Gamil Ratib
Birthday: 1926-08-18 | Place of Birth: Cairo, EgyptBorn 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
Acting
Role
as Virgile
as نور
as Monsieur Noun
as Shahin
as Elbasha
as Ezz Bec
as جيوفاني ديلورينزي
as Abdullah
as Hadj Beji
as Minister Rushdi Al-Khayal
as Rousseau
as Abu Al Fadl Jadallah Ewees Abdulhaq أبو الفضل
as Féréor
as Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly
as Ahmed
as Omar
