Adel Adham ( ar, عادل أدهم; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian villain actor. He was known for his portrayal of
evil
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and ambiguous characters.
Career
Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in
Alexandria
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, 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)''.
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
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'' (1967) - Fares
*''
Akhtar Fagol fil Alam'' (1967) - Jean
*''
Ayyam el-hob'' (1968) - Galal
*''
Altin avcilari'' (1968)
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'' (1968) - The Thief
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Hiya wa l chayatin
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'' (1969)
*''El Achrar'' (1970)
*''
The Lady of the Black Moons
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'' (1970) - Sami
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Adrift on the Nile
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'' (1971) - Ali
* ''
The Killers
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'' (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)
*''
Piedone d'Egitto
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'' (1980) - Elver Zakar
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Al shaytan yaez
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'' (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
References
External links
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1928 births
1996 deaths
Egyptian male film actors
20th-century Egyptian male actors
Egyptian people of Turkish descent
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