Adel Adham
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.
Adel Adham
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- Name
- Adel Adham
- Born
- 8 March 1928
- Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Died
- 1 February 1996
- Place of death
- Cairo, Egypt
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Known for
- Chitchat on the Nile · The Killers · The Guilty · Al Bouasa
- Languages
- Arabic · Egyptian Arabic
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• Name — Adel Adham • Native Name — عادل أدهم • Born — 8 March 1928 • Birthplace — Alexandria, Egypt • Died — 1 February 1996 • Place of death — Cairo, Egypt • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1928–1996
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Adel Adham, born on 8 March 1928 and died on 1 February 1996, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Career
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
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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- 1.Al-Hayat. عادل أدهم. "تاجر القطن" الذي أصبح "برنس السينما العربية". 2014.
- 2.Adel Adham - Actor Filmography، photos، Video. elCinema.com.
- 3.Adel Adham, AlexCinema. www.bibalex.org.
- 4.Remembering Adel Adham: Prince of Egyptian cinema - Screens - Arts & Culture. Ahram Online.
- 5.عادل أدهم ( برنس السينما المصرية) - Welcome to Middle East News Agency. MENA.
- 6.هروب زوجته وابنه تبرأ منه. محطات في حياة برنس السينما المصرية عادل أدهم. الأسبوع.
- 7.أسرار فى حياة عادل أدهم بذكرى ميلاد برنس السينما المصرية. اليوم السابع. 2021-03-08.
- 8.برنس السينما المصرية وملك الإفيهات. ذكرى وفاة الفنان عادل أدهم. اليوم السابع. 2022-02-09.
- 9.Adel Adham - Actor - Filmography، photos، Video. elCinema.com.
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