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Abderrahmane El Kebir

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1930-02-01

Day of Death

2017-07-21

Place of Birth

Maghnia, Algeria

Abderrahmane El Kebir

Biography

Abderrahmane El Kebir (in arabic : عبد الرحمن الكبير), born February 1, 1930 in Maghnia, Algeria and died July 21, 2017 in Paris, is an Algerian actor. After a few extras, he was hired by Ali Ghalem to play the lead role in his film/documentary Mektoub, which tells the story of a young Maghrebian arriving in France in the 1970s, lost in a world he does not know. He was then assigned to the roles that French cinema attributed to Maghrebians in the 1970s and 80s: dark henchman, terrorist, grocer... Often credited El Kebir, El Kebir, Adder El Kebir, Abderrahmane El Kebir, he will accumulate throughout his career, between 1969 and 2017, more than seventy appearances in films, TV films and short films. He will work with Michel Audiard, Gérard Oury, Georges Lautner, Mathieu Kassovitz, among others... Abderrahmane El Kebir died on July 21, 2017 in Paris.

Filmography (21)

⭐ 5.5 Role: Le vieil homme préfecture

Ismael's Ghosts

2017
⭐ 0 Role: Ahmed

Une Histoire à ma Fille

2007
⭐ 8.3 Role: Lamine

Made in France

2001
⭐ 6.9 Role: Fadel's brother

Return to Algiers

2000
⭐ 10.0 Role: Maghribi man

Fugue en Ré

1999
⭐ 5.8 Role: Father Malouf

Douce France

1995
⭐ 6.4 Role: Unknown

Élisa

1995
⭐ 4.9 Role: Le gardien de l'usine

Barjo

1992
⭐ 5.9 Role: Farouk

White Nightmare

1992
⭐ 6.7 Role: Kada

Brothers in Arms

1989
⭐ 6.0 Role: The drinker of Boukha

Nuit d'ivresse

1986
No Image
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Retour à Cherchell

1983
⭐ 5.6 Role: Unknown

These Sorcerers Are Mad

1978
⭐ 6.5 Role: Kébir

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977
⭐ 4.4 Role: L'ouvrier arabe

Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977