Cast
Adel Emam
Acting
Cast
Adel Emam
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-05-17
From
El Mansoura, Egypt
Also known as Adel Imam, Adel Emam, Адиль Имам
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.
The Tender Gender
as Adel
The Beggar
as حسنين البرطوشي
The Tiger and The Female
as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
The School of Mischief
as Bahgat El Abasery
Sweet Oblivion
as Brigadier General Magdy Nour
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
as سرحان عبدالبصير
The Yacoubian Building
as Zaki El Dessouki
Terrorism and Kebab
as Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Al Zaeem
as Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
Hello America
as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
Neither Seen, Nor Known
as Mursy
Bakhit and Adeela
as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
Hassan and Marcus
as Bules / Hasan el-Attar
The Embassy in the Building
as Sherif Khairy
The Danish Experience
as Qadry
Devils and football
as عكاشة
Shams El Zanaty
as Shams El-Zanati
The Terrorist
as Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
Three Thieves
as Bus passenger
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
Bobbos
as محسن هنداوي
Everybody Wants Love
as عبدالسلام خفاجه
Something of Love
as عادل
His Highness Hanafy
as حنفي الأبهة
The Prince of Darkness
as سعيد المصري
Goodbye My Friend
as مرزوق
My Wife's Ghost
as Shafi'i
The Tale of Three Girls
as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
Highly Dangerous Man
as Sayed Kabaka
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
as Mahrous
Smart but Stupid
as زغلول / بهيرة
The Street Player
as Fares
Wellness leave
as (مبروك المخبر)
A Groom from a Security Agency
as خطّاب النجّاري
The Nobody
as Arafa
Sabreen
as محمد
Bakhit and Adeela 2
as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
The Invisible Trick
as سامي وهدان
The Love Thief
as مأمون
As Not to Fly the Smoke
as فهمى عبد الهادى
The Hell
Take Care of Your Neighbors
Bodyguard
as أدهم الجبالي
Sayed the Servant Boy
as Sayed
Dad Has Lost His Mind
as زكي / زيكو
Alzheimer's
as محمود شعيب
Searching for a Scandal
as Magdy
Birds of Darkness
as فتحي نوفل
We Only Live Once
as هاني
Marriage for Half an Hour
as Sameh
Two on the Road
as ممدوح
A Husband On Demand
as Mamdouh
Ramadan On The Volcano
as رمضان
Ragab on a Hot Tin
as رجب عبدالبَر
The Fair
as إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
The Devil's Island
as Galal El-Ghawas
Who is the Thief Between Us
as شريف/ حسين
Witch
as نادل
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
as Masoud
My Wife the General Manager
as أبو المجد
The Lawyer
as حسن سبانخ
The Ghoul
as Adel Issa
College Girls
as Ibrahim
At the Minister's Door
as Kamal Abdel Samad
The Forgotten
as Youssef El-Mansy
Love in a Jail Cell
as صلاح الغرباوي
My Wife's Dignity
as Amin
Karakon On The Street
as Sherif Al Masry
We Are the Bus People
as جابر
Antar Holding His Sword
as Antar
When Love Sings
as منير
Troublemaker
as Medhat
A Message to the Governor
as حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
as Hamada Al-Zaftawi
Love on the Agricultural Road
as حماده
Khamsa Bab
as Mansour
Thieves but Cute
as Ismail
Virgo
as أمين
Shaaban Below Zero
as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
Tit for Tat
as Salah صلاح فؤاد
Mothers in Exile
as Hassouna
Playing with Giants
as Hassan Bahloul
Don't Lose Your Mind
as Wael
Humans and Jinn
as Galal
I Have the Wallet
as Atwa عطوة
24 Hours of Love
Adventurers Around the World
as ممدوح
Where I am and where are you?
as هيكل
The Troublemakers
as المخرج ريكو
The People Inside
as سوكا
Watch Out for Al Khett
as خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
Reckless Husbands
as شريف
The Three Wise Men
as عامل البوفيه
أنا وهو وهي
as دسوقي
City Lights
as شرشر
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
The Important Thing Is Love
as فهمي
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
as Tahseen
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
as Dr. Sulaiman
Youth in a Storm
as صالح
Looking for Troubles
as شعبان
Marriage on Air
as غريب
El Khouroug Min El Guana
The Happy Marriage
as مجدى
Adolescents' Love
Demons Forever
I Killed Al Hanash
as حسنين
Sweet and Naughty
as لطيف
The Showgirl
as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
A Warm Winter Night
as ممدوح أمين
Sweet Trip
as Metwaly
7 Days in Heaven
as Shukry the journalist
Reda Bond
as صلاح عيد
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
as Shihab Ali
The Mirror
as Hamdi
How to Rob a Millionaire
The Demons Husbands
as ممدوح
A Killer Who killed No one
as عادل غريب
Joys
as حليم
The Game
البيوت اسرار
as رؤوف
Love situation
as ألهام الملفوف
Violet Flower
as ناصر
I'm The Doctor
Albijamat alhamra'
Young men dancing over the fire
as Adel
The Suspect
as Maher Sayed Ali
Ms. Manal Diary
as Auf
Sayed Darwish
Hello, I'm the Cat
as محبوب
غراميات عفيفي
as خليفة
I, He and She
as Desoki
Me, My Wife and My Lover
as شوكت
The Pickpocket
باحبك يا حلوة
as سعيد
A Lifetime of Joy
as بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية