Honours
Egypt: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
France: Knight of the Legion of Honour
Tunisia: Grand Officier of the National Order of Merit (Tunisia)
Gamil Ratib | |
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جميل راتب | |
| Born | Gamil Abu Bakr Ratib August 18, 1926 |
| Died | September 19, 2018 (aged 92)[1] |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | University of France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–2018 |
| Notable work | Lawrence of Arabia, Whom Should We Shoot? |
Gamil Abu Bakr Ratib (Egyptian Arabic: جميل راتب; 18 August 1926 – 19 September 2018) was an Egyptian actor. 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 Lawrence of Arabia.[2]
Born in 1926 in Cairo to an Egyptian family known of their love for arts, Ratib was sent to study arts in Paris. His love of performance came from French theatre, which he studied at the University of France, 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 Legion of Honour. In France, Ratib married a French woman and was given French citizenship.
Egypt: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit France: Knight of the Legion of Honour Tunisia: Grand Officier of the National Order of Merit (Tunisia)