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