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.

Known For

Ismael's Ghosts 2017 ★ 5.5
Une Histoire à ma Fille 2007
Made in France 2001 ★ 8.3
Return to Algiers 2000 ★ 6.9
Fugue en Ré 1999 ★ 10.0
Élisa 1995 ★ 6.4
Douce France 1995 ★ 5.8
The Castle of Olive Trees 1993 ★ 6.8
White Nightmare 1992 ★ 5.9
Barjo 1992 ★ 4.9
Brothers in Arms 1989 ★ 6.7
Nuit d'ivresse 1986 ★ 6.0
Girls 1980 ★ 4.3
These Sorcerers Are Mad 1978 ★ 5.6
Plus ça va, moins ça va 1977 ★ 4.4
Death of a Corrupt Man 1977 ★ 6.5
Minichronique 1976 ★ 5.0
No Problem! 1975 ★ 5.5
Un curé de choc 1974 ★ 7.0
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973 ★ 7.4
The Conspiracy 1973 ★ 5.7
Les Déracinés 1972
Money Money Money 1972 ★ 6.7
Mektoub 1970 ★ 9.0