Adel Emam
Acting • Born 1940-05-17
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.
Filmography
149 credits
The Happy Marriage
Movie • 1974
مجدى
The People Inside
Movie • 1969
سوكا
Sayed the Servant Boy
Movie • 1985
Sayed
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
Movie • 1965
The Mirror
Movie • 1970
Hamdi
The Showgirl
Movie • 1969
فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
When Love Sings
Movie • 1973
Mounir
Who is the Thief Between Us
Movie • 1984
شريف/ حسين
Goodbye My Friend
Movie • 1987
مرزوق
7 Days in Heaven
Movie • 1969
Shukry the journalist
أنا وهو وهي
Movie • 1963
دسوقي
The Forgotten
Movie • 1993
Youssef El-Mansy
The Street Player
Movie • 1983
Fares
Ragab on a Hot Tin
Movie • 1979
رجب عبدالبَر
Shaaban Below Zero
Movie • 1980
Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
The Suspect
Movie • 1981
Maher Sayed Ali
Ramadan On The Volcano
Movie • 1985
رمضان
The Nobody
Movie • 1984
Arafa
A Groom from a Security Agency
Movie • 2004
خطّاب النجّاري
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Movie • 1999
Mahrous
Birds of Darkness
Movie • 1995
Fathi Nofal
The Terrorist
Movie • 1994
Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
Terrorism and Kebab
Movie • 1992
Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Highly Dangerous Man
Movie • 1991
Sayed Kabaka
A Message to the Governor
Movie • 1998
Harfush bin Barquq Al-Rakbdar
Shams El Zanaty
Movie • 1991
Shams El-Zanati
Playing with Giants
Movie • 1991
Hassan Bahloul
The Devil's Island
Movie • 1990
Galal El-Ghawas
The Lawyer
Movie • 1983
حسن سبانخ
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
Movie • 1981
Dr. Sulaiman
We Only Live Once
Movie • 1981
هاني
We Are the Bus People
Movie • 1979
جابر
The Prince of Darkness
Movie • 2002
سعيد المصري
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Movie • 1975
Tahseen
Khamsa Bab
Movie • 1983
Mansour
Albijamat alhamra'
Movie • 1967
The Beggar
Movie • 1983
The Ghoul
Movie • 1983
Adel Issa
Hello America
Movie • 2000
بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
Sweet Oblivion
Movie • 1996
Brigadier General Magdy Nour
The Tiger and The Female
Movie • 1987
Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
The Embassy in the Building
Movie • 2005
Sherif Khairy
At the Minister's Door
Movie • 1982
Kamal Abdel Samad
I Killed Al Hanash
Movie • 1985
حسنين
Thieves but Cute
Movie • 1969
Ismail
Alzheimer's
Movie • 2010
محمود شعيب
Bobbos
Movie • 2009
محسن هنداوي
Hassan and Marcus
Movie • 2008
Bules / Hasan el-Attar
The Yacoubian Building
Movie • 2006
Zaki El Dessouki
Al Zaeem
Movie • 1993
Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
His Highness Hanafy
Movie • 1990
حنفي الأبهة
As Not to Fly the Smoke
Movie • 1984
فهمى عبد الهادى
Two on the Road
Movie • 1984
ممدوح
Watch Out for Al Khett
Movie • 1984
خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
Movie • 1976
سرحان عبدالبصير
Looking for Troubles
Movie • 1975
شعبان
The School of Mischief
Movie • 1973
Bahgat El Abasery
My Wife the General Manager
Movie • 1966
أبو المجد
Don't Lose Your Mind
Movie • 1985
Wael
The Tender Gender
Movie • 1977
Adel
The Tale of Three Girls
Movie • 1968
Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
Movie • 2007
Hello, I'm the Cat
Movie • 1975
محبوب
A Husband On Demand
Movie • 1985
Mamdouh
Humans and Jinn
Movie • 1985
Galal
Devils and football
Movie • 1973
Okasha
I Have the Wallet
Movie • 1978
Atwa عطوة
Tit for Tat
Movie • 1984
Salah صلاح فؤاد
Karakon On The Street
Movie • 1986
Sherif Al Masry
Searching for a Scandal
Movie • 1973
Magdy
Neither Seen, Nor Known
Movie • 1983
Mursy
The Danish Experience
Movie • 2003
Qadry
Marriage for Half an Hour
Movie • 1969
Sameh
The Demons Husbands
Movie • 1977
ممدوح
The Invisible Trick
Movie • 1975
سامي وهدان
Adolescents' Love
Movie • 1970
Adventurers Around the World
Movie • 1979
ممدوح
Bakhit and Adeela 2
Movie • 1997
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
Bakhit and Adeela
Movie • 1995
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
The Important Thing Is Love
Movie • 1974
فهمي
Troublemaker
Movie • 1980
Medhat
Reckless Husbands
Movie • 1976
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
Movie • 1978
Masoud
البيوت اسرار
Movie • 1971
رؤوف
Love on the Agricultural Road
Movie • 1971
حماده
Everybody Wants Love
Movie • 1975
عبدالسلام خفاجه
Smart but Stupid
Movie • 1980
زغلول / بهيرة
The Troublemakers
Movie • 1973
المخرج ريكو
Antar Holding His Sword
Movie • 1983
Antar
A Warm Winter Night
Movie • 1981
ممدوح أمين
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
Movie • 1978
Shihab Ali
I, He and She
Movie • 1964
Desoki
Dad Has Lost His Mind
Movie • 1980
زكي / زيكو
Mothers in Exile
Movie • 1981
Hassouna
City Lights
Movie • 1972
شرشر
Joys
Movie • 1968
حليم
The Hell
Movie • 1980
The Game
Movie • 1979
Me, My Wife and My Lover
Movie • 1969
Ms. Manal Diary
Movie • 1971
Auf
A Killer Who killed No one
Movie • 1979
Sabreen
Movie • 1975
Reda Bond
Movie • 1970
صلاح عيد
Three Thieves
Movie • 1966
Bus passenger
I'm The Doctor
Movie • 1968
The Love Thief
Movie • 1977
مأمون
Take Care of Your Neighbors
Movie • 1979
Young men dancing over the fire
Movie • 1978
Adel
Demons Forever
Movie • 1974
Love in a Jail Cell
Movie • 1983
صلاح الغرباوي
Something of Love
Movie • 1973
عادل
24 Hours of Love
Movie • 1974
The Three Wise Men
Movie • 1965
عامل البوفيه
The Fair
Movie • 1989
How to Rob a Millionaire
Movie • 1968
Virgo
Movie • 1970
Amin
Violet Flower
Movie • 1977
ناصر
Love situation
Movie • 1967
ألهام الملفوف
My Wife's Ghost
Movie • 1968
Shafi'i
Sweet and Naughty
Movie • 1968
لطيف
College Girls
Movie • 1971
Ibrahim
My Wife's Dignity
Movie • 1967
Amin
El Khouroug Min El Guana
Movie • 1967
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
Movie • 1967
Wellness leave
Movie • 1966
(مبروك المخبر)
Marriage on Air
Movie • 1976
غريب
Sweet Trip
Movie • 1971
Metwaly
Youth in a Storm
Movie • 1971
صالح
Sayed Darwish
Movie • 1966
Bodyguard
Movie • 2021
أدهم الجبالي
ًWhere I am and where are you?
Movie • 1965
هيكل
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
Movie • 1982
Hamada Al-Zaftawi
The Pickpocket
Movie • 1970
Witch
Movie • 1971
غراميات عفيفي
Movie • 1970
خليفة
A Lifetime of Joy
Movie • 2020
His Excellency
TV • 2014
Professor and Head of Department
TV • 2015
فوزي
Hidden Worlds
TV • 2018
هلال كامل
The Oracle
TV • 2013
Mamoun & Associates
TV • 2016
مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
Valentino
TV • 2020
نور عبد المجيد
Naji Attallah's Squad
TV • 2012
ناجي عطا الله
أرجوك لا تفهمني بسرعة
TV • 1973
أحمد
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
TV • 2017
Tears on Bold Eyes
TV • 1980
جمعة محمود الشوان
How to lose a million pounds
TV • 1978
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
TV • 1978
Mamoun Wa Shurakah
TV • 2016
Mamoun