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
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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