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 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”.
Filmography
Yesterday
as Virgile
Yesterday
as Virgile
Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
as Monsieur Noun
Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
as Monsieur Noun
Turk's Head
as Aram
Turk's Head
as Aram
The Baby Doll Night
The Baby Doll Night
The Aquarium
as Youssef's Father
The Aquarium
as Youssef's Father
First Time in Love
First Time in Love
Taimour & Shafi'aa
Taimour & Shafi'aa
From First Sight
From First Sight
La Danse Éternelle
as Saïd
La Danse Éternelle
as Saïd
The Magician
as Elbasha
The Magician
as Elbasha
Love Trip
as Ezz Bec
Love Trip
as Ezz Bec
Stand-by
as Doctor
Stand-by
as Doctor
Night of Destiny
Night of Destiny
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Wanees' Family
Wanees' Family
A Summer in La Goulette
as Hadj Beji
A Summer in La Goulette
as Hadj Beji
Still Waters Run Deep
as Monsieur Lambert
Still Waters Run Deep
as Monsieur Lambert
The Asphalt Kings
as Abdullah
The Asphalt Kings
as Abdullah
Love Is Crazy in the Summer
Love Is Crazy in the Summer
Until the End of the Night
as Rousseau
Until the End of the Night
as Rousseau
Birds of Darkness
as الوزير / رشدي الخيال
Birds of Darkness
as الوزير / رشدي الخيال
Checkmate
Checkmate
La Fortune de Gaspard
as Féréor
La Fortune de Gaspard
as Féréor
The Pasha's daughter
as Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly
The Pasha's daughter
as Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly
Poussière de diamant
Poussière de diamant
The Serpent of Death
as Omar
The Serpent of Death
as Omar
The Three Fools
as Ahmed
The Three Fools
as Ahmed
Lady of Cairo
Lady of Cairo
The Third Class
as Ouf
The Third Class
as Ouf
Halet Talaboss
as Hazem
Halet Talaboss
as Hazem
راجل بسبع أرواح
راجل بسبع أرواح
Nawara and the Beast
as Taher Bey
Nawara and the Beast
as Taher Bey
The Dwarfs Are Coming
The Dwarfs Are Coming
Time Conqueror
Time Conqueror
Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
as Saeed Jaber
Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
as Saeed Jaber
The Beginning
as Nabeh
The Beginning
as Nabeh
Fearful Embraces
Fearful Embraces
The Innocent
as Dr. Ali Khalefa
The Innocent
as Dr. Ali Khalefa
Kwaml's House
as فهمي
Kwaml's House
as فهمي
Sanawat Al Khatar
as Ahmed Al-Manasterly
Sanawat Al Khatar
as Ahmed Al-Manasterly
El Keif
El Keif
Ali Beh Mazhar and 40 Thieves
Ali Beh Mazhar and 40 Thieves
Adieu Bonaparte
as Barthélémy
Adieu Bonaparte
as Barthélémy
Genius Five
Genius Five
The Lorry
The Lorry
The Curse
The Curse
Bahr Al Awham
Bahr Al Awham
Kaydahonna Azeem
Kaydahonna Azeem
They're Stealing Millions
They're Stealing Millions
Love in a Jail Cell
as الشرنوبي - رجل الأعمال الفاسد
Love in a Jail Cell
as الشرنوبي - رجل الأعمال الفاسد
Harbour Beasts
Harbour Beasts
The North Star
as Nemrod Lobetoum
The North Star
as Nemrod Lobetoum
Behind The University's Walls
Behind The University's Walls
El-Arafa
as Al-Kafrawi
El-Arafa
as Al-Kafrawi
Shaaban Below Zero
as Abdul Jawad Al-Ghatrifi
Shaaban Below Zero
as Abdul Jawad Al-Ghatrifi
The Mermaid
The Mermaid
Afraid of Something
as رياض كامل
Afraid of Something
as رياض كامل
No Consolation For Women
No Consolation For Women
A Tale Behind Every Door
as Engineer Ahmed Seif El-Din
A Tale Behind Every Door
as Engineer Ahmed Seif El-Din
Shafiqa and Metwally
as أفندينا
Shafiqa and Metwally
as أفندينا
Rise to the Abyss
as Admon
Rise to the Abyss
as Admon
A woman in my blood
A woman in my blood
A traveler without a road
A traveler without a road
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
as مصطفى
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
as مصطفى
Enough, my heart
as راشد
Enough, my heart
as راشد
Fattah Tabhas Aaan El Hob
Fattah Tabhas Aaan El Hob
First Year of Love
First Year of Love
Face to Face
as Philip John - archaeologist
Face to Face
as Philip John - archaeologist
The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education
as Commentary
The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education
as Commentary
A house without love
as الأسطى رجب
A house without love
as الأسطى رجب
Whom Should We Shoot?
as Rushdy Abdul Baqi
Whom Should We Shoot?
as Rushdy Abdul Baqi
The Liar
as Sami Kamal
The Liar
as Sami Kamal
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
L'Atlantide
as Ben Cheikh
L'Atlantide
as Ben Cheikh
Young Wolves
as Prince Linzani
Young Wolves
as Prince Linzani
Réseau secret
as Ben Salem
Réseau secret
as Ben Salem
To Commit a Murder
as Belloum
To Commit a Murder
as Belloum
Male Companion
as Maharajah (uncredited)
Male Companion
as Maharajah (uncredited)
OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok
as Akhom
OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok
as Akhom
Lawrence of Arabia
as Majid
Lawrence of Arabia
as Majid
Deuxième Bureau contre terroristes
as Igorian
Deuxième Bureau contre terroristes
as Igorian
La Mort de Pompée
as Achillas
La Mort de Pompée
as Achillas
L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
Trapeze
as Stefan
Trapeze
as Stefan
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
as Yakoub
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
as Yakoub
Monelle
as Spectator at the concert (uncredited)
Monelle
as Spectator at the concert (uncredited)
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
as Young man at the ball (uncredited)
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
as Young man at the ball (uncredited)