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.
Known For
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)
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
(2013)
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
(2013)
(2011)
(2010)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
(2010)
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
(2009)
La Traversée du désir
as Self
(2009)
(2009)
The Traveller
as Hassan
(2008)
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
(2008)
(2007)
(2007)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
(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)
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
(2004)
Looking for Sophia
as Self
(2003)
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
(2003)
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
(1992)
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
(1992)
(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)
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
(1980)
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
(1980)
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
(1980)
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
(1979)
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
(1979)
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
(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 Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
(1971)
The Horsemen
as Uraz
(1971)
The Last Valley
as Vogel
(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
(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 Mamluks
as Ahmed
(1965)
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
(1965)
Pasternak
as Himself
(1965)
(1965)
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
(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 River of Love
as خالد
(1960)
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
(1960)
(1960)
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
(1960)
My Only Love
as Adel
(1959)
Goha
as Goha
(1959)
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
(1959)
Struggle on the Nile
as محسّب
(1959)
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
(1959)
We the Students
as عادل
(1959)
(1958)
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
(1958)
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
(1958)
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
(1957)
Sleepless
as Aziz
(1957)
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
(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