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