Gamil Ratib
Acting
- Born:
- 1926-08-18
- Died:
- 2018-09-19
- Place of birth:
- Cairo, Egypt
Biography
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
Family Size
Drug Habit
Jews Alley
Shams
Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
Doors of Fear
Turk's Head
The Baby Doll Night
The Aquarium
First Time in Love
Taimour & Shafi'aa
The Harbor and the Sailor
Me And Them
From First Sight
La Danse Éternelle
A Matter of Principle
Horseless Knight
The Magician
Love Trip
Stand-by
Night of Destiny
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Zezenia
Wanees' Family
ضد التيار
A Summer in La Goulette
Still Waters Run Deep
The Asphalt Kings
Love Is Crazy in the Summer
Until the End of the Night
Birds of Darkness
Wanees's Diaries
Checkmate
La Fortune de Gaspard
The Pasha's daughter
Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
Poussière de diamant
The Serpent of Death
The Caboose
The Three Fools
Lady of Cairo
الحب وسنينه
The Third Class
Halet Talaboss
Price of Fear
The White Flag
راجل بسبع أرواح
The wife is first to know
Sonbol After the Million
Nawara and the Beast
The Dwarfs Are Coming
Time Conqueror
Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
The Beginning
Fearful Embraces
The Innocent
Bitterness of Days
Kwaml's House
Sanawat Al Khatar
Struggle of days
El Keif
Ali Beh Mazhar and 40 Thieves
Adieu Bonaparte
Genius Five
The Lorry
The Curse
Bahr Al Awham
غدا تتفتح الزهور
Trip of the Million
Kaydahonna Azeem
They're Stealing Millions
Love in a Jail Cell
Harbour Beasts
The sea said
The North Star
The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice
Behind The University's Walls
El-Arafa
Shaaban Below Zero
Seyam Seyam
زينب والعرش
The Mermaid
Afraid of Something
No Consolation For Women
A Tale Behind Every Door
Shafiqa and Metwally
Rise to the Abyss
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
كفر نعمت
A woman in my blood
A traveler without a road
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
Enough, my heart
Fattah Tabhas Aaan El Hob
First Year of Love
Face to Face
The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education
A House Without Tenderness
Whom Should We Shoot?
The Liar
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
L'Atlantide
Young Wolves
Réseau secret
To Commit a Murder
إجري إجري
Male Companion
Shadow of Evil
Lawrence of Arabia
Deuxième Bureau contre terroristes
La Mort de Pompée
L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
Trapeze
I'm The East
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
Monelle
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
Aafret Al Qersh