
Gamil Ratib
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1926-08-18
- Died
- 2018-09-19
- Place of birth
- Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as
- جميل راتب · Gamil Rateb · Gameel Abu-Bakr Raateb
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
TV Shows (27)

Zezenia
1997
as جيوفاني ديلورينزي

Seyam Seyam
1980
as إسماعيل

Wanees's Diaries
1994
as Abu Al Fadl Jadallah Ewees Abdulhaq أبو الفضل

زينب والعرش
1980
as السفير المصري - ضيف الحلقات

Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
1991

Drug Habit
2016

Family Size
2018

Horseless Knight
2002
as Richard

Jews Alley
2015

The White Flag
1988
A Matter of Principle
2003

Doors of Fear
2011

Price of Fear
1988

The wife is first to know
1987

The Harbor and the Sailor
2005

The sea said
1982
as الدكتور تيمور

Trip of the Million
1984

Sonbol After the Million
1987

الحب وسنينه
1989

Shams
2014
as نور

السبنسة
1990

The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice
1981
as أبو الفتوح أبو ستيت
Me And Them
2005

ضد التيار
1997

إجري إجري
1966
as إسماعيل

كفر نعمت
1978
Movies (90)

Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Majid

Trapeze
1956
as Stefan

The Baby Doll Night
2008

The Asphalt Kings
1996
as Abdullah

Adieu Bonaparte
1985
as Barthélémy

OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok
1964
as Akhom

Birds of Darkness
1995
as الوزير / رشدي الخيال

Taimour & Shafi'aa
2007

A Summer in La Goulette
1996
as Hadj Beji

The Liar
1975
as Sami Kamal

The Innocent
1986
as Dr. Ali Khalefa

Rise to the Abyss
1978
as Admon

Afraid of Something
1979
as رياض كامل

Love in a Jail Cell
1983
as الشرنوبي - رجل الأعمال الفاسد

The Third Class
1988
as Ouf

Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998

El-Arafa
1981
as Al-Kafrawi

Shafiqa and Metwally
1978
as أفندينا

Male Companion
1964
as Maharajah (uncredited)

The Curse
1984

El Keif
1985

Enough, my heart
1977
as راشد

The Aquarium
2008
as Youssef's Father

Bahr Al Awham
1984

Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
1986
as Saeed Jaber

The Mermaid
1980

OSS 117 Is Not Dead
1952
as Yakoub

Time Conqueror
1987

Sanawat Al Khatar
1985
as Ahmed Al-Manasterly

From First Sight
2004

Turk's Head
2010
as Aram

The Three Fools
1990
as Ahmed

A house without love
1976
as الأسطى رجب

Yesterday
2018
as Virgile

The Serpent of Death
1990
as Omar

Love Is Crazy in the Summer
1995

The Pasha's daughter
1991
as Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly

Fearful Embraces
1986

Kwaml's House
1986
as فهمي

Ali Beh Mazhar and 40 Thieves
1985

The North Star
1982
as Nemrod Lobetoum

They're Stealing Millions
1983

Shaaban Below Zero
1980
as Abdul Jawad Al-Ghatrifi

Halet Talaboss
1988
as Hazem

Kaydahonna Azeem
1983

Lesson Is Over, Idiot
1975

To Commit a Murder
1967
as Belloum

Young Wolves
1968
as Prince Linzani

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
1947
as Young man at the ball (uncredited)

Behind The University's Walls
1981

Stand-by
2000
as Doctor

A Tale Behind Every Door
1979
as Engineer Ahmed Seif El-Din

Night of Destiny
1999

The Lorry
1985

Nawara and the Beast
1987
as Taher Bey

The Dwarfs Are Coming
1987

The Magician
2001
as Elbasha

First Time in Love
2007

Struggle of days
1985

The Beginning
1986
as Nabeh

Whom Should We Shoot?
1975
as Rushdy Abdul Baqi

First Year of Love
1976

A traveler without a road
1978

Fattah Tabhas Aaan El Hob
1977

Genius Five
1985

Bitterness of Days
1986

Still Waters Run Deep
1996
as Monsieur Lambert

L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
1957

Monelle
1948
as Spectator at the concert (uncredited)

No Consolation For Women
1979

L'Atlantide
1972
as Ben Cheikh

Face to Face
1976
as Philip John - archaeologist

Love Trip
2001
as Ezz Bec

Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
2012
as Monsieur Noun
Wanees' Family
1997
La Danse Éternelle
2004
as Saïd

Checkmate
1994

A woman in my blood
1978

Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
1978
as مصطفى

La Fortune de Gaspard
1993
as Féréor

Deuxième Bureau contre terroristes
1961
as Igorian

Until the End of the Night
1995
as Rousseau

Poussière de diamant
1991

Harbour Beasts
1983

راجل بسبع أرواح
1988
Lady of Cairo
1990

Réseau secret
1967
as Ben Salem

The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education
1976
as Commentary

I'm The East
1956

La Mort de Pompée
1961
as Achillas
About Gamil Ratib
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… With 117 credits spanning from 1947 to 2018, Gamil Ratib has appeared in 90 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — as Majid
- Trapeze (1956) — as Stefan
- The Baby Doll Night (2008)
- The Asphalt Kings (1996) — as Abdullah
- Adieu Bonaparte (1985) — as Barthélémy
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