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Adel Emam
🎂 May 17, 1940 (86)
El Mansoura, Egypt Top 1000
Adel Emam, born in El Mansoura, Egypt, is an actor and producer. Made their debut in 1963 with أنا وهو وهي. Their filmography spans 136 movies and 13 TV shows over 63 years.
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Sweet Oblivion
1996
The Yacoubian Building
2006
Searching for a Scandal
1973
The Danish Experience
2003
The School of Mischief
1973
Who is the Thief Between Us
1984
Bakhit and Adeela
1995
Al Zaeem
1993
The Embassy in the Building
2005
A Groom from a Security Agency
2004
The Street Player
1983
Hassan and Marcus
2008
Bobbos
2009
Birds of Darkness
1995
The Tiger and The Female
1987
His Highness Hanafy
1990
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
1976
Neither Seen, Nor Known
1983
Shams El Zanaty
1991
We Are the Bus People
1979
Terrorism and Kebab
1992
At the Minister's Door
1982
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
1999
Alzheimer's
2010
Hello America
2000
Smart but Stupid
1980
Highly Dangerous Man
1991
Goodbye My Friend
1987
Playing with Giants
1991
A Message to the Governor
1998
As Not to Fly the Smoke
1984
A Husband On Demand
1985
Bakhit and Adeela 2
1997
I Have the Wallet
1978
Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice
1978
Ramadan On The Volcano
1985
Sayed the Servant Boy
1985
The Prince of Darkness
2002
The Gang of Hamada and Toto
1982
Antar Holding His Sword
1983
Watch Out for Al Khett
1984
Dad Has Lost His Mind
1980
My Wife the General Manager
1966
Three Thieves
1966
The Lawyer
1983
Love in a Jail Cell
1983
The Nobody
1984
The Suspect
1981
Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset
1981
Shaaban Below Zero
1980
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Adel Emam
1940-05-17 · 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 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.