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.
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
The Parole Officer
as Victor
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
The Last Valley
as Vogel
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ragab
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
Che!
as Che Guevara
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
Sleepless
as Aziz
St. Peter
as San Pietro
The Horsemen
as Uraz
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
Looking for Sophia
as Self
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
Conflict in the Nile
as محسّب
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
We the Students
as عادل
Heavenly Sin
as Tsai Mang Hua
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
Goha
as Goha
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
La Traversée du désir
as Self
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
Our Best Days
as أحمد
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
Paradise Calling
as Alex
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
The Traveller
as Hassan
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
The River of Love
as خالد
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
My Only Love
as Adel
Agony of Love
as Hasan
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father
The Right to Love
as Pierre
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
as Self
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
Journey of Love
as Rico
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
Vicious Circle
as Garcin
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
This is Streisand
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator