Abderrahmane El Kebir

Born: 1930-02-01

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.


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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

as Farès henchman
Released: 1973-10-17

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted...

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Death of a Corrupt Man

as Kébir
Released: 1977-12-07

In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with...

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Money Money Money

as Militant (uncredited)
Released: 1972-05-04

When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to...

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Ismael's Ghosts

as Le vieil homme préfecture
Released: 2017-05-17

Just as the disheveled and alcoholic filmmaker Ismaël embarks on a difficult new film project,...

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Elisa

as uncredited
Released: 1995-02-01

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent...

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Nuit d'ivresse

as Le buveur de Boukha
Released: 1986-09-23

Jacques Belin, presenter of a silly TV show, gets drunk after receiving an award and misses the...

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Brothers in Arms

as Kada
Released: 1989-03-15

Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo...

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These Sorcerers Are Mad

as uncredited
Released: 1978-06-28

Julien est envoyé par son patron à l'île Maurice, où il fait la connaissance d'Henri, un chômeur...

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Plus ça va, moins ça va

as L'ouvrier arabe
Released: 1977-08-16

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No Problem!

as Anita's upstairs neighbor
Released: 1975-06-18

A man with a gunshot wound in the stomach comes to first house and collapses in Anita's...

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The Conspiracy

as uncredited
Released: 1973-05-01

Paris 1960. DeGaulle determines to end a bitter war in Algeria by granting its independence. ...

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Return to Algiers

as Fadel's brother
Released: 2000-04-12

Famous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his...

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White Nightmare

as Farouk
Released: 1992-01-08

Four racists plan to assault a local Arab man, but soon things get out of control.

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Fugue en Ré

as uncredited
Released: 1998-01-01

Two neighbors, Louis and Coralie, have been at war with each other for years because of their...

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Douce France

as uncredited
Released: 1995-11-22

In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the...

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Une Histoire à ma Fille

as Ahmed
Released: 2007-11-07

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Mektoub

as Ahmed
Released: 1970-09-23

Ahmed, an Algerian laborer and young father, leaves his country and arrives in France, hoping to...

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Les Déracinés

as uncredited
Released: 1972-08-16

1962: events in Algeria. Captain Sainbenin has just taken over the leadership of a newly created...

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Minichronique

as Un bricoleur
First aired: 1976-12-20

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Un curé de choc

as Le gitan
First aired: 1974-07-22

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The Castle of Olive Trees

as Blaïd
First aired: 1993-06-28

The Castle of Olive Trees is the ancestral home of the "Laborie de Sauveterre". Located at...

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