairy
(2004)
A Groom from a Security Agency
as خطّاب النجّاري
(2003)
The Danish Experience
as Qadry
(2002)
The Prince of Darkness
as سعيد المصري
(2000)
Hello America
as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
(1999)
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
as Mahrous
(1998)
A Message to the Governor
as Harfush bin Barquq Al-Rakbdar
(1997)
Bakhit and Adeela 2
as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
(1996)
Sweet Oblivion
as Brigadier General Magdy Nour
(1995)
Bakhit and Adeela
as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
(1995)
Birds of Darkness
as Fathi Nofal
(1994)
The Terrorist
as Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
(1993)
Al Zaeem
as Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
(1993)
The Forgotten
as Youssef El-Mansy
(1992)
Terrorism and Kebab
as Ahmed Fath El-Bab
(1991)
Highly Dangerous Man
as Sayed Kabaka
(1991)
Playing with Giants
as Hassan Bahloul
(1991)
Shams El Zanaty
as Shams El-Zanati
(1990)
His Highness Hanafy
as Hanafy El Obbaha
(1990)
The Devil's Island
as Galal El-Ghawas
(1989)
Alexandria Again and Forever
as self (for a second in The Syndicate Of Artists)
(1989)
(1987)
The Tiger and The Female
as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
(1987)
Goodbye My Friend
as مرزوق
(1986)
Karakon On The Street
as Sherif Al Masry
(1985)
Ramadan On The Volcano
as رمضان
(1985)
A Husband On Demand
as Mamdouh
(1985)
Don't Lose Your Mind
as Wael
(1985)
Humans and Jinn
as Galal
(1985)
Ana Elli Katalt El Hanash
as حسنين
(1985)
Sayed The Servant
as Sayed
(1984)
Tit for Tat
as Salah صلاح فؤاد
(1984)
As Not to Fly the Smoke
as فهمى عبد الهادى
(1984)
The Nobody
as Arafa
(1984)
Two on the Road
as ممدوح
(1984)
Who is the Thief Between Us
as شريف/ حسين
(1984)
Watch Out for Al Khett
as خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
(1983)
(1983)
Al Ghoul
as Adel Issa
(1983)
Neither Seen, Nor Known
as Mursy
(1983)
Al Avokato
as حسن سبانخ
(1983)
Love in a Jail Cell
as صلاح الغرباوي
(1983)
Antar Holding His Sword
as Antar
(1983)
The Street Player
as Fares
(1983)
Khamsa Bab
as Mansour
(1982)
Ala Bab El Wazeer
as Kamal Abdel Samad
(1982)
Esabat Hamadah wa Tutoo
as Hamada Al-Zaftawi
(1981)
The Suspect
as Maher Sayed Ali
(1981)
Mothers in Exile
as Hassouna
(1981)
A Warm Winter Night
as ممدوح أمين
(1981)
We Only Live Once
as هاني
(1981)
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
as Dr. Sulaiman
(1980)
Troublemaker
as Medhat
(1980)
Shaaban Below Zero
as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
(1980)
(1980)
Dad Has Lost His Mind
as زكي / زيكو
(1980)
Smart but Stupid
as زغلول / بهيرة
(1979)
We Are the Bus People
as جابر
(1979)
Ragab Fawq Safeeh Sakhin
as رجب عبدالبَر
(1979)
(1979)
(1979)
Adventurers Around the World
as ممدوح
(1979)
(1978)
I Have the Wallet
as Atwa عطوة
(1978)
(1978)
Ayb Ya Lulu Ya Lulu Ayb
as Shihab Ali
(1978)
(1977)
The Tender Gender
as Adel
(1977)
The Demons Husbands
as ممدوح
(1977)
Harami El Hob
as مأمون
(1977)
Violet Flower
as ناصر
(1976)
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
as سرحان عبدالبصير
(1976)
Marriage on Air
as غريب
(1976)
(1975)
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
as Tahseen
(1975)
Looking for Troubles
as شعبان
(1975)
The Invisible Trick
as سامي وهدان
(1975)
Everybody Wants Love
as عبدالسلام خفاجه
(1975)
(1975)
Hello, I'm the Cat
as محبوب
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
The Important Thing Is Love
as فهمي
(1974)
The Happy Marriage
as مجدى
(1973)
The School of Mischief
as Bahgat El Abasery
(1973)
Searching for a Scandal
as Magdy
(1973)
The Troublemakers
as المخرج ريكو
(1973)
Something of Love
as عادل
(1973)
When Love Sings
as Mounir
(1973)
Devils and football
as Okasha
(1972)
City Lights
as شرشر
(1971)
Ms. Manal Diary
as Auf
(1971)
College Girls
as Ibrahim
(1971)
Youth in a Storm
as صالح
(1971)
Sweet Trip
as Metwaly
(1971)
البيوت اسرار
as رؤوف
(1971)
(1971)
Love on the Agricultural Road
as حماده
(1970)
Virgo
as Amin
(1970)
(1970)
The Mirror
as Hamdi
(1970)
(1970)
Reda Bond
as صلاح عيد
(1970)
غراميات عفيفي
as خليفة
(1969)
The Showgirl
as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
(1969)
Marriage for Half an Hour
as Sameh
(1969)
The People Inside
as سوكا
(1969)
Thieves but Cute
as Ismail
(1969)
7 Days in Heaven
as Shukry the journalist
(1969)
(1968)
Sweet and Naughty
as لطيف
(1968)
The Tale of Three Girls
as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
(1968)
(1968)
Joys
as حليم
(1968)
(1968)
My Wife's Ghost
as Shafi'i
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
Love situation
as ألهام الملفوف
(1967)
(1967)
My Wife's Dignity
as Amin
(1966)
My Wife the General Manager
as أبو المجد
(1966)
Three Thieves
as Bus passenger
(1966)
Wellness leave
as (مبروك المخبر)
(1966)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
The Three Wise Men
as عامل البوفيه
(1964)
I, He and She
as Desoki
(1963)
أنا وهو وهي
as دسوقي
Crew
(2004)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Legal Services