Egyptian actor Gamil Ratib was laid to rest on Wednesday after he died in a Cairo hospital of an unspecified illness at age 92.
Ratib had been receiving treatment in Paris before returning to Egypt and being admitted to a private hospital until his death at dawn Wednesday.
The roles of the Franco-Egyptian actor as villain or aristocrat have made him a household name across the Arab world.
His career began in the 1940s when he landed a role in an Arabic adaptation of "The Three Musketeers." His scenes were removed because his parents objected to him acting.
Ratib traveled to study law in Paris, but he kept on acting and joined the storied "Comédie Française" before his big break came with a role in the 1956 movie "Trapeze" with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. Another milestone was his part as an Arab in the 1962 classic "Lawrence of Arabia."
A dual French and Egyptian citizen, Ratib returned to Egypt in the 1970s when his leading roles in hit movies and TV dramas earned him celebrity status.
