Adel Emam
Born May 17, 1940 (Age: 85)
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El Mansoura, Egypt
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.
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.
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Filmography
Alzheimer's
2010
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as محمود شعيب
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Age: 70
Hassan and Marcus
2008
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as Bules / Hasan el-Attar
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Age: 68
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
2007
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as
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Age: 67
The Danish Experience
2003
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as Qadry
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Age: 63
The Prince of Darkness
2002
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as سعيد المصري
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Age: 62
Hello America
2000
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as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
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Age: 59
A Message to the Governor
1998
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as Harfush bin Barquq Al-Rakbdar
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Age: 57
Bakhit and Adeela 2
1997
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as Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
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Age: 56
Sweet Oblivion
1996
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as Brigadier General Magdy Nour
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Age: 55
The Forgotten
1993
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as Youssef El-Mansy
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Age: 53
Terrorism and Kebab
1992
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as Ahmed Fath El-Bab
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Age: 52
Shams El Zanaty
1991
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as Shams El-Zanati
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Age: 51
Playing with Giants
1991
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as Hassan Bahloul
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Age: 51
Highly Dangerous Man
1991
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as Sayed Kabaka
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Age: 50
The Devil's Island
1990
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as Galal El-Ghawas
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Age: 50
His Highness Hanafy
1990
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as حنفي الأبهة
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Age: 49
The Fair
1989
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as
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Age: 49
Goodbye My Friend
1987
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as مرزوق
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Age: 47
The Tiger and The Female
1987
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as Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
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Age: 46
Ramadan On The Volcano
1985
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as رمضان
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Age: 45
Sayed the Servant Boy
1985
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as Sayed
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Age: 45
A Husband On Demand
1985
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as Mamdouh
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Age: 45
I Killed Al Hanash
1985
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as حسنين
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Age: 44
Don't Lose Your Mind
1985
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as Wael
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Age: 44
A Warm Winter Night
1981
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as ممدوح أمين
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Age: 41
The Suspect
1981
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as Maher Sayed Ali
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Age: 41
We Only Live Once
1981
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as هاني
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Age: 41
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
1981
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as Dr. Sulaiman
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Age: 41
The Hell
1980
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as
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Age: 40
Shaaban Below Zero
1980
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as Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
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Age: 40
Troublemaker
1980
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as Medhat
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Age: 40
Dad Has Lost His Mind
1980
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as زكي / زيكو
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Age: 39
Smart but Stupid
1980
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as زغلول / بهيرة
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Age: 39
I Have the Wallet
1978
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as Atwa عطوة
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Age: 38
Young men dancing over the fire
1978
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as Adel
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Age: 38
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
1978
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as Shihab Ali
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Age: 38
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
1978
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as Masoud
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Age: 38
The Demons Husbands
1977
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as ممدوح
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Age: 37
Violet Flower
1977
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as ناصر
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Age: 36
The Tender Gender
1977
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as Adel
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Age: 36
The Love Thief
1977
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as مأمون
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Age: 36
The Important Thing Is Love
1974
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as فهمي
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Age: 34
24 Hours of Love
1974
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as
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Age: 33
The Happy Marriage
1974
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as مجدى
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Age: 33
Demons Forever
1974
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as
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Age: 33
When Love Sings
1973
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as Mounir
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Age: 33
Something of Love
1973
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as عادل
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Age: 33
The School of Mischief
1973
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as Bahgat El Abasery
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Age: 33
Devils and football
1973
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as Okasha
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Age: 32
Searching for a Scandal
1973
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as Magdy
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Age: 32
The Troublemakers
1973
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as المخرج ريكو
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Age: 32
City Lights
1972
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as شرشر
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Age: 32
البيوت اسرار
1971
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as رؤوف
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Age: 31
Love on the Agricultural Road
1971
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as حماده
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Age: 31
Sweet Trip
1971
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as Metwaly
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Age: 31
Ms. Manal Diary
1971
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as Auf
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Age: 30
Youth in a Storm
1971
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as صالح
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Age: 30
College Girls
1971
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as Ibrahim
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Age: 30
Witch
1971
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as
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Age: 30
The Mirror
1970
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as Hamdi
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Age: 29
غراميات عفيفي
1970
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as خليفة
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Age: 29
Reda Bond
1970
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as صلاح عيد
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Age: 29
The Pickpocket
1970
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as
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Age: 29
The Showgirl
1969
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as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
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Age: 29
Marriage for Half an Hour
1969
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as Sameh
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Age: 29
Thieves but Cute
1969
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as Ismail
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Age: 28
Me, My Wife and My Lover
1969
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as
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Age: 28
The People Inside
1969
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as سوكا
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Age: 28
7 Days in Heaven
1969
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as Shukry the journalist
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Age: 28
My Wife's Ghost
1968
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as Shafi'i
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Age: 28
I'm The Doctor
1968
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as
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Age: 28
Joys
1968
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as حليم
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Age: 28
Sweet and Naughty
1968
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as لطيف
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Age: 27
The Tale of Three Girls
1968
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as Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
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Age: 27
The Three Wise Men
1965
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as عامل البوفيه
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Age: 25
Where I am and where are you?
1965
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as هيكل
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Age: 24
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
1965
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as
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Age: 24
I, He and She
1964
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as Desoki
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Age: 24
أنا وهو وهي
1963
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as دسوقي
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Age: 22