Acting
Adel Emam
AR, EN, FR, AM cinema · 140 credits
Born
17 May 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
El Mansoura, Egypt
Also known as Adel Imam · Adel Emam · Адиль Имам · عادل محمد إمام محمد · الزعيم · عادل امام
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
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
Actor, Songs
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 Assassination of Richard Nixon
Legal Services
The Prince of Darkness
as سعيد المصري
Hello America
as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
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
Highly Dangerous Man
as Sayed Kabaka
Shams El Zanaty
as Shams El-Zanati
Playing with Giants
as Hassan Bahloul
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
Goodbye My Friend
as مرزوق
Karakon On The Street
as Sherif Al Masry
I Killed Al Hanash
as حسنين
A Husband On Demand
as Mamdouh
Humans and Jinn
as Galal
Who is the Thief Between Us
as شريف/ حسين
The Nobody
as Arafa
As Not to Fly the Smoke
as فهمى عبد الهادى
Two on the Road
as ممدوح
Watch Out for Al Khett
as خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
Tit for Tat
as Salah صلاح فؤاد
The Street Player
as Fares
The Lawyer
as حسن سبانخ
Khamsa Bab
as Mansour
The Beggar
as حسنين البرطوشي
The Ghoul
as Adel Issa
Love in a Jail Cell
as صلاح الغرباوي
At the Minister's Door
as Kamal Abdel Samad
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
as Hamada Al-Zaftawi
The Suspect
as Maher Sayed Ali
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
as Dr. Sulaiman
A Warm Winter Night
as ممدوح أمين
Mothers in Exile
as Hassouna
Shaaban Below Zero
as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
Troublemaker
as Medhat
Smart but Stupid
as زغلول / بهيرة
Dad Has Lost His Mind
as زكي / زيكو
The Hell
Actor
Ragab on a Hot Tin
as رجب عبدالبَر
The Invisible Trick
as سامي وهدان
A Killer Who killed No one
as عادل غريب
I Have the Wallet
as Atwa عطوة
The Demons Husbands
as ممدوح
The Love Thief
as مأمون
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
as سرحان عبدالبصير
Marriage on Air
as غريب
Looking for Troubles
as شعبان
Hello, I'm the Cat
as محبوب
Everybody Wants Love
as عبدالسلام خفاجه
Sabreen
as محمد
The School of Mischief
as Bahgat El Abasery
Devils and football
as عكاشة
The Troublemakers
as المخرج ريكو
City Lights
as شرشر
البيوت اسرار
as رؤوف
College Girls
as Ibrahim
Sweet Trip
as Metwaly
Witch
as نادل
The Mirror
as Hamdi
Reda Bond
as صلاح عيد
Virgo
as أمين
The Showgirl
as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
7 Days in Heaven
as Shukry the journalist
Thieves but Cute
as Ismail
The Tale of Three Girls
as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
Joys
as حليم
My Wife's Ghost
as Shafi'i
Love situation
as ألهام الملفوف
My Wife the General Manager
as أبو المجد
Three Thieves
as Bus passenger
Wellness leave
as (مبروك المخبر)
The Three Wise Men
as عامل البوفيه
I, He and She
as Desoki
أنا وهو وهي
as دسوقي