Gamil ratib biography definition

Egypt recently mourned the death of veteran actor Gamil Ratib who departed our world on 19 September at 92, in a Cairo hospital.

Ratib was famous for playing the aristocrat or the lovable villain.

In a career that spanned 65 years, he acted in 100 Egyptian and international films, winning awards and a Légion d’Honneur de Grade de Chevalier for his role in the 1967 “Peau d’Espion”.

Between Cairo and Paris

Ratib was born into Egypt’s aristocracy; his father came from a wealthy, respected family and his mother was the niece of Hoda Shaarawi who spearheaded Egypt’s feminist movement in the 1920s.

Gamil ratib biography definition

Ratib was always vocal about his pride of being related to her.

Following school years spent in Cairo, Ratib was sent to Paris to study law. Instead, he went into acting which became a life passion for him. He joined the Comédie Française, performing in several plays.

Ratib made his film debut in “I Am The East” in 1945, and was cast in the American production “Trapeze” (