
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.
Movie | The Crime | 2022-01-05 | |
Movie | Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued | Self | 2022-08-12 |
Movie | Bara El Manhag | 2021-12-09 | |
Movie | Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World | Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) | 2020-02-15 |
Movie | Rock the Casbah | Moulay Hassan | 2013-09-11 |
Movie | A Castle in Italy | Omar Sharif | 2013-10-30 |
Movie | Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde | Self | 2011-10-25 |
Movie | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | 2010-08-03 |
Movie | I Forgot to Tell You | Jaume | 2010-03-12 |
Series | The Last Templar | Konstantine | 2009-01-25 |
Movie | La Traversée du désir | Self | 2009-03-16 |
Movie | A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics | Self | 2009-12-20 |
Movie | The Traveller | Hassan | 2009-06-25 |
Movie | 10,000 BC | Narrator (voice) | 2008-03-04 |
Movie | Hassan and Marcus | Unknown | 2008-07-03 |
Movie | Fire at My Heart | Principe Nicola | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | One Night with the King | Prince Memucan | 2006-10-10 |
Movie | Shaka Zulu: The Citadel | The King | 2005-05-03 |
Movie | St. Peter | San Pietro | 2005-10-24 |
Movie | Going Public | Unknown | 2005-07-15 |
Movie | Hollywood Legenden | Self | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Hidalgo | Sheikh Riyadh | 2004-02-04 |
Movie | Looking for Sophia | Self | 2004-09-17 |
Movie | Monsieur Ibrahim | Monsieur Ibrahim | 2003-09-17 |
Movie | The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-09-22 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Pyramid | Nakht (voice) | 2002-10-28 |
Movie | The Parole Officer | Victor | 2001-08-10 |
Movie | The Making of Lawrence of Arabia | Self | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend | Narrator | 1999-03-14 |
Movie | The 13th Warrior | Melchisidek | 1999-08-13 |
Movie | Mysteries of Egypt | Grandfather | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Heaven Before I Die | Khalil Gibran | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | 1996-04-06 |
Series | Gulliver's Travels | Sorcerer | 1996-02-04 |
Movie | Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt | Narrator | 1996-10-09 |
Movie | Catherine the Great | Razumovsky | 1996-04-28 |
Movie | Lie Down with Lions | Safar Khan | 1994-06-12 |
Movie | Laughter, Joy, Work and Love | Unknown | 1993-11-29 |
Movie | 588 rue Paradis | Hagop Zakarian | 1992-01-14 |
Movie | Heavenly Sin | 1992-10-03 | |
Movie | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Marquis Hippolite | 1992-12-27 |
Movie | Beyond Justice | Emir Beni-Zair | 1992-12-02 |
Movie | Desert Law | Emir Beni-Zair | 1991-03-19 |
Movie | Mother | Hagop Zakarian | 1991-11-27 |
Movie | Citizen Masrey | Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby | 1991-12-23 |
Movie | Memories of Midnight | Constantin Demiris | 1991-11-30 |
Movie | The Rainbow Thief | Dima | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | Mountains of the Moon | Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited) | 1990-02-16 |
Movie | Journey of Love | Rico | 1990-12-07 |
Movie | The Puppeteer | Mohamed Gad Al-Karim | 1989-12-18 |
Movie | Les Pyramides bleues | Alex | 1988-01-02 |
Movie | Keys to Freedom | Jonathan | 1988-01-01 |
Movie | The Possessed | Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky | 1988-02-24 |
Movie | Grand Larceny | Rashid Saud | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Harem | Sultan Hassan | 1986-02-09 |
Series | Peter the Great | Prince Feodor Romodanovsky | 1986-02-02 |
Movie | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | Czar Nicholas II | 1986-12-07 |
Movie | Vicious Circle | Garcin | 1985-04-28 |
Movie | The Far Pavilions | Koda Dad | 1984-04-21 |
Movie | Top Secret! | Agent Cedric | 1984-06-08 |
Movie | Ayoub | Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | La Martingale | Alex Joski | 1983-10-13 |
Series | Wogan | Self | 1982-05-04 |
Movie | Inchon | Indian Brigadier | 1981-05-04 |
Movie | Green Ice | Meno Argenti | 1981-05-21 |
Movie | S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert | Baron Cesare Magnasco | 1980-02-23 |
Movie | The Baltimore Bullet | The Deacon | 1980-04-01 |
Movie | Pleasure Palace | Louie Lefevre | 1980-10-22 |
Movie | Oh! Heavenly Dog | Bart | 1980-07-11 |
Movie | Ashanti | Prince Hassan | 1979-02-21 |
Movie | Bloodline | Ivo Palazzi | 1979-06-29 |
Movie | Crime and Passion | Andre Ferren | 1976-02-06 |
Movie | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Egyptian Assassin (uncredited) | 1976-12-15 |
Movie | Funny Lady | Nick Arnstein | 1975-03-15 |
Movie | Juggernaut | Captain Alex Brunel | 1974-09-25 |
Movie | The Tamarind Seed | Feodor Sverdlov | 1974-07-11 |
Series | Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo | 1973-12-17 |
Movie | The Right to Love | Pierre | 1972-08-15 |
Movie | The Burglars | Abel Zacharia | 1971-10-27 |
Movie | The Last Valley | Vogel | 1971-01-28 |
Movie | The Horsemen | Uraz | 1971-08-16 |
Movie | Mackenna's Gold | Colorado | 1969-03-18 |
Movie | Che! | Che Guevara | 1969-06-27 |
Movie | The Appointment | Federico Fendi | 1969-05-22 |
Movie | Funny Girl | Nick Arnstein | 1968-09-19 |
Movie | Mayerling | Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria | 1968-10-31 |
Movie | The Night of the Generals | Major Grau | 1967-01-29 |
Movie | Lionpower from MGM | 1967-01-01 | |
Movie | More Than a Miracle | Prince Rodrigo Fernandez | 1967-10-19 |
Movie | The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Dr. Rad | 1966-05-20 |
Movie | Marco the Magnificent | Sheik Alla Hou | 1965-08-06 |
Movie | The Car That Became a Star | Davich (archive footage) | 1965-01-01 |
Movie | Genghis Khan | Genghis Khan / Temujin | 1965-04-15 |
Movie | Doctor Zhivago | Dr. Yuri Zhivago | 1965-12-22 |
Movie | The Mamluks | Ahmed | 1965-10-04 |
Movie | Pasternak | Himself | 1965-12-31 |
Movie | Moscow in Madrid | Self | 1965-12-31 |
Movie | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Sohamus | 1964-03-24 |
Movie | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Davich | 1964-12-31 |
Movie | Behold a Pale Horse | Francisco | 1964-08-14 |
Movie | Gharam Al-Asyad | Essam Mourad | 1961-02-13 |
Movie | A Man in Our House | إبراهيم حمدي | 1961-04-17 |
Movie | Agony of Love | 1960-10-01 | |
Movie | The Beginning and the End | Hassanein | 1960-10-31 |
Movie | My Only Love | Adel | 1960-10-03 |
Movie | Eshaet Hob | Hussein | 1960-11-21 |
Movie | The River of Love | خالد | 1960-11-12 |
Movie | We the Students | عادل | 1959-01-02 |
Movie | Rendezvous with a Stranger | Magdi | 1959-01-01 |
Movie | Scandal in Zamalek | أحمد | 1959-01-23 |
Movie | Goha | Goha | 1959-05-06 |
Movie | For the Sake of a Woman | شكري زدحمد | 1959-03-16 |
Movie | Struggle on the Nile | محسّب | 1959-10-18 |
Movie | Beach of Secrets | Mamduh Ezzat | 1958-02-03 |
Movie | Sayedat el kasr | Adel | 1958-11-17 |
Movie | Land of Peace | Ahmed | 1957-01-02 |
Movie | Sleepless | Aziz | 1957-10-31 |
Movie | Dark Waters | Ragab | 1956-01-16 |
Movie | The Lebanese Mission | Mokrir | 1956-09-12 |
Movie | Our Best Days | أحمد | 1955-03-07 |
Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1955-07-29 |
Movie | The Blazing Sun | Ahmed أحمد | 1954-03-01 |
Movie | The Devil of the Desert | Essam | 1954-12-27 |
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