Omar Sharif
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
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
Bambi
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Mayerling
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
The Oscars
Self
Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
Numéro un
Self
Numéro un
Self - Host
Hollywood Legenden
Self
The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
Going Public
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Bloodline
Ivo Palazzi
30 millions d'amis
Self
The Appointment
Federico Fendi
The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
The Possessed
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Harem
Sultan Hassan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Juggernaut
Captain Alex Brunel
The Horsemen
Uraz
Ashanti
Prince Hassan
Vicious Circle
Garcin
Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
Gulliver's Travels
Sorcerer
Green Ice
Meno Argenti
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
Dark Waters
Ragab
Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
Heavenly Sin
Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim
The Blazing Sun
Ahmed أحمد
Che!
Che Guevara
Marco the Magnificent
Sheik Alla Hou
Funny Lady
Nick Arnstein
The River of Love
خالد
Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
588 rue Paradis
Hagop Zakarian
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
The Parole Officer
Victor
The Devil of the Desert
Essam
Sleepless
Aziz
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Baron Cesare Magnasco
We the Students
عادل
Eshaet Hob
Hussein
Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
Mother
Hagop Zakarian
Struggle on the Nile
محسّب
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Self
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Dr. Rad
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Bart
A Man in Our House
إبراهيم حمدي
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
The Tamarind Seed
Feodor Sverdlov
Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir
The Beginning and the End
Hassanein
Hassan and Marcus
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
The Rainbow Thief
Dima
Scandal in Zamalek
أحمد
Mountains of the Moon
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Our Best Days
أحمد
The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
The Far Pavilions
Koda Dad
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
La Martingale
Alex Joski
A Castle in Italy
Omar Sharif
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
The King
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Marquis Hippolite
Citizen Masrey
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
My Only Love
Adel
Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
Journey of Love
Rico
I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
Paradise Calling
Alex
The Traveller
Hassan
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
Catherine the Great
Razumovsky
For the Sake of a Woman
شكري زدحمد
Sayedat el kasr
Adel
Pyramid
Nakht (voice)
Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Self
The Baltimore Bullet
The Deacon
La Traversée du désir
Self
Inchon
Indian Brigadier
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Land of Peace
Ahmed
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Czar Nicholas II
Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
Peter the Great
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
The Last Templar
Konstantine
More Than a Miracle
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Gharam Al-Asyad
Essam Mourad
Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
Ghaltet Habibi
Salah
Pleasure Palace
Louie Lefevre
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Ayoub
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Cadet Rousselle
Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Wedden, dat..?
Self
The Car That Became a Star
Davich (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments
Jethro
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self
Grand Larceny
Rashid Saud
Kronprinz Rudolf
Hans Canon
Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
Harem
Sultan Hassan
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
St. Peter
Pietro
The Last Valley
Vogel
Memories of Midnight
Constantin Demiris
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
Lie Down with Lions
Safar Khan
Mysteries of Egypt
Grandfather
St. Peter
San Pietro
The Mind of David Berglas
The Right to Love
Pierre
Hanan W Haneen
The Law of the Desert
Emir Beni-Zair
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Magdi
Goha
Goha
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Grandfather
Lionpower from MGM
الحب الضائع
عمر
Pasternak
Himself
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
Agony of Love
Moscow in Madrid
Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
Looking for Sophia
Self
The Mamluks
Ahmed
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Narrator (voice)
Beach of Secrets
Mamduh Ezzat
The Coptic Museum
Narrator
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Narrator
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Self - Presenter
The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Self
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Narrator
Wogan
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Vivement dimanche
Self
Sacrée Soirée
Self
Spécial cinéma
Self
Die Drehscheibe
Self
Cinépanorama
Self
Samedi soir
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
Viva el lunes
Self
Parabéns
Self