Omar Sharif
Acting
Born: April 10, 1932 · Alexandria, Egypt
Died: July 10, 2015 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
10,000 BC
2008
The 13th Warrior
1999
Top Secret!
1984
Hidalgo
2004
Doctor Zhivago
1965
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Funny Girl
1968
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
Mackenna's Gold
1969
The Night of the Generals
1967
Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
Photos (5)
Movies (101)
Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
Funny Lady
Nick Arnstein
Juggernaut
Captain Alex Brunel
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Mayerling
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
Adham's father
Citizen Masrey
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
La Martingale
Alex Joski
Bloodline
Ivo Palazzi
The Parole Officer
Victor
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Dr. Rad
The Last Valley
Vogel
Inchon
Indian Brigadier
The Possessed
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Mountains of the Moon
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
Catherine the Great
Razumovsky
The Blazing Sun
Ahmed أحمد
The Tamarind Seed
Feodor Sverdlov
Pleasure Palace
Louie Lefevre
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
Green Ice
Meno Argenti
Marco the Magnificent
Sheik Alla Hou
Che!
Che Guevara
St. Peter
San Pietro
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Mother
Hagop Zakarian
Ashanti
Prince Hassan
Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
Goha
Goha
Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim
Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
Grand Larceny
Rashid Saud
The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
The Appointment
Federico Fendi
The Rainbow Thief
Dima
Harem
Sultan Hassan
Pyramid
Nakht (voice)
More Than a Miracle
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
The Horsemen
Uraz
588 rue Paradis
Hagop Zakarian
Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
The Baltimore Bullet
The Deacon
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Marquis Hippolite
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Bart
Struggle in the Harbor
Ragab
Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
A Castle in Italy
Omar Sharif
The Car That Became a Star
Davich (archive footage)
The Right to Love
Pierre
Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
Paradise Calling
Alex
Lie Down with Lions
Safar Khan
Heavenly Sin
Tsai Mang Hua
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
The King
Eshaet Hob
Hussein
I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
The Beginning and the End
Hassanein
Agony of Love
Hasan
Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Narrator (voice)
For the Sake of a Woman
شكري زدحمد
The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir
Journey of Love
Rico
Conflict in the Nile
محسّب
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Baron Cesare Magnasco
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Narrator
The River of Love
خالد
A Man in Our House
إبراهيم حمدي
Hassan and Marcus
Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
Ayoub
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Going Public
Mahmout Aziz
Sleepless
Aziz
Scandal in Zamalek
أحمد
The Devil of the Desert
Essam
We the Students
عادل
The Traveller
Hassan
This is Streisand
1968
Mysteries of Egypt
Grandfather
The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
The Mamluks
Ahmed
My Only Love
Adel
Land of Peace
Ahmed
Sayedat el kasr
Adel
Our Best Days
أحمد
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Magdi
Gharam Al-Asyad
Essam Mourad
Beach of Secrets
Mamduh Ezzat
Ghaltet Habibi
Salah
TV Shows (16)
Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo · 6 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Sorcerer · 2 eps
The Ten Commandments
Jethro · 2 eps
The Last Templar
Konstantine · 2 eps
Peter the Great
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky · 4 eps
St. Peter
Pietro · 2 eps
The Far Pavilions
Koda Dad · 3 eps
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Czar Nicholas II · 2 eps
The Law of the Desert
Emir Beni-Zair · 3 eps
Harem
Sultan Hassan · 2 eps
Memories of Midnight
Constantin Demiris · 2 eps
Kronprinz Rudolf
Hans Canon · 2 eps
Hanan W Haneen
1 eps
الحب الضائع
عمر · 1 eps
أنف وثلاث عيون
د. هاشم · 1 eps
The Mind of David Berglas
1 eps
Self / Appearances (35)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self · 2 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 2 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 2 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1 eps
Numéro un
Self · 3 eps
Numéro un
Self - Host · 1 eps
30 millions d'amis
Self · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Cadet Rousselle
Self · 1 eps
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Clive James' Postcard from
Self · 1 eps
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
La Traversée du désir
Self
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
Parabéns
Self · 1 eps
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Moscow in Madrid
Self
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
Looking for Sophia
Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Self - Presenter