In a career spanning over 50 years, he performed in numerous films, and television and theater plays.
He had seven daughters and two sons, including Honey Albela who have worked in comedy shows on different television channels.
[citation needed] He died of heart failure on 17 July 2004 in Lahore, at the age of 63.
[1][3] Before his death, Albela was admitted to Ittefaq Hospital, Lahore following heart and liver ailments.
He was buried in Green Town, Mian Chowk Graveyard, in Lahore.