Adel Adham

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- Born
- 1928 · Egypt.
- Died
- 1996 · Cairo.
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Occupation
- actor
- Known for
- Chitchat on the Nile · The Killers · The Guilty · Al Bouasa
- Languages
- Arabic · Egyptian Arabic
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Key facts
• Name — Adel Adham • Native Name — عادل أدهم • Born — 1928 03 08 • Birthplace — Alexandria, Egypt • Died — 1996 02 01 • Place of death — Cairo, Egypt • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1928–1996 Adel Adham (March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian actor. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters. He was awarded the title of Prince of Cinema.
Career
Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in Alexandria, Egypt, to an Egyptian father and Egyptian-Turkish mother. His debut in cinema was the year 1945 in the film Laila, Daughter of the Poor (1945).
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 Ragol 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 • The Killers (1971) – Aziz • Imtithal (1971) • The Visitor (1972) • Si può fare molto con sette donne (1972) • The Guilty (1975) • Leqa ma al-madi (1975) • Hekmatak ya rab (1976) - Zaki Qodra • Ah ya liel ya zaman (1977) - Elias • Khateeat Malak (1979) • Flatfoot in Egypt (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
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