
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”.
Yakoub
Majid
Abu Al Fadl Jadallah Ewees Abdulhaq أبو الفضل
Monsieur Lambert
Akhom
Monsieur Noun
Hadj Beji
Féréor
Young man at the ball (uncredited)
Sami Kamal
جيوفاني ديلورينزي
Barthélémy
Achillas
Ouf
Abdullah
Ezz Bec
راشد
Youssef's Father
Ahmed
Omar
Shahin
Abdul Jawad Al-Ghatrifi
Rushdy Abdul Baqi
Philip John - archaeologist
Saeed Jaber
أفندينا
Ahmed Al-Manasterly
Dr. Ali Khalefa
الشرنوبي - رجل الأعمال الفاسد
نور
Engineer Ahmed Seif El-Din
Admon
الأسطى رجب
رياض كامل
مصطفى
Ibrahim Pasha Al-Manasterly
Prince Linzani
Stefan
إسماعيل
Nemrod Lobetoum
Aram
Saïd
Maharajah (uncredited)
Richard
الدكتور تيمور
Igorian
السفير المصري - ضيف الحلقات
أبو الفتوح أبو ستيت
Doctor
Virgile
Commentary
Belloum
Al-Kafrawi
Minister Rushdi Al-Khayal
Elbasha
Spectator at the concert (uncredited)
Ben Cheikh
Ben Salem
Rousseau
Hazem
فهمي
Nabeh
Taher Bey