Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 18, 1926
Died
Sep 19, 2018
Place of Birth
Cairo, Egypt
Credits
118 titles
Gamil Ratib
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
Virgile
Family Size
Drug Habit
Jews Alley
Shams
نور
Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
Monsieur Noun
Doors of Fear
Turk's Head
Aram
The Baby Doll Night
The Aquarium
Youssef's Father
First Time in Love
Taimour & Shafi'aa
The Harbor and the Sailor
Me And Them
From First Sight
La Danse Éternelle
Saïd
A Matter of Principle
Horseless Knight
Richard
The Magician
Elbasha
Love Trip
Ezz Bec
Stand-by
Doctor
Night of Destiny
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Zezenia
جيوفاني ديلورينزي
Wanees' Family
ضد التيار
A Summer in La Goulette
Hadj Beji
Still Waters Run Deep
Monsieur Lambert
The Asphalt Kings
Abdullah
Love Is Crazy in the Summer
Until the End of the Night
Rousseau
Birds of Darkness
الوزير / رشدي الخيال
Wanees's Diaries
Abu Al Fadl Jadallah Ewees Abdulhaq أبو الفضل
Checkmate
La Fortune de Gaspard
Féréor
The Pasha's daughter
Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly
Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
Poussière de diamant
The Serpent of Death
Omar
The Caboose
Heidar
The Three Fools
Ahmed
Lady of Cairo
الحب وسنينه
The Third Class
Ouf
Halet Talaboss
Hazem
Price of Fear
The White Flag
راجل بسبع أرواح
The wife is first to know
Sonbol After the Million