Omar Sharif
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 10, 1932
- Died
- July 10, 2015 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Movie · as Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Movie · as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Movie · as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Movie · as Grandfather
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Movie · as Self
Rock the Casbah
Movie · as Moulay Hassan
A Castle in Italy
Movie · as Omar Sharif
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Movie · as Self
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
Movie · as Self
I Forgot to Tell You
Movie · as Jaume
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Traveller
Movie · as Hassan
La Traversée du désir
Movie · as Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Movie · as Self
The Last Templar
TV · as Konstantine · 2 eps
10,000 BC
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Hassan and Marcus
Movie · as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Movie · as Self
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Hanan W Haneen
TV · 1 ep
Fire at My Heart
Movie · as Principe Nicola
One Night with the King
Movie · as Prince Memucan
The Coptic Museum
Movie · as Narrator
The Ten Commandments
TV · as Jethro · 2 eps
Kronprinz Rudolf
TV · as Hans Canon · 2 eps
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
Movie · as The King
St. Peter
Movie · as San Pietro
Going Public
Movie · as Mahmout Aziz
St. Peter
TV · as Pietro · 2 eps
Hidalgo
Movie · as Sheikh Riyadh
Hollywood Legenden
Movie · as Self
Looking for Sophia
Movie · as Self
Monsieur Ibrahim
Movie · as Monsieur Ibrahim
Pyramid
Movie · as Nakht (voice)
The Parole Officer
Movie · as Victor
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Movie · as Self
The 13th Warrior
Movie · as Melchisidek
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Movie · as Narrator
Mysteries of Egypt
Movie · as Grandfather
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Heaven Before I Die
Movie · as Khalil Gibran
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Movie · as Narrator
Catherine the Great
Movie · as Razumovsky
Gulliver's Travels
TV · as Sorcerer · 2 eps
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Viva el lunes
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rainbow Thief
Movie · as Dima
Lie Down with Lions
Movie · as Safar Khan
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
Movie · as Adham's father
588 rue Paradis
Movie · as Hagop Zakarian
Beyond Justice
Movie · as Emir Beni-Zair
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Movie · as Marquis Hippolite
Heavenly Sin
Movie · as Tsai Mang Hua
Parabéns
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mother
Movie · as Hagop Zakarian
Citizen Masrey
Movie · as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Movie · as Self
Memories of Midnight
TV · as Constantin Demiris · 2 eps
The Law of the Desert
TV · as Emir Beni-Zair · 3 eps
Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Journey of Love
Movie · as Rico
The Puppeteer
Movie · as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Clive James' Postcard from
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Possessed
Movie · as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Keys to Freedom
Movie · as Jonathan
Paradise Calling
Movie · as Alex
Grand Larceny
Movie · as Rashid Saud
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Harem
Movie · as Sultan Hassan
Peter the Great
TV · as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky · 4 eps
Harem
TV · as Sultan Hassan · 2 eps
Wedden, dat..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
TV · as Czar Nicholas II · 2 eps
David Lean: A Life in Film
Movie · as Self
Vicious Circle
Movie · as Garcin
The Mind of David Berglas
TV · 1 ep
Top Secret!
Movie · as Agent Cedric
The Far Pavilions
TV · as Koda Dad · 3 eps
La Martingale
Movie · as Alex Joski
Ayoub
Movie · as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Green Ice
Movie · as Meno Argenti
Inchon
Movie · as Indian Brigadier
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Movie · as Bart
The Baltimore Bullet
Movie · as The Deacon
Pleasure Palace
Movie · as Louie Lefevre
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Movie · as Baron Cesare Magnasco
Bloodline
Movie · as Ivo Palazzi
Ashanti
Movie · as Prince Hassan
Crime and Passion
Movie · as Andre Ferren
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Movie · as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
30 millions d'amis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Funny Lady
Movie · as Nick Arnstein
Numéro un
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 3 eps
Juggernaut
Movie · as Captain Alex Brunel
The Tamarind Seed
Movie · as Feodor Sverdlov
Spécial cinéma
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mysterious Island
Movie · as Captain Nemo
Mysterious Island
TV · as Captain Nemo · 6 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Right to Love
Movie · as Pierre
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Burglars
Movie · as Abel Zacharia
The Last Valley
Movie · as Vogel
The Horsemen
Movie · as Uraz
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cadet Rousselle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Che!
Movie · as Che Guevara
Mackenna's Gold
Movie · as Colorado
The Appointment
Movie · as Federico Fendi
الحب الضائع
TV · as عمر · 1 ep
أنف وثلاث عيون
TV · as د. هاشم · 1 ep
Funny Girl
Movie · as Nick Arnstein
Mayerling
Movie · as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
This is Streisand
Movie
The Night of the Generals
Movie · as Major Grau
More Than a Miracle
Movie · as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie · as Dr. Rad
Doctor Zhivago
Movie · as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Pasternak
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Genghis Khan
Movie · as Genghis Khan / Temujin
Moscow in Madrid
Movie · as Self
Marco the Magnificent
Movie · as Sheik Alla Hou
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Movie · as Self
The Mamluks
Movie · as Ahmed
The Car That Became a Star
Movie · as Davich (archive footage)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Movie · as Davich
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Movie · as Sohamus
Behold a Pale Horse
Movie · as Francisco
Die Drehscheibe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lawrence of Arabia
Movie · as Sherif Ali
A Man in Our House
Movie · as إبراهيم حمدي
Gharam Al-Asyad
Movie · as Essam Mourad
The Beginning and the End
Movie · as Hassanein
Eshaet Hob
Movie · as Hussein
The River of Love
Movie · as خالد
My Only Love
Movie · as Adel - عادل
Agony of Love
Movie · as Hasan
Conflict in the Nile
Movie · as محسّب
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Movie · as Magdi
Goha
Movie · as Goha
For the Sake of a Woman
Movie · as شكري زدحمد
Scandal in Zamalek
Movie · as أحمد
We the Students
Movie · as عادل
Sayedat el kasr
Movie · as Adel
Ghaltet Habibi
Movie · as Salah
Beach of Secrets
Movie · as Mamduh Ezzat
Sleepless
Movie · as Aziz
Land of Peace
Movie · as Ahmed
The Lebanese Mission
Movie · as Mokrir
Struggle in the Harbor
Movie · as Ragab
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Best Days
Movie · as أحمد
The Blazing Sun
Movie · as Ahmed أحمد
The Devil of the Desert
Movie · as Essam
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep