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