Gamil Ratib ( ar, جميل راتب; 18 August 1926 – 19 September 2018) was an Egyptian

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. He appeared in television and film productions and briefly in theater over a 65-year career. He was known for numerous villainous roles and his appearance in the English-language epic historical drama film ''

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''.

Biography

Born in 1926 in Cairo to an Egyptian family known of their love for arts, Ratib was sent to study arts in

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. His love of performance came from French theatre, which he studied at the

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, before making his film debut in 1945. He was a much-awarded actor in both his native Egypt and in France, having worked in both countries, including being given the

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. In France, Ratib married a French woman and was given French citizenship.

Filmography

*1947: ''

Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean ''Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' is a 1947 French film directed by Henri Decoin. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Pilou and Augusta are in love, but Augusta's father, the conservative mayor of the city, does not look u ...

'' as Un jeune homme au bal (uncredited) *1956: ''

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'' as Stefan *1957: ''O.S.S. 117 n'est pas mort'' *1957: ''L'Aventurière des Champs-Élysées'' as Christian Forestier *1961: ''Deuxième Bureau contre terroristes'' as Igorian *1962: ''

'' (by

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) as Majid *1964: ''

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'' as Akhom *1964: '' Male Companion'' as Le maharadjah (uncredited) *1967: ''

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'' as Prince Linzani *1973: '' L’Alphomega'' (TV Series, by Lazare Iglesis) as Prince Raheem Abdel Rasheem *1975: ''Al kaddab'' *1975: '' Ala mn notlik Al-Rosas'' -as Rushdy *1978: ''El-Soud ela al-hawia'' as Edmund *1978: '' Roadless Traveller'' *1979: ''Ualla azae lel sayedat'' -as Tarek *1979: ''

Chafika et Metwal ''Chafika et Metwal'' ("Chafika et Metwal"," Shafika and Metwali "," Shafika wa Metwalli(y)" ("شفيقة و متولي") is a 1979 Egyptian drama/romance film starring Souad Hosni and Ahmed Zaki. It was directed and written by Ali Badrakhan from ...

'' (by

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) as Afandina *1980: ''Shaaban Taht El-Sifr'' as Abdel Gawad *1982: ''

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'' as Nemrod Lobetoum *1983: ''Hob Fi El-Zinzana'' as Sharnoubi *1984: ''Al-La'na'' as Helmy *1985: ''El Terella'' *1985: ''Genius Number Five'' *1985: ''

Adieu Bonaparte ''Adieu Bonaparte'' or ''Bonaparte in Egypt'' ( arz, وداعا بونابرت, translit. Weda'an Bonapart) is a 1985 Egyptian-French historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine and starring Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Patrice C ...

'' (وداعا بونابرت, Wadaan Bonabart) (by

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) as Barthélémy *1985: ''Ali Bey Mazhar Wal 40 Haramy'' as Sarhan *1985: ''El-Keif'' as Selim El-Bahz *1985: ''Sanawat al khatar'' *1986: '' The Innocent'' as Dr. Ali Khalefa *1986: ''Al-Bidaya'' *1986: ''Alaqzam Kademon'' *1987: ''Kaher el-zaman'' as Dr. Halim *1988: '' Al-Darga Al-Thalitha'' (by

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) *1990: ''The Serpent of Death'' as Omar *1991: ''Poussière de diamant'' as Si Abbes *1992: ''La dame du Caire'' * 1993: '' La Fortune de Gaspard'' (TV Movie by

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) as Féréor *1995: ''Checkmate Mr. President!'' as president *1995: ''Toyour elzalam'' - Roshdy *1995: '' Jusqu'au bout de la nuit'' (by

) as Rousseau *1996: ''

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'' (by Férid Boughedir) as Hadj Beji *1996: ''Afarit el-asphalt'' *1996: ''Méfie-toi de l'eau qui dort'' *1997: '' La Nuit du Destin'' (by Abdelkrim Bahloul) as M. Slimani *1998: ''Gamal Abd El Naser'' *2000: ''Stand-by'' as Le médecin *2001: ''El-Rehla'' as Ez bec *2001: ''Al-saher'' *2005: ''Zaïna, cavalière de l'Atlas'' as Récitant / Narrator (voice) *2007: ''Alawela fel Gharam'' *2008: '' The Aquarium'' as Youssef's Father *2008: ''Laylat El-Baby Doll'' as Sgt. Peter *2010: ''

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'' (by Pascal Elbé) as Aram *2011: '' Cinématon or not Cinématon'' as himself *2011: ''Carnet de

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Hiver II : Errances aquatiques'' as himself *2011: ''Carnet de

Hiver IV : L'Eau et le haut'' as himself *2012: ''Un nuage dans un verre d'eau'' as M. Noun *2018: ''Hier'' as Virgile (final film role)

Theatre

* 1960 : ''

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'' by

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, production by Philippe Dauchez, Maurice Jacquemont, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées * 1967 : ''Scheherazade'' by Jules Supervielle, production by Jean Rougerie,

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Honours

* : Grand Cross of the

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* : Knight of the

* : Grand Officier of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratib, Gamil 1926 births 2018 deaths Male actors from Cairo Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male stage actors Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Naturalized citizens of France French people of Egyptian descent