Gamil Ratib
Known for: Acting
Born: August 18, 1926
Died: September 19, 2018
Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
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”.
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Filmography
90 movies · 28 TV shows, newest first
4.4
Yesterday
2018
8.0
Family Size
2018
NR
Drug Habit
2016
5.5
Jews Alley
2015
NR
Shams
2014
NR
Un nuage dans un verre d'eau
2012
9.0
Doors of Fear
2011
5.7
Turk's Head
2010
5.4
The Baby Doll Night
2008
6.8
The Aquarium
2008
4.5
First Time in Love
2007
6.1
Taimour & Shafi'aa
2007
NR
The Harbor and the Sailor
2005NR
Me And Them
2005
NR
From First Sight
200410.0
La Danse Éternelle
2004NR
A Matter of Principle
2003
5.5
Horseless Knight
2002
5.8
The Magician
2002
6.0
Love Trip
2001
5.0
Stand-by
2000
7.0
Night of Destiny
1999
6.0
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1998
6.0
Zezenia
19979.5
Wanees' Family
1997
NR
ضد التيار
1997
6.1
A Summer in La Goulette
1996
10.0
Still Waters Run Deep
1996
5.8
The Asphalt Kings
1996
6.0
Love Is Crazy in the Summer
1995
6.4
Until the End of the Night
1995
6.9
Birds of Darkness
1995
8.0
Wanees's Diaries
1994
NR
Checkmate
1994
NR
La Fortune de Gaspard
1993
5.0
The Pasha's daughter
1991
9.0
Conscience of Teacher Hekmat
1991
10.0
Poussière de diamant
1991
3.6
The Serpent of Death
1990
2.0
The Caboose
1990
NR
The Three Fools
1990NR
Lady of Cairo
1990
NR
الحب وسنينه
1989
5.5
The Third Class
1988
NR
Halet Talaboss
1988
NR
Price of Fear
1988
NR
The White Flag
1988
NR
راجل بسبع أرواح
1988
NR
The wife is first to know
1987
NR
Sonbol After the Million
1987
NR
Nawara and the Beast
1987
NR
The Dwarfs Are Coming
1987
8.0
Time Conqueror
1987
6.0
Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
1986
7.9
The Beginning
1986
6.0
Fearful Embraces
1986
7.5
The Innocent
1986
NR
Bitterness of Days
1986
NR
Kwaml's House
1986
9.0
Sanawat Al Khatar
1985
NR
Struggle of days
1985
8.2
El Keif
1985
NR
Ali Beh Mazhar and 40 Thieves
1985
5.9
Adieu Bonaparte
1985
NR
Genius Five
1985
NR
The Lorry
1985
7.0
The Curse
1984
NR
Bahr Al Awham
1984
NR
Trip of the Million
1984
NR
Kaydahonna Azeem
1983
NR
They're Stealing Millions
1983
6.0
Love in a Jail Cell
1983
NR
Harbour Beasts
1983
1.0
The sea said
1982
6.3
The North Star
1982
NR
The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice
1981
NR
Behind The University's Walls
1981
NR
El-Arafa
1981
6.1
Shaaban Below Zero
1980
NR
Seyam Seyam
1980
NR
زينب والعرش
1980
NR
The Mermaid
1980
NR
Afraid of Something
1979
NR
No Consolation For Women
1979
7.5
A Tale Behind Every Door
1979
6.7
Shafiqa and Metwally
1978
5.6
Rise to the Abyss
1978
8.0
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
1978
NR
كفر نعمت
1978
4.0
A woman in my blood
1978
NR
A traveler without a road
1978
NR
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
1978
NR
Enough, my heart
1977
NR
Fattah Tabhas Aaan El Hob
1977
7.0
First Year of Love
1976
5.5
Face to Face
1976
NR
The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education
1976
NR
A House Without Tenderness
1976
6.5
Whom Should We Shoot?
1975
8.0
The Liar
1975
8.0
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
1975
7.0
L'Atlantide
1972
4.4
Young Wolves
1968
NR
Réseau secret
1967
5.0
To Commit a Murder
1967
NR
إجري إجري
1966
5.3
Male Companion
1964
7.7
OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok
1964
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
7.0
Deuxième Bureau contre terroristes
1961
NR
La Mort de Pompée
1961
8.0
L’aventurière des Champs-Élysées
1957
6.3
Trapeze
1956
8.0
I'm The East
1956
6.4
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
1952
6.6
Monelle
1948
6.9
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
1947
NR
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