Cast
Omar Sharif
Acting
Cast
Omar Sharif
Known for
Acting
Born
1932-04-10
From
Alexandria, Egypt
Died
2015-07-10
Also known as Омар Шариф, Michel Dimitri Chalhoub, عمر الشريف
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.
★8.0
MOVIE1962
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
★6.7
MOVIE1999
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
★5.5
MOVIE2008
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
★5.4
MOVIE1988
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
★7.6
MOVIE1965
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
★6.3
MOVIE1967
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE2004
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
★6.5
MOVIE1991
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
★7.1
MOVIE1984
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
★7.9
MOVIE1991
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
★6.2
MOVIE1968
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
★6.3
MOVIE1974
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
★5.5
MOVIE1980
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
★6.6
MOVIE1969
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
★6.5
MOVIE1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
★7.9
MOVIE2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1985
Vicious Circle
as Garcin
★7.2
MOVIE1968
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
★6.7
MOVIE2006
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
★5.7
MOVIE2009
La Traversée du désir
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1993
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father
★6.8
MOVIE1967
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
★5.6
MOVIE1959
Goha
as Goha
★7.3
MOVIE1992
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
★5.7
MOVIE1980
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
★3.9
MOVIE1981
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
★5.3
MOVIE1975
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
★5.7
MOVIE1981
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
★6.5
MOVIE1990
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1964
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
★6.5
MOVIE1971
The Last Valley
as Vogel
★5.6
MOVIE1996
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
★6.2
MOVIE1974
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
★5.8
MOVIE1979
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
★7.0
MOVIE1965
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1960
Agony of Love
as Hasan
★7.5
MOVIE1992
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
★6.4
MOVIE2005
St. Peter
as San Pietro
★6.7
MOVIE1965
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
★5.9
MOVIE1967
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
★6.1
MOVIE1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
★5.8
MOVIE1965
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
★6.0
MOVIE2004
Looking for Sophia
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE2005
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
★4.9
MOVIE1979
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
★6.3
MOVIE1971
The Horsemen
as Uraz
★6.3
MOVIE2013
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
★3.5
MOVIE1988
Paradise Calling
as Alex
★5.4
MOVIE2013
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
★6.1
MOVIE1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
MOVIE2011
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1986
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
★6.1
MOVIE2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
★4.8
MOVIE1965
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
★6.9
MOVIE1954
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد
★5.6
MOVIE1973
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
★9.0
MOVIE1999
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
★3.8
MOVIE1992
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
★4.3
MOVIE1988
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
★5.5
MOVIE1980
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
★6.9
MOVIE1971
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
★6.6
MOVIE2008
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
★5.8
MOVIE2001
The Parole Officer
as Victor
★6.5
MOVIE1996
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
★5.0
MOVIE1987
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
★7.5
MOVIE1983
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
★7.0
MOVIE2019
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1956
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ragab
★7.3
MOVIE2002
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
★4.1
MOVIE1994
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
★5.0
MOVIE1969
Che!
as Che Guevara
★5.5
MOVIE2010
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
★4.0
MOVIE1992
Heavenly Sin
as Tsai Mang Hua
★4.5
MOVIE2004
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
★4.7
MOVIE1956
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
★6.0
MOVIE1997
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
★6.0
MOVIE2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE1994
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
★7.0
MOVIE2003
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
★5.9
MOVIE1969
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
★9.0
MOVIE1968
This is Streisand
★6.8
MOVIE1961
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
★6.9
MOVIE1976
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
★7.9
MOVIE1960
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
★6.0
MOVIE2006
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator
★6.7
MOVIE1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
★6.7
MOVIE1954
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam
★6.8
MOVIE1958
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
★8.2
MOVIE1960
The River of Love
as خالد
★3.5
MOVIE2005
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
★7.7
MOVIE1983
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
★8.0
MOVIE2009
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1957
Sleepless
as Aziz
★7.0
MOVIE1995
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
★10.0
MOVIE1990
Journey of Love
as Rico
★7.5
MOVIE1959
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
★7.2
MOVIE1959
Conflict in the Nile
as محسّب
★8.2
MOVIE1960
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
★8.0
MOVIE2009
The Traveller
as Hassan
★7.5
MOVIE1972
The Right to Love
as Pierre
★4.5
MOVIE1980
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
★6.3
MOVIE1965
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
★7.4
MOVIE1955
Our Best Days
as أحمد
★8.5
MOVIE1965
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1965
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
★7.5
MOVIE1958
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
★8.5
MOVIE2001
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1959
We the Students
as عادل
MOVIE1958
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
★10.0
MOVIE1960
My Only Love
as Adel
★7.0
MOVIE2020
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
MOVIE2022
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
MOVIE2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1998
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
★6.0
MOVIE1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1959
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد
MOVIE1991
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2006
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
MOVIE2007
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self
MOVIE2007
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
★5.0
MOVIE2015
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
★9.0
MOVIE1989
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
★7.0
MOVIE1961
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
★10.0
MOVIE1957
Land of Peace
as Ahmed