Adel Emam
Acting
Born: 1940-05-17 in 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.
Known For
Mamoun & Associates
مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
His Excellency
Bahgat
The Oracle
Ferqet Naji Atallah
ناجي عطا الله
Tears on Bold Eyes
جمعة محمود الشوان
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
The Terrorist
Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
Valentino
Nour Abdel-Magid
How to lose a million pounds
The Prince of Darkness
سعيد المصري
Professor and Head of Department
فوزي
مأمون وشركاه
Mamoun
The School of Mischief
Bahgat El Abasery
City Lights
شرشر
Goodbye My Friend
مرزوق
Terrorism and Kebab
Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Sweet Oblivion
Brigadier General Magdy Nour
Looking for Troubles
شعبان
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
The Yacoubian Building
Zaki El Dessouki
Hassan and Marcus
Bules / Hasan el-Attar
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Mahrous
Marriage for Half an Hour
Sameh
Birds of Darkness
فتحي نوفل
البيوت اسرار
رؤوف
Afifi's love affairs
خليفة
The Street Player
Fares
The Beggar
حسنين البرطوشي
Khamsa Bab
Mansour
The Lawyer
حسن سبانخ
Playing with Giants
Hassan Bahloul
Please don't misunderstand me
أحمد
The Hell
A Groom from a Security Agency
خطّاب النجّاري
Where I am and where are you?
هيكل
Searching for a Scandal
Magdy
Bakhit and Adeela 2
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
باحبك يا حلوة
سعيد
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Tahseen