Cairo: Gamil Ratib, an award-winning Egyptian-French actor who has been honoured numerous times throughout his career, has died at the age of 92.
He is best known internationally for his performance as Majid in the acclaimed 1962 movie 'Lawrence of Arabia,' opposite Peter O’Toole, alongside late Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.
He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Dubai International Film Festival in 2011.
Born in November 1928 in Cairo, Gamil Raatib first appeared in the 1940s in the film 'Al-forsaan al-thalaatha' (i.e. The three musketeers).
His family sent him to Paris to study Law and Economy, yet he preferred studying Theatre and appeared in Shakespeare’s 'Much ado without nothing (1947)'.
He became a member of the 'Comédie Française', before American filmmaker Carol Reed presented him in 'Trapeze (1956)' along with Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida.
Gamil also featured 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).