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Adel Emam
El Mansoura, Egypt
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…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2023
Adel Emam ..an Egyptian memory
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2020
A Lifetime of Joy
Movie بنفسه - لقطات أرشيفية
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2020
Valentino
TV show Nour Abdel-Magid
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2018
Hidden Worlds
TV show هلال كامل
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2017
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
TV show
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2016
Mamoun & Associates
TV show مأمون مباشر أبو العطا
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2016
مأمون وشركاه
TV show Mamoun
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2015
Professor and Head of Department
TV show فوزي
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2014
His Excellency
TV show Bahgat
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2013
The Oracle
TV show
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2012
Ferqet Naji Atallah
TV show ناجي عطا الله
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2010
Alzheimer's
Movie محمود شعيب
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2009
Bobbos
Movie محسن هنداوي
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2008
Hassan and Marcus
Movie Bules / Hasan el-Attar
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2007
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
Movie
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2006
The Yacoubian Building
Movie Zaki El Dessouki
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2005
The Embassy in the Building
Movie Sherif Khairy
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2004
A Groom from a Security Agency
Movie خطّاب النجّاري
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2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Movie Legal Services
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2003
The Danish Experience
Movie Qadry
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2002
The Prince of Darkness
Movie سعيد المصري
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2000
Hello America
Movie بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
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1999
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
Movie Mahrous
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1999
Bodyguard
Movie أدهم الجبالي
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1998
A Message to the Governor
Movie حرفوش بن برقوق الراكبدار
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1997
Bakhit and Adeela 2
Movie Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
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1996
Sweet Oblivion
Movie Brigadier General Magdy Nour
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1995
Birds of Darkness
Movie فتحي نوفل
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1995
Bakhit and Adeela
Movie Bakhit Hunaidq Al-Muhaital
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1994
The Terrorist
Movie Ali Abdel-Zaher / Mustafa Abdel-Rahman
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1993
The Forgotten
Movie Youssef El-Mansy
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1993
Al Zaeem
Movie Al-Zaeem/ Zenhom
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1992
Terrorism and Kebab
Movie Ahmed Fath El-Bab
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1991
Shams El Zanaty
Movie Shams El-Zanati
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1991
Playing with Giants
Movie Hassan Bahloul
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1991
Highly Dangerous Man
Movie Sayed Kabaka
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1990
The Devil's Island
Movie Galal El-Ghawas
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1990
His Highness Hanafy
Movie حنفي الأبهة
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1989
The Fair
Movie إبراهيم (هيما) / غريب / بركات
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1987
The Tiger and The Female
Movie Major Waheed النمر والأنثى
