Acting
Gamil Ratib
FR, AR, EN cinema · 90 credits
Born
18 August 1926
Died
19 September 2018 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Cairo, Egypt
Also known as جميل راتب · Gamil Rateb · Gameel Abu-Bakr Raateb
Born Gameel Abu-Bakr Raateb (November 1928 – Cairo) is an Egyptian actor. In 1940s, Gameel first appeared in the film “Al-forsaan al-thalaatha i.e. The three musketeers”, his family refused the idea and his scenes were removed. Raateb traveled to Paris to study Law and Economy, yet he preferred studying Theatre and appeared in Shakespeare’s “Much ado without nothing (1947)”. To provide living expenses, Gameel worked in small jobs besides acting and then became a notable member of the “Comédie Française”. American filmmaker Carol Reed presented Gameel Raateb in “Trapeze (1956)” along with Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida. Gameel also showed in many TV series like; “Rehlat al-million i.e. The journey to be a millionaire” and “Sonbol ba’d al-million i.e. Sonbol..a millionaire”. He played the villain his unique way and excelled in authoritarian and aristocrat roles especially with Faaten Hamaama in “Hekaaya waraa koll baab i.e. A story behind every door”.
Known for
Filmography
Yesterday
as Virgile
Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
as Monsieur Noun
Turk's Head
as Aram
The Aquarium
as Youssef's Father
The Magician
as Elbasha
Love Trip
as Ezz Bec
Stand-by
as Doctor
Still Waters Run Deep
as Monsieur Lambert
A Summer in La Goulette
as Hadj Beji
The Asphalt Kings
as Abdullah
Birds of Darkness
as الوزير / رشدي الخيال
Until the End of the Night
as Rousseau
The Pasha's daughter
as Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly
Halet Talaboss
as Hazem
Nawara and the Beast
as Taher Bey
Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
as Saeed Jaber
The Innocent
as Dr. Ali Khalefa
The Beginning
as Nabeh
Adieu Bonaparte
as Barthélémy - فرط الرمان
El Keif
Actor
Sanawat Al Khatar
as Ahmed Al-Manasterly
Love in a Jail Cell
as الشرنوبي - رجل الأعمال الفاسد
The North Star
as Nemrod Lobetoum
El-Arafa
as Al-Kafrawi
Shaaban Below Zero
as Abdul Jawad Al-Ghatrifi
A Tale Behind Every Door
as Engineer Ahmed Seif El-Din
Afraid of Something
as رياض كامل
No Consolation For Women
as طارق مظهر
Shafiqa and Metwally
as أفندينا
Rise to the Abyss
as Admon
Face to Face
as Philip John - archaeologist
A House Without Tenderness
as الأسطى رجب
The Liar
as Sami Kamal
Whom Should We Shoot?
as Rushdy Abdul Baqi
L'Atlantide
as Ben Cheikh
Young Wolves
as Prince Linzani
To Commit a Murder
as Belloum
Réseau secret
as Ben Salem
Shadow of Evil
as Akhom
Male Companion
as Maharajah (uncredited)
Lawrence of Arabia
as Majid
La Mort de Pompée
as Achillas
Trapeze
as Stefan
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
as Yakoub
Monelle
as Spectator at the concert (uncredited)
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
as Young man at the ball (uncredited)