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