Known For
Acting
Born
May 17, 1940
Place of Birth
El Mansoura, Egypt
Credits
152 titles
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
Filmography
A Lifetime of Joy
بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية
Valentino
Nour Abdel-Magid
Hidden Worlds
هلال كامل
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
مأمون وشركاه
Mamoun
Mamoun & Associates
مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
Professor and Head of Department
فوزي
His Excellency
Bahgat
The Oracle
Ferqet Naji Atallah
ناجي عطا الله
Alzheimer's
محمود شعيب
Bobbos
محسن هنداوي
Hassan and Marcus
Bules / Hasan el-Attar
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
The Yacoubian Building
Zaki El Dessouki
The Embassy in the Building
Sherif Khairy
A Groom from a Security Agency
خطّاب النجّاري
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Legal Services
The Danish Experience
Qadry
The Prince of Darkness
سعيد المصري
Hello America
بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Mahrous
Bodyguard
أدهم الجبالي
A Message to the Governor
حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
Bakhit and Adeela 2
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
Sweet Oblivion
Brigadier General Magdy Nour
Birds of Darkness
فتحي نوفل
Bakhit and Adeela
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
The Terrorist
Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
The Forgotten
Youssef El-Mansy
Al Zaeem
Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
Terrorism and Kebab
Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Shams El Zanaty
Shams El-Zanati
Playing with Giants
Hassan Bahloul
Highly Dangerous Man
Sayed Kabaka
The Devil's Island
Galal El-Ghawas
His Highness Hanafy
حنفي الأبهة
The Fair
إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
The Tiger and The Female
Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
Karakon On The Street
Sherif Al Masry
Goodbye My Friend
مرزوق
Ramadan On The Volcano
رمضان
Humans and Jinn
Galal
Sayed the Servant Boy
Sayed
A Husband On Demand
Mamdouh
I Killed Al Hanash
حسنين
Don't Lose Your Mind
Wael
Who is the Thief Between Us
شريف/ حسين
As Not to Fly the Smoke
فهمى عبد الهادى
The Nobody
Arafa