Omar Sharif
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.
Known For
Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
Sherif Ali
Lawrence of Arabia
Ivo Palazzi
Bloodline
Himself
Pasternak
Sheikh Riyadh
Hidalgo
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Mountains of the Moon
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Genghis Khan
Grandfather
Mysteries of Egypt
Narrator (voice)
10,000 BC
Principe Nicola
Fuoco su di me
Agent Cedric
Top Secret!
Bart
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Abel Zacharia
Le Casse
Rashid Saud
Grand Larceny
Self
Hollywood Legenden
Dima
The Rainbow Thief
Nakht (voice)
Pyramid
Captain Alex Brunel
Juggernaut
Vogel
The Last Valley
Self
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Major Grau
The Night of the Generals
Self
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
C'era una volta
Prince Memucan
One Night with the King
Che Guevara
Che!
Captain Nemo
La isla misteriosa
Nick Arnstein
Funny Girl
Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Mayerling
Nick Arnstein
Funny Lady
Davich
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Sohamus
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Colorado
Mackenna's Gold
Uraz
The Horsemen
Self
Moscow in Madrid
The King
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
Jaume
J'ai oublié de te dire
Feodor Sverdlov
The Tamarind Seed
Federico Fendi
The Appointment
حسن ومرقص
محسّب
صراع في النيل
Prince Hassan
Ashanti
Self
Cercando Sophia
Meno Argenti
Green Ice
Hagop Zakarian
Mayrig
Hagop Zakarian
588 rue Paradis
Emir Beni-Zair
Beyond Justice
San Pietro
San Pietro
Sheik Alla Hou
La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo
Andre Ferren
Ace Up My Sleeve
Dr. Rad
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Safar Khan
Lie Down with Lions
Francisco
Behold a Pale Horse
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Les Possédés
The Deacon
The Baltimore Bullet
Moulay Hassan
Rock the Casbah
Narrator
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Louie Lefevre
Pleasure Palace
Baron Cesare Magnasco
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Ahmed أحمد
صراع في الوادي
Jonathan
Keys to Freedom
Adel
سيدة القصر
Aziz
لا أنام
Rico
Viaggio d'amore
Hassanein
بداية ونهاية
Alex
Les pyramides bleues
إبراهيم حمدي
في بيتنا رجل
Pierre
Le droit d'aimer
Self - Presenter
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Grandfather
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Melchisidek
The 13th Warrior
Hassan
المسافر
Khalil Gibran
Heaven Before I Die
Self
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Narrator
المتحف القبطي
Hussein
إشاعة حب
خالد
نهر الحب
Marquis Hippolite
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Magdi
موعد مع المجهول
Victor
The Parole Officer
Narrator
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Sultan Hassan
Harem
أحمد
أيامنا الحلوة
(archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
天国の大罪
Goha
Goha
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
المواطن مصري
Emir Beni-Zair
Il principe del deserto
Razumovsky
Catherine the Great
Going Public
Mokrir
La Châtelaine du Liban
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Self
La Traversée du désir
Adel
حبي الوحيد
شكري زدحمد
من أجل امرأة
ضحك ولعب وجد وحب
Self
David Lean: A Life in Film
Essam
شيطان الصحراء
Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
فضيحة في الزمالك
عادل
إحنا التلامذة
Alex Joski
La Martingale
لوعة الحب
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Omar Sharif – Aus dem Leben eines Nomaden
Ahmed
المماليك
Indian Brigadier
Inchon
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
أيوب
Ragab
صراع في الميناء
Self
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Salah
غلطة حبيبي
Davich (archive footage)
The Car That Became a Star
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
الأراجوز
Essam Mourad
غرام الأسياد
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Indiana Jones : à la recherche de l'âge d'or perdu
Ahmed
أرض السلام
Omar Sharif
Un château en Italie
Garcin
Vicious Circle
Mamduh Ezzat
شاطئ الأسرار
Narrator (voice)
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Self
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
122
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-04-10
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Also Known As
Омар Шариф