Adel Emam
Known for: Acting
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
Series
His Excellency
Bahgat
2014
Series
Professor and Head of Department
فوزي
2015
Series
The Oracle
2013
Series
Ferqet Naji Atallah
ناجي عطا الله
2012
Series
Valentino
Nour Abdel-Magid
2020
Series
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
2017
Series
Mamoun & Associates
مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
2016
Film
The School of Mischief
Bahgat El Abasery
1973
Series
Tears on Bold Eyes
جمعة محمود الشوان
1980
Series
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978
Series
مأمون وشركاه
Mamoun
2016
Film
The Yacoubian Building
Zaki El Dessouki
2006
Film
Hassan and Marcus
Bules / Hasan el-Attar
2008
Film
A Groom from a Security Agency
خطّاب النجّاري
2004
Series
Please don't misunderstand me
أحمد
1973
Film
Terrorism and Kebab
Ahmed Fath El-Bab
1992
Film
The Beggar
حسنين البرطوشي
1983
Series
How to lose a million pounds
1978
Film
Shams El Zanaty
Shams El-Zanati
1991
Film
Alzheimer's
محمود شعيب
2010
Film
The Danish Experience
Qadry
2003
Film
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
2007
Film
The Terrorist
Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
1994
Film
The Embassy in the Building
Sherif Khairy
2005
Film
The Prince of Darkness
سعيد المصري
2002
Film
Goodbye My Friend
مرزوق
1986
Film
Bakhit and Adeela 2
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
1997
Film
Al Zaeem
Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
1993
Film
باحبك يا حلوة
سعيد
1970
Film
His Highness Hanafy
حنفي الأبهة
1990
Film
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
سرحان عبدالبصير
1976
Film
Khamsa Bab
Mansour
1983
Film
Sweet Oblivion
Brigadier General Magdy Nour
1996
Film
The Lawyer
حسن سبانخ
1983
Film
Playing with Giants
Hassan Bahloul
1991
Film
Malek el taks
عصام
1976
Film
Watch Out for Al Khett
خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
1984
Film
Bobbos
محسن هنداوي
2009
Film
A Message to the Governor
حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
1998
Film
The Hell
1980
Film
Sayed the Servant Boy
Sayed
1985
Film
Bakhit and Adeela
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
1995
Film
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
Hamada Al-Zaftawi
1982
Film
Birds of Darkness
فتحي نوفل
1995
Film
The Tiger and The Female
Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
1987
Film
Neither Seen, Nor Known
Mursy
1983
Film
Afifi's love affairs
خليفة
1970
Film
Take Care of Your Neighbors
1979
Film
The Suspect
Maher Sayed Ali
1981
Film
The Devil's Island
Galal El-Ghawas
1990
Film
Shaaban Below Zero
Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
1980
Film
Searching for a Scandal
Magdy
1973
Film
The People Inside
سوكا
1969
Film
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Mahrous
1999
Film
The Mirror
Hamdi
1970
Film
The Tender Gender
Adel
1977
Film
Three Thieves
Bus passenger
1966
Film
The Tale of Three Girls
Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
1968
Film
The Street Player
Fares
1983
Film
24 Hours of Love
1974
Film
My Wife the General Manager
أبو المجد
1966
Film
Reda Bond
صلاح عيد
1970
Film
Mothers in Exile
Hassouna
1981
Film
A Husband On Demand
Mamdouh
1985
Film
The Fair
إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
1989
Film
I Killed Al Hanash
حسنين
1985
Film
Humans and Jinn
Galal
1985
Film
Sweet Trip
Metwaly
1971
Film
Virgo
أمين
1970
Film
Dad Has Lost His Mind
زكي / زيكو
1980
Film
Tit for Tat
Salah صلاح فؤاد
1984
Film
Youth in a Storm
صالح
1971
Film
Who is the Thief Between Us
شريف/ حسين
1984
Film
Hello America
بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
2000
Film
The Invisible Trick
سامي وهدان
1979
Film
Troublemaker
Medhat
1980
Film
Highly Dangerous Man
Sayed Kabaka
1991
Film
The Nobody
Arafa
1984
Film
As Not to Fly the Smoke
فهمى عبد الهادى
1984
Film
Love in a Jail Cell
صلاح الغرباوي
1983
Film
Looking for Troubles
شعبان
1975
Film
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Tahseen
1975
Film
Smart but Stupid
زغلول / بهيرة
1980
Film
Violet Flower
ناصر
1977
Film
The Three Wise Men
عامل البوفيه
1965
Film
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
1965
Film
Karakon On The Street
Sherif Al Masry
1986
Series
تعبان جدا
لطبيب النفساني
Film
Hello, I'm the Cat
محبوب
1975
Film
7 Days in Heaven
Shukry the journalist
1969
Film
Everybody Wants Love
عبدالسلام خفاجه
1975
Film
At the Minister's Door
Kamal Abdel Samad
1982
Film
Ramadan On The Volcano
رمضان
1985
Film
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
Shihab Ali
1978
Film
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
Dr. Sulaiman
1981
Film
Something of Love
عادل
1973
Film
College Girls
Ibrahim
1971
Film
Marriage for Half an Hour
Sameh
1969
Film
A Killer Who killed No one
عادل غريب
1979
Film
The Showgirl
فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
1969
Film
My Wife's Dignity
Amin
1967
Film
البيوت اسرار
رؤوف
1971
Film
The Love Thief
مأمون
1977
Film
The Forgotten
Youssef El-Mansy
1993
Film
The Ghoul
Adel Issa
1983
Film
Joys
حليم
1968
Film
I Have the Wallet
Atwa عطوة
1978
Film
Sweet and Naughty
لطيف
1968
Film
Albijamat alhamra'
1967
Film
Where I am and where are you?
هيكل
1965
Film
Ms. Manal Diary
Auf
1971
Film
Ragab on a Hot Tin
رجب عبدالبَر
1979
Film
Sabreen
محمد
1975
Film
I, He and She
Desoki
1964
Film
The Troublemakers
المخرج ريكو
1973
Film
The Demons Husbands
ممدوح
1977
Film
Wellness leave
(مبروك المخبر)
1966
Film
We Are the Bus People
جابر
1979
Film
My Wife's Ghost
Shafi'i
1968
Film
Marriage on Air
غريب
1976
Film
Adventurers Around the World
ممدوح
1979
Film
We Only Live Once
هاني
1981
Film
City Lights
شرشر
1972
Film
Reckless Husbands
شريف
1976
Film
Bodyguard
أدهم الجبالي
1999
Film
Sayed Darwish
1966
Film
Don't Lose Your Mind
Wael
1985
Film
Devils and football
عكاشة
1973
Film
Two on the Road
ممدوح
1984
Film
When Love Sings
منير
1973
Film
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
1967
Film
Antar Holding His Sword
Antar
1983
Film
A Warm Winter Night
ممدوح أمين
1981
Film
Young men dancing over the fire
Adel
1978
Film
The Game
1979
Film
The Happy Marriage
مجدى
1974
Film
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
Masoud
1978
Film
أنا وهو وهي
دسوقي
1963
Film
Witch
نادل
1971
Film
The Important Thing Is Love
فهمي
1974
Film
Adolescents' Love
1970
Film
Love on the Agricultural Road
حماده
1971
Film
El Khouroug Min El Guana
1967
Film
Love situation
ألهام الملفوف
1967
Film
I'm The Doctor
1968
Film
How to Rob a Millionaire
1968
Film
The Pickpocket
1970
Film
Thieves but Cute
Ismail
1969
Film
A Lifetime of Joy
بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية
2020
Film
Me, My Wife and My Lover
شوكت
1969
Film
Adel Emam ..an Egyptian memory
Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Film
Demons Forever
1974
Series
Hidden Worlds
هلال كامل
2018