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Omar Sharif
Actor

Omar Sharif

2 Movies
2 Credits
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Known For Acting
Known Credits 2
Birthday April 10, 1932 (94 years old)
Place of Birth Alexandria, Egypt
Also Known As ΠžΠΌΠ°Ρ€ Π¨Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ„, Michel Dimitri Chalhoub, ΨΉΩ…Ψ± Ψ§Ω„Ψ΄Ψ±ΩŠΩ, Omar El Sherif
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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.

Filmography (164)

AdemΓ£ – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued 2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age 2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World 2020
TV Story Superstar 2020
Claudia Cardinale, la crΓ©ature du secret 2019
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham 2015
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und GΓΆtterwelten 2013
Rock the Casbah 2013
A Castle in Italy 2013
Belmondo, il Γ©tait une fois le beau monde 2011
In Search Of the Dead Eaters 2011
I Forgot to Tell You 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 2010
The Traveller 2009
La TraversΓ©e du dΓ©sir 2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics 2009
The Last Templar 2009
10,000 BC 2008
Hassan and Marcus 2008
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte 2007
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs 2007
Hanan W Haneen 2007
Fire at My Heart 2006
One Night with the King 2006
The Coptic Museum 2006
The Ten Commandments 2006
Kronprinz Rudolf 2006
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel 2005
St. Peter 2005
Going Public 2005
St. Peter 2005
Hidalgo 2004
Hollywood Legenden 2004
Looking for Sophia 2004
Monsieur Ibrahim 2003
Pyramid 2002
The Parole Officer 2001
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia 2001
The 13th Warrior 1999
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend 1999
Mysteries of Egypt 1998
Vivement dimanche 1998
Heaven Before I Die 1997
Ingrid Bergman Remembered 1996
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt 1996
Catherine the Great 1996
Gulliver's Travels 1996
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic 1995
Viva el lunes 1995
The Rainbow Thief 1994
Lie Down with Lions 1994
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love 1993
588 rue Paradis 1992
Beyond Justice 1992
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris 1992
Heavenly Sin 1992
ParabΓ©ns 1992
Mother 1991
Citizen Masrey 1991
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky 1991
Memories of Midnight 1991
The Law of the Desert 1991
Mountains of the Moon 1990
Journey of Love 1990
The Puppeteer 1989
Clive James' Postcard from 1989
The Possessed 1988
Keys to Freedom 1988
Paradise Calling 1988
Grand Larceny 1987
SacrΓ©e soirΓ©e 1987
Harem 1986
Peter the Great 1986
Harem 1986
Wedden, dat..? 1986
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna 1986
David Lean: A Life in Film 1985
Vicious Circle 1985
The Mind of David Berglas 1985
Top Secret! 1984
The Far Pavilions 1984
La Martingale 1983
Ayoub 1983
Wogan 1982
Champs-ElysΓ©es 1982
Green Ice 1981
Inchon 1981
Oh! Heavenly Dog 1980
The Baltimore Bullet 1980
Pleasure Palace 1980
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert 1980
Bloodline 1979
Ashanti 1979
Crime and Passion 1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976
30 millions d'amis 1976
Funny Lady 1975
NumΓ©ro un 1975
Juggernaut 1974
The Tamarind Seed 1974
SpΓ©cial cinΓ©ma 1974
The Mysterious Island 1973
Mysterious Island 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973
The Right to Love 1972
Le Grand Γ‰chiquier 1972
The Burglars 1971
The Last Valley 1971
The Horsemen 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel 1971
Cadet Rousselle 1971
Samedi soir 1971
Che! 1969
Mackenna's Gold 1969
The Appointment 1969
Ψ§Ω„Ψ­Ψ¨ Ψ§Ω„ΨΆΨ§Ψ¦ΨΉ 1969
أنف ΩˆΨ«Ω„Ψ§Ψ« ΨΉΩŠΩˆΩ† 1969
Funny Girl 1968
Mayerling 1968
This is Streisand 1968
The Night of the Generals 1967
More Than a Miracle 1967
Lionpower from MGM 1967
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966
Doctor Zhivago 1965
Pasternak 1965
Genghis Khan 1965
Moscow in Madrid 1965
Marco the Magnificent 1965
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean 1965
The Mamluks 1965
The Car That Became a Star 1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964
Behold a Pale Horse 1964
Die Drehscheibe 1964
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
A Man in Our House 1961
Gharam Al-Asyad 1961
The Beginning and the End 1960
Eshaet Hob 1960
The River of Love 1960
My Only Love 1960
Agony of Love 1960
Conflict in the Nile 1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger 1959
Goha 1959
For the Sake of a Woman 1959
Scandal in Zamalek 1959
We the Students 1959
Sayedat el kasr 1958
Ghaltet Habibi 1958
Beach of Secrets 1958
Sleepless 1957
Land of Peace 1957
The Lebanese Mission 1956
Struggle in the Harbor 1956
CinΓ©panorama 1956
Our Best Days 1955
The Blazing Sun 1954
The Devil of the Desert 1954
The Oscars 1953
Bambi 1948
Golden Globe Awards 1944
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