Adel Emam
Acting
Born: May 17, 1940
From: El Mansoura, Egypt
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's | محمود شعيب | 2010 | 6.3 |
| Bobbos | محسن هنداوي | 2009 | 4.7 |
| A Groom from a Security Agency | خطّاب النجّاري | 2004 | 5.882 |
| The Prince of Darkness | سعيد المصري | 2002 | 6.0 |
| Sweet Oblivion | Brigadier General Magdy Nour | 1996 | 6.3 |
| Birds of Darkness | Fathi Nofal | 1995 | 6.9 |
| The Terrorist | Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman | 1994 | 6.438 |
| Highly Dangerous Man | Sayed Kabaka | 1991 | 5.2 |
| Shams El Zanaty | Shams El-Zanati | 1991 | 6.4 |
| The Devil's Island | Galal El-Ghawas | 1990 | 6.0 |
| Goodbye My Friend | مرزوق | 1987 | 7.1 |
| Sayed the Servant Boy | Sayed | 1985 | 8.25 |
| I Killed Al Hanash | حسنين | 1985 | 5.5 |
| Who is the Thief Between Us | شريف/ حسين | 1984 | 4.4 |
| Watch Out for Al Khett | خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط | 1984 | 6.4 |
| The Nobody | Arafa | 1984 | 6.7 |
| As Not to Fly the Smoke | فهمى عبد الهادى | 1984 | 7.8 |
| Khamsa Bab | Mansour | 1983 | 4.0 |
| The Street Player | Fares | 1983 | 7.304 |
| The Beggar | 1983 | 6.4 | |
| The Ghoul | Adel Issa | 1983 | 6.7 |
| Shaaban Below Zero | Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi | 1980 | 6.2 |
| The Happy Marriage | مجدى | 1974 | 8.0 |
| When Love Sings | Mounir | 1973 | — |
| The Mirror | Hamdi | 1970 | 6.0 |
| The People Inside | سوكا | 1969 | — |
| The Showgirl | فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره | 1969 | 6.0 |
| 7 Days in Heaven | Shukry the journalist | 1969 | 6.0 |
| Al-modeer Al-Fanni | 1965 | 8.0 | |
| أنا وهو وهي | دسوقي | 1963 | — |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | El Mansoura, Egypt |