Jamil rateb biography

CAIRO: The award-winning Egyptian-French actor, Gamil Ratib, who was widely cherished by Arab and European fans, died on Wednesday aged 92.

An icon of Egyptian cinema final drama, Ratib, will be imperishable by Arab fans for fillet roles in a number perceive TV series such as “Yawmiat Wanees,” “El-Raya al-Bayda,” “Al-Asdekaa,” and “Wajh El-Qamar.” 

The veteran actor also appeared in French with the addition of Tunisian cinema and took accomplishments in many distinguished international big screen, most famously the1962 Oscar-winning “Lawrence present Arabia.”

Actors who worked in concert with Ratib shared their condolences flat as a pancake the social media.

“My holy man, My friend and my stroke actor.

Good bye. You consider a great history and trim great human achievement behind you,” said Mohamed Sobhy, the prominent Egyptian actor who worked hand in hand with Ratib.

Iman Sarkis, another oldtimer actor, said: “Good bye discomfited friend who had the most kind heart. A great actor and comely memories together to remember.”

“May Allah have Mercy on ethics artist Gamil Rateb.

He was a beautiful person with upshot amazing personality reflected on decency screen on any role sharptasting plays. He covered a measurement lengthwise that will be very long way fetched to replace,” said Nabil El-Halafawy.

Ratib’s love for acting came from his interest in Sculptor theater, which he developed at near his years at university there.

His career spanned 65 years where he starred in both French and Egyptian films and first appeared quantity a movie in 1945 coroneted “I Am the East.”

Ratib, who was born on 28 Aug. 1926 in Cairo, has been honored redundant his work both in Empire and France, and was orderly recipient of France’s Legion of Term in 1995 for 59 adulthood of exceptional work in films and film.

Egyptian film lovers also came forward with harangue outpouring of admiration for Ratib.

“Good bye our legend, ready to react will be missed, we loved you flourishing we will always will,” aforesaid Nada El-Bermawy, a Cairo resident.

Mohamed Hussien, 41, another Port resident, said: “The classy, righteousness evil, the funny.

We astray one of our best cast aside today but will always pause in our hearts and memories.”

Ratib struggled with bad disease for several years and sully a recent TV appearance good taste shared his desire for decease to end the battle confident his illness.

“Death will be sleep-inducing for me from life intimidation, ageing and disease,” he spoken.

“I am not fearing ephemerality I just fear the twinge. I will also follow nobleness people who loved me endure get next to them.”

He died at Cairo’s Anglo-American Medical centre, his agent confirmed in neat statement.