Omar Sharif
ActingOmar 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
Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
Eshaet Hob
Hussein
Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Filmography — Acting
Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
Eshaet Hob
Hussein
Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
Hassan and Marcus
Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
Bloodline
Ivo Palazzi
Mountains of the Moon
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ashanti
Prince Hassan
The Last Valley
Vogel
Juggernaut
Captain Alex Brunel
Mayerling
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Funny Lady
Nick Arnstein
St. Peter
San Pietro
One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
The Blazing Sun
Ahmed أحمد
Heavenly Sin
Tsai Mang Hua
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
Inchon
Indian Brigadier
The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
Struggle in the Harbor
Ragab
The Parole Officer
Victor
The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
Che!
Che Guevara
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Harem
Sultan Hassan
The Possessed
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
A Man in Our House
إبراهيم حمدي
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
The Tamarind Seed
Feodor Sverdlov
Catherine the Great
Razumovsky
Green Ice
Meno Argenti
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Dr. Rad
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Marquis Hippolite
More Than a Miracle
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Bart
Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim
Scandal in Zamalek
أحمد
Struggle on the Nile
محسّب
The Beginning and the End
Hassanein
The River of Love
خالد
The Horsemen
Uraz
Mother
Hagop Zakarian
Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
Lie Down with Lions
Safar Khan
Marco the Magnificent
Sheik Alla Hou
Ayoub
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Sleepless
Aziz
Gharam Al-Asyad
Essam Mourad
Pleasure Palace
Louie Lefevre
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
The King
588 rue Paradis
Hagop Zakarian
The Car That Became a Star
Davich (archive footage)
Our Best Days
أحمد
Citizen Masrey
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
A Castle in Italy
Omar Sharif
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
The Baltimore Bullet
The Deacon
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Baron Cesare Magnasco
The Traveller
Hassan
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
Grand Larceny
Rashid Saud
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
The Rainbow Thief
Dima
I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
We the Students
عادل
Hollywood Legenden
Self
La Traversée du désir
Self
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
Goha
Goha
My Only Love
Adel
For the Sake of a Woman
شكري زدحمد
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Self
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Magdi
Sayedat el kasr
Adel
The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir
The Devil of the Desert
Essam
Journey of Love
Rico
The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Self
Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
Pyramid
Nakht (voice)
The Right to Love
Pierre
Moscow in Madrid
Self
Going Public
Mahmout Aziz
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
Land of Peace
Ahmed
Looking for Sophia
Self
Agony of Love
Hasan
The Appointment
Federico Fendi
La Martingale
Alex Joski
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Self - Presenter
Ghaltet Habibi
Salah
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
Adham's father
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self
The Mamluks
Ahmed
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Self
Paradise Calling
Alex
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Narrator (voice)
Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
Mysteries of Egypt
Grandfather
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
Self
Beach of Secrets
Mamduh Ezzat
Vicious Circle
Garcin
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Narrator
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Grandfather
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Narrator
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self
The Coptic Museum
Narrator