Adel Adham

Adel Adham عادل أدهم
Born	(1928-03-08)March 8, 1928 Alexandria, Egypt
Died	February 1, 1996(1996-02-01) (aged 67) Cairo, Egypt

Adel Adham (Arabic: عادل أدهم; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was one of Egypt's most famous actors. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters. His mother was of Turkish origin.

Career

Adel Adham was born in March 8, 1928 in Alexandria.

His debut in cinema was the year 1945 in the film Laila, Daughter of the Poor (1945).

In his most recent film before his death, his character was told by another character that he will go to hell. Adham's character's response? "Well, if we go to heaven, we will not find anyone we know!"

Filmography

• Makansh alal bal (1950)
• The Technical Director (1965)
• Fares Bani Hemdan (1966)
• El mughammerun el talata (1966)
• El khaena (1966)
• Come rubammo la bomba atomica (1967) - James Bomb
• Nora (1967) - Fares
• Akhtar Fagol fil Alam (1967) - Jean
• Ayyam el-hob (1968) - Galal
• Altin avcilari (1968)
• Afrah (1968) - The Thief
• Hiya wa l chayatin (1969)
• El Achrar (1970)
• The Lady of the Black Moons (1970) - Sami
• Adrift on the Nile (1971) - Ali
• Imtithal (1971)
• The Visitor (1972)
• Si può fare molto con sette donne (1972)
• Leqa ma al-madi (1975)
• Hekmatak ya rab (1976) - Zaki Qodra
• Ah ya liel ya zaman (1977) - Elias
• Khateeat Malak (1979)
• Piedone d'Egitto (1980) - Elver Zakar
• Al shaytan yaez (1981)
• Al-nasabin (1984)
• El-forn (1984)
• Safqa maa Emraa (1985) - Essam
• El Sayed Eshta (1985) - Sayed Eshta
• Ragol lehaza alzaman (1986)
• Ragol lehaza alzaman (1986)
• Enteqam, -al (1986)
• Supermarket (1990) - Dr. Azmy
• Sawwaq el hanem (1993) - Pasha

External links

• Adel Adham at IMDb