Adel Emam
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- El Mansoura, Egypt
- Credits
- 153
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
The Yacoubian Building
2006Movie
Zaki El Dessouki
The Danish Experience
2003Movie
Qadry
Hassan and Marcus
2008Movie
Bules / Hasan el-Attar
The Embassy in the Building
2005Movie
Sherif Khairy
A Groom from a Security Agency
2004Movie
خطّاب النجّاري
Alzheimer's
2010Movie
محمود شعيب
Filmography
Adel Emam ..an Egyptian memory
2023Movie
Self (Archive Footage)
A Lifetime of Joy
2020Movie
بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية
Valentino
2020TV
Nour Abdel-Magid
Hidden Worlds
2018TV
هلال كامل
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
2017TV
Mamoun & Associates
2016TV
مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
مأمون وشركاه
2016TV
Mamoun
Professor and Head of Department
2015TV
فوزي
His Excellency
2014TV
Bahgat
The Oracle
2013TV
Ferqet Naji Atallah
2012TV
ناجي عطا الله
Alzheimer's
2010Movie
محمود شعيب
Bobbos
2009Movie
محسن هنداوي
Hassan and Marcus
2008Movie
Bules / Hasan el-Attar
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
2007Movie
The Yacoubian Building
2006Movie
Zaki El Dessouki
The Embassy in the Building
2005Movie
Sherif Khairy
A Groom from a Security Agency
2004Movie
خطّاب النجّاري
The Danish Experience
2003Movie
Qadry
The Prince of Darkness
2002Movie
سعيد المصري
Hello America
2000Movie
بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
1999Movie
Mahrous
Bodyguard
1999Movie
أدهم الجبالي
A Message to the Governor
1998Movie
حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
Bakhit and Adeela 2
1997Movie
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
Sweet Oblivion
1996Movie
Brigadier General Magdy Nour
Birds of Darkness
1995Movie
فتحي نوفل
Bakhit and Adeela
1995Movie
Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
The Terrorist
1994Movie
Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
The Forgotten
1993Movie
Youssef El-Mansy
Al Zaeem
1993Movie
Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
Terrorism and Kebab
1992Movie
Ahmed Fath El-Bab
Shams El Zanaty
1991Movie
Shams El-Zanati
Playing with Giants
1991Movie
Hassan Bahloul
Highly Dangerous Man
1991Movie
Sayed Kabaka
The Devil's Island
1990Movie
Galal El-Ghawas
His Highness Hanafy
1990Movie
حنفي الأبهة
The Fair
1989Movie
إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
The Tiger and The Female
1987Movie
Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
Karakon On The Street
1986Movie
Sherif Al Masry
Goodbye My Friend
1986Movie
مرزوق
Ramadan On The Volcano
1985Movie
رمضان
Humans and Jinn
1985Movie
Galal
Sayed the Servant Boy
1985Movie
Sayed
A Husband On Demand
1985Movie
Mamdouh
I Killed Al Hanash
1985Movie
حسنين
Don't Lose Your Mind
1985Movie
Wael
Who is the Thief Between Us
1984Movie
شريف/ حسين
As Not to Fly the Smoke
1984Movie
فهمى عبد الهادى
The Nobody
1984Movie
Arafa
Two on the Road
1984Movie
ممدوح
Watch Out for Al Khett
1984Movie
خصوصي/ الخط خليفة الخط
Tit for Tat
1984Movie
Salah صلاح فؤاد
The Beggar
1983Movie
حسنين البرطوشي
The Lawyer
1983Movie
حسن سبانخ
The Ghoul
1983Movie
Adel Issa
Khamsa Bab
1983Movie
Mansour
The Street Player
1983Movie
Fares
Neither Seen, Nor Known
1983Movie
Mursy
Antar Holding His Sword
1983Movie
Antar
Love in a Jail Cell
1983Movie
صلاح الغرباوي
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
1982Movie
Hamada Al-Zaftawi
At the Minister's Door
1982Movie
Kamal Abdel Samad
Mothers in Exile
1981Movie
Hassouna
A Warm Winter Night
1981Movie
ممدوح أمين
The Suspect
1981Movie
Maher Sayed Ali
We Only Live Once
1981Movie
هاني
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
1981Movie
Dr. Sulaiman
Shaaban Below Zero
1980Movie
Shaaban / Farid Al-Ghatrefi
The Hell
1980Movie
Troublemaker
1980Movie
Medhat
Tears on Bold Eyes
1980TV
جمعة محمود الشوان
Smart but Stupid
1980Movie
زغلول / بهيرة
Dad Has Lost His Mind
1980Movie
زكي / زيكو
Take Care of Your Neighbors
1979Movie
We Are the Bus People
1979Movie
جابر
A Killer Who killed No one
1979Movie
عادل غريب
The Game
1979Movie
The Invisible Trick
1979Movie
سامي وهدان
Ragab on a Hot Tin
1979Movie
رجب عبدالبَر
Adventurers Around the World
1979Movie
ممدوح
I Have the Wallet
1978Movie
Atwa عطوة
Young men dancing over the fire
1978Movie
Adel
How to lose a million pounds
1978TV
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978TV
That's Wrong, Lulu ... Lulu, That's Wrong
1978Movie
Shihab Ali
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
1978Movie
Masoud
The Demons Husbands
1977Movie
ممدوح
Violet Flower
1977Movie
ناصر
The Tender Gender
1977Movie
Adel
The Love Thief
1977Movie
مأمون
Marriage on Air
1976Movie
غريب
Reckless Husbands
1976Movie
شريف
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
1976Movie
سرحان عبدالبصير
Malek el taks
1976Movie
عصام
Sabreen
1975Movie
محمد
Looking for Troubles
1975Movie
شعبان
Everybody Wants Love
1975Movie
عبدالسلام خفاجه
Hello, I'm the Cat
1975Movie
محبوب
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
1975Movie
Tahseen
The Important Thing Is Love
1974Movie
فهمي
24 Hours of Love
1974Movie
The Happy Marriage
1974Movie
مجدى
Demons Forever
1974Movie
When Love Sings
1973Movie
منير
Please don't misunderstand me
1973TV
أحمد
Something of Love
1973Movie
عادل
The School of Mischief
1973Movie
Bahgat El Abasery
Devils and football
1973Movie
عكاشة
Searching for a Scandal
1973Movie
Magdy
The Troublemakers
1973Movie
المخرج ريكو
City Lights
1972Movie
شرشر
البيوت اسرار
1971Movie
رؤوف
Love on the Agricultural Road
1971Movie
حماده
Sweet Trip
1971Movie
Metwaly
Ms. Manal Diary
1971Movie
Auf
Youth in a Storm
1971Movie
صالح
College Girls
1971Movie
Ibrahim
Witch
1971Movie
نادل
Virgo
1970Movie
أمين
Adolescents' Love
1970Movie
باحبك يا حلوة
1970Movie
سعيد
The Mirror
1970Movie
Hamdi
Afifi's love affairs
1970Movie
خليفة
Reda Bond
1970Movie
صلاح عيد
The Pickpocket
1970Movie
Me, My Wife and My Lover
1969Movie
شوكت
The Showgirl
1969Movie
فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
Marriage for Half an Hour
1969Movie
Sameh
Thieves but Cute
1969Movie
Ismail
The People Inside
1969Movie
سوكا
7 Days in Heaven
1969Movie
Shukry the journalist
My Wife's Ghost
1968Movie
Shafi'i
I'm The Doctor
1968Movie
Joys
1968Movie
حليم
Sweet and Naughty
1968Movie
لطيف
How to Rob a Millionaire
1968Movie
The Tale of Three Girls
1968Movie
Band Manager's Assistant فهمى
My Wife's Dignity
1967Movie
Amin
Albijamat alhamra'
1967Movie
El Khouroug Min El Guana
1967Movie
El Ragel Da Hayganeni
1967Movie
Love situation
1967Movie
ألهام الملفوف
Sayed Darwish
1966Movie
Wellness leave
1966Movie
(مبروك المخبر)
My Wife the General Manager
1966Movie
أبو المجد
Three Thieves
1966Movie
Bus passenger
The Three Wise Men
1965Movie
عامل البوفيه
Where I am and where are you?
1965Movie
هيكل
Al-modeer Al-Fanni
1965Movie
I, He and She
1964Movie
Desoki
أنا وهو وهي
1963Movie
دسوقي
تعبان جدا
TV
لطبيب النفساني