Omar Sharif
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Omar Sharif (April 10, 1932 - July 10, 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. The son of a precious wood merchant, he grew up in a united Christian family of Syrian and Lebanese descent with his parents and his sister. Enrolled at Victoria College, a prestigious British school in Alexandria, the teenager studied science and foreign languages and later discovered theater classes. A brilliant student, he continued his studies at Cairo University, where he obtained his diploma in mathematics and physics. He later converted to Islam to marry Egyptian actress Faten Hamama. In 1962, he took on the role of Prince Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia under the direction of David Lean. This film, the first outside Egypt for the actor, marked the beginning of a long friendship with Peter O'Toole and a turning point in Omar Sharif's career. He won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and decided to leave his native country for Hollywood.
Known for
Credits
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as Sherif Ali
The 13th Warrior (1999)
as Melchisidek
10,000 BC (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Green Ice (1981)
as Meno Argenti
Hidalgo (2004)
as Sheikh Riyadh
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
as Sohamus
Top Secret! (1984)
as Agent Cedric
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
as Colorado
One Night with the King (2006)
as Prince Memucan
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Funny Girl (1968)
as Nick Arnstein
The Night of the Generals (1967)
as Major Grau
Juggernaut (1974)
as Captain Alex Brunel
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
More Than a Miracle (1967)
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Funny Lady (1975)
as Nick Arnstein
Mayerling (1968)
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Mother (1991)
as Hagop Zakarian
Marco the Magnificent (1965)
as Sheik Alla Hou
The Possessed (1988)
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
as Davich
The Burglars (1971)
as Abel Zacharia
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
as Dr. Rad
Genghis Khan (1965)
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
The Last Valley (1971)
as Vogel
The Parole Officer (2001)
as Victor
Pleasure Palace (1980)
as Louie Lefevre
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
as Monsieur Ibrahim
Inchon (1981)
as Indian Brigadier
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bloodline (1979)
as Ivo Palazzi
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
as Feodor Sverdlov
Goha (1959)
as Goha
The Horsemen (1971)
as Uraz
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
as Francisco
A Castle in Italy (2013)
as Omar Sharif
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992)
as Marquis Hippolite
Catherine the Great (1996)
as Razumovsky
Rock the Casbah (2013)
as Moulay Hassan
Grand Larceny (1987)
as Rashid Saud
St. Peter (2005)
as San Pietro
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980)
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
Ashanti (1979)
as Prince Hassan
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World (2020)
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (2001)
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
Che! (1969)
as Che Guevara
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (2013)
as Self
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019)
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
588 rue Paradis (1992)
as Hagop Zakarian
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2005)
as The King
The Rainbow Thief (1994)
as Dima
Crime and Passion (1976)
as Andre Ferren
Vicious Circle (1985)
as Garcin
Lie Down with Lions (1994)
as Safar Khan
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde (2011)
as Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009)
as Self
Looking for Sophia (2004)
as Self
The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
as The Deacon
In Search Of the Dead Eaters (2011)
as Self
The Blazing Sun (1954)
as Ahmed أحمد
The Car That Became a Star (1965)
as Davich (archive footage)
Lionpower from MGM (1967)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pyramid (2002)
as Nakht (voice)
La Martingale (1983)
as Alex Joski
The Right to Love (1972)
as Pierre
Beyond Justice (1992)
as Emir Beni-Zair
La Traversée du désir (2009)
as Self
Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
as Bart
David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)
as Self
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love (1993)
as Adham's father
The Lebanese Mission (1956)
as Mokrir
Pasternak (1965)
as Self (archive footage)
Hassan and Marcus (2008)
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
The Appointment (1969)
as Federico Fendi
Paradise Calling (1988)
as Alex
Harem (1986)
as Sultan Hassan
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky (1991)
as Self
Heaven Before I Die (1997)
as Khalil Gibran
Citizen Masrey (1991)
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
The Mysterious Island (1973)
as Captain Nemo
I Forgot to Tell You (2010)
as Jaume
Journey of Love (1990)
as Rico
Moscow in Madrid (1965)
as Self
Hollywood Legenden (2004)
as Self
A Man in Our House (1961)
as إبراهيم حمدي
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (1965)
as Self
Struggle in the Harbor (1956)
as Ragab
Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Traveller (2009)
as Hassan
Fire at My Heart (2006)
as Principe Nicola
Eshaet Hob (1960)
as Hussein
The Beginning and the End (1960)
as Hassanein
The Devil of the Desert (1954)
as Essam
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued (2022)
as Self
Keys to Freedom (1988)
as Jonathan
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic (1995)
as Narrator (voice)
Agony of Love (1960)
as Hasan
Our Best Days (1955)
as أحمد
Heavenly Sin (1992)
as Tsai Mang Hua
Conflict in the Nile (1959)
as محسّب
The River of Love (1960)
as خالد
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte (2007)
as Self
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt (1996)
as Narrator
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (2015)
as Grandfather
Mysteries of Egypt (1998)
as Grandfather
This is Streisand (1968)
Actor
Scandal in Zamalek (1959)
as أحمد
Ayoub (1983)
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Sleepless (1957)
as Aziz
Rendezvous with a Stranger (1959)
as Magdi
The Coptic Museum (2006)
as Narrator
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend (1999)
as Narrator
Going Public (2005)
as Mahmout Aziz
Sayedat el kasr (1958)
as Adel
We the Students (1959)
as عادل
Land of Peace (1957)
as Ahmed
For the Sake of a Woman (1959)
as شكري زدحمد
The Mamluks (1965)
as Ahmed
Ghaltet Habibi (1958)
as Salah
Beach of Secrets (1958)
as Mamduh Ezzat
My Only Love (1960)
as Adel - عادل
Gharam Al-Asyad (1961)
as Essam Mourad
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs (2007)
as Self - Presenter
The Puppeteer (1989)
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim