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Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Acting April 10, 1932 (83 years old) July 10, 2015 Alexandria, Egypt

Biography

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.

Movies 126

Lawrence of Arabia 8.0

Lawrence of Arabia

as Sherif Ali

1962
The 13th Warrior 6.7

The 13th Warrior

as Melchisidek

1999
10,000 BC 5.5

10,000 BC

as Narrator (voice)

2008
Doctor Zhivago 7.6

Doctor Zhivago

as Dr. Yuri Zhivago

1965
Top Secret! 7.1

Top Secret!

as Agent Cedric

1984
Hidalgo 6.9

Hidalgo

as Sheikh Riyadh

2004
The Fall of the Roman Empire 6.4

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Sohamus

1964
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 6.9

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)

1976
Funny Girl 7.1

Funny Girl

as Nick Arnstein

1968
The Night of the Generals 6.8

The Night of the Generals

as Major Grau

1967
Mackenna's Gold 6.6

Mackenna's Gold

as Colorado

1969
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 6.1

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Davich

1964
Juggernaut 6.3

Juggernaut

as Captain Alex Brunel

1974
One Night with the King 6.7

One Night with the King

as Prince Memucan

2006
Mountains of the Moon 6.6

Mountains of the Moon

as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)

1990
Funny Lady 5.3

Funny Lady

as Nick Arnstein

1975
Genghis Khan 5.7

Genghis Khan

as Genghis Khan / Temujin

1965
Bloodline 4.8

Bloodline

as Ivo Palazzi

1979
Mayerling 6.2

Mayerling

as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria

1968
Behold a Pale Horse 6.0

Behold a Pale Horse

as Francisco

1964
The Last Valley 6.5

The Last Valley

as Vogel

1971
Monsieur Ibrahim 7.0

Monsieur Ibrahim

as Monsieur Ibrahim

2003
Harem 5.4

Harem

as Sultan Hassan

1986
The Tamarind Seed 6.2

The Tamarind Seed

as Feodor Sverdlov

1974
More Than a Miracle 5.9

More Than a Miracle

as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez

1967
The Horsemen 6.3

The Horsemen

as Uraz

1971
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age 7.8

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2021
The Burglars 6.9

The Burglars

as Abel Zacharia

1971
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert 4.5

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

as Baron Cesare Magnasco

1980
The Parole Officer 5.8

The Parole Officer

as Victor

2001
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris 7.5

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

as Marquis Hippolite

1992
Ashanti 5.8

Ashanti

as Prince Hassan

1979
Marco the Magnificent 5.2

Marco the Magnificent

as Sheik Alla Hou

1965
Catherine the Great 5.6

Catherine the Great

as Razumovsky

1996
Inchon 3.9

Inchon

as Indian Brigadier

1981
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 6.1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as (archive footage)

2010
A Castle in Italy 5.4

A Castle in Italy

as Omar Sharif

2013
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 5.8

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as Dr. Rad

1966
Pyramid 7.3

Pyramid

as Nakht (voice)

2002
Crime and Passion 7.0

Crime and Passion

as Andre Ferren

1976
Che! 4.8

Che!

as Che Guevara

1969
Green Ice 5.7

Green Ice

as Meno Argenti

1981
The Right to Love 7.5

The Right to Love

as Pierre

1972
St. Peter 6.4

St. Peter

as San Pietro

2005
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 8.0

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

as Self

2009
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia 8.3

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

as Self

2001
Mother 7.8

Mother

as Hagop Zakarian

1991
The Beginning and the End 8.2

The Beginning and the End

as Hassanein

1960
The Possessed 5.6

The Possessed

as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky

1988
La Traversée du désir 5.7

La Traversée du désir

as Self

2009
Lie Down with Lions 4.1

Lie Down with Lions

as Safar Khan

1994
Beyond Justice 3.8

Beyond Justice

as Emir Beni-Zair

1992
Oh! Heavenly Dog 5.6

Oh! Heavenly Dog

as Bart

1980
Struggle in the Harbor 6.5

Struggle in the Harbor

as Ragab

1956
588 rue Paradis 7.2

588 rue Paradis

as Hagop Zakarian

1992
Rock the Casbah 6.3

Rock the Casbah

as Moulay Hassan

2013
Agony of Love 7.0

Agony of Love

as Hasan

1960
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel 5.7

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

as The King

2005
The Blazing Sun 6.9

The Blazing Sun

as Ahmed أحمد

1954
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde 6.0

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

as Self

2011
The Lebanese Mission 4.7

The Lebanese Mission

as Mokrir

1956
Citizen Masrey 6.5

Citizen Masrey

as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby

1991
The Mysterious Island 5.6

The Mysterious Island

as Captain Nemo

1973
Journey of Love 10.0

Journey of Love

as Rico

1990
The Appointment 5.9

The Appointment

as Federico Fendi

1969
The Car That Became a Star 6.3

The Car That Became a Star

as Davich (archive footage)

1965
Heavenly Sin 4.0

Heavenly Sin

as Tsai Mang Hua

1992
Pleasure Palace 5.5

Pleasure Palace

as Louie Lefevre

1980
Goha 5.6

Goha

as Goha

1959
David Lean: A Life in Film 6.0

David Lean: A Life in Film

as Self

1985
A Man in Our House 6.8

A Man in Our House

as إبراهيم حمدي

1961
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret 7.2

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

as Self - Comédien (archive footage)

2019
Our Best Days 7.4

Our Best Days

as أحمد

1955
Ingrid Bergman Remembered 6.7

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Vicious Circle 8.0

Vicious Circle

as Garcin

1985
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World 6.8

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

2020
Grand Larceny 5.0

Grand Larceny

as Rashid Saud

1987
Heaven Before I Die 6.0

Heaven Before I Die

as Khalil Gibran

1997
The Baltimore Bullet 5.7

The Baltimore Bullet

as The Deacon

1980
Moscow in Madrid 7.0

Moscow in Madrid

as Self

1965
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued

Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued

as Self

2022
Hassan and Marcus 6.6

Hassan and Marcus

as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin

2008
The Traveller 8.0

The Traveller

as Hassan

2009
Ayoub 7.7

Ayoub

as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari

1983
Eshaet Hob 7.9

Eshaet Hob

as Hussein

1960
Hollywood Legenden 4.5

Hollywood Legenden

as Self

2004
The Puppeteer 9.0

The Puppeteer

as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim

1989
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt 6.5

Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt

as Narrator

1996
Pasternak 6.7

Pasternak

as Self (archive footage)

1965
The Rainbow Thief 5.3

The Rainbow Thief

as Dima

1994
Keys to Freedom 4.3

Keys to Freedom

as Jonathan

1988
I Forgot to Tell You 5.5

I Forgot to Tell You

as Jaume

2010
Looking for Sophia 6.0

Looking for Sophia

as Self

2004
Scandal in Zamalek 9.0

Scandal in Zamalek

as أحمد

1959
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean 8.5

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

as Self

1965
Going Public 3.5

Going Public

as Mahmout Aziz

2005
Conflict in the Nile 7.2

Conflict in the Nile

as محسّب

1959
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love 6.0

Laughter, Joy, Work and Love

as Adham's father

1993
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte

Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte

as Self

2007
Land of Peace 10.0

Land of Peace

as Ahmed

1957
The Devil of the Desert 6.2

The Devil of the Desert

as Essam

1954
Beach of Secrets 7.5

Beach of Secrets

as Mamduh Ezzat

1958
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic 7.0

Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Fire at My Heart 6.0

Fire at My Heart

as Principe Nicola

2006
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky

as Self

1991
In Search Of the Dead Eaters

In Search Of the Dead Eaters

as Self

2011
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

as Self

2013
For the Sake of a Woman 7.5

For the Sake of a Woman

as شكري زدحمد

1959
La Martingale 7.5

La Martingale

as Alex Joski

1983
Sleepless 6.3

Sleepless

as Aziz

1957
The Mamluks 10.0

The Mamluks

as Ahmed

1965
Paradise Calling 3.5

Paradise Calling

as Alex

1988
Rendezvous with a Stranger 7.0

Rendezvous with a Stranger

as Magdi

1959
The River of Love 8.2

The River of Love

as خالد

1960
Lionpower from MGM 6.3

Lionpower from MGM

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967
This is Streisand 9.0

This is Streisand

1968
We the Students 6.7

We the Students

as عادل

1959
Ghaltet Habibi

Ghaltet Habibi

as Salah

1958
Mysteries of Egypt 5.8

Mysteries of Egypt

as Grandfather

1998
The Coptic Museum 6.0

The Coptic Museum

as Narrator

2006
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

as Self - Presenter

2007
Sayedat el kasr 6.8

Sayedat el kasr

as Adel

1958
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham 5.0

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

as Grandfather

2015
Gharam Al-Asyad 7.0

Gharam Al-Asyad

as Essam Mourad

1961
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend 9.0

Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend

as Narrator

1999
My Only Love 10.0

My Only Love

as Adel - عادل

1960

TV Shows 39

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