Omar Sharif
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-04-10
Day of Death
2015-07-10 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Omar Sharif
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.
Acting
(2022)
(2021)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2020)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
(2015)
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
(2013)
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
(2013)
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
(2013)
(2011)
(2010)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
(2010)
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
(2009)
(2009)
La Traversée du désir
as Self
(2009)
The Traveller
as Hassan
(2008)
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
(2008)
(2007)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
(2007)
(2006)
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
(2006)
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
(2006)
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator
(2005)
St. Peter
as San Pietro
(2005)
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
(2005)
(2004)
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
(2004)
Looking for Sophia
as Self
(2004)
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
(2003)
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
(2002)
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
(2001)
The Parole Officer
as Victor
(2000)
(1999)
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
(1999)
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
(1998)
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
(1997)
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
(1996)
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
(1996)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
(1995)
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
(1994)
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
(1994)
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
(1993)
(1992)
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
(1992)
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
(1992)
(1992)
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
(1991)
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
(1991)
Desert Law
as Emir Beni-Zair
(1991)
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
(1990)
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
(1990)
Journey of Love
as Rico
(1989)
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
(1988)
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
(1988)
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
(1988)
Les Pyramides bleues
as Alex
(1987)
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
(1986)
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
(1985)
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
(1985)
Vicious Circle
as Garcin
(1984)
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
(1983)
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
(1983)
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
(1981)
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
(1981)
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
(1980)
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
(1980)
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
(1980)
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
(1980)
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
(1979)
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
(1979)
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
(1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
(1976)
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
(1975)
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
(1974)
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
(1974)
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
(1973)
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
(1972)
The Right to Love
as Pierre
(1971)
The Last Valley
as Vogel
(1971)
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
(1971)
The Horsemen
as Uraz
(1969)
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
(1969)
Che!
as Che Guevara
(1969)
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
(1968)
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
(1968)
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
(1967)
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
(1967)
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
(1967)
(1966)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
(1965)
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
(1965)
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
(1965)
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
(1965)
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
(1965)
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
(1965)
(1965)
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
(1965)
Pasternak
as Himself
(1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
(1964)
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
(1964)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
(1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
(1961)
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
(1961)
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
(1960)
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
(1960)
The River of Love
as خالد
(1960)
My Only Love
as Adel
(1960)
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
(1960)
(1959)
We the Students
as عادل
(1959)
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
(1959)
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد
(1959)
Struggle on the Nile
as محسّب
(1959)
Goha
as Goha
(1959)
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
(1958)
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
(1958)
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
(1958)
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
(1957)
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
(1957)
Sleepless
as Aziz
(1956)
Dark Waters
as Ragab
(1956)
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
(1955)
Our Best Days
as أحمد
(1954)
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد
(1954)
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam