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
Filmography
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Sacrée soirée
as Self · 1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
Vivement dimanche
as Self · 1998
Wogan
as Self · 1982
Die Drehscheibe
as Self · 1964
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
Bambi
as Self · 1948
Numéro un
as Self · 1975
Numéro un
as Self - Host · 1975
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1972
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Samedi soir
as Self · 1971
Cinépanorama
as Self · 1956
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali · 1962
30 millions d'amis
as Self · 1976
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self · 1971
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek · 1999
Viva el lunes
as Self · 1995
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self · 1973
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago · 1965
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice) · 2008
Wedden, dat..?
as Self · 1986
Cadet Rousselle
as Self · 1971
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti · 1981
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado · 1969
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric · 1984
Gulliver's Travels
as Sorcerer · 1996
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein · 1968
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited) · 1976
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh · 2004
Peter the Great
as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky · 1986
The Ten Commandments
as Jethro · 2006
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus · 1964
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
The Last Templar
as Konstantine · 2009
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Czar Nicholas II · 1986
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau · 1967
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan · 2006
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo · 1973
The Far Pavilions
as Koda Dad · 1984
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich · 1964
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self · 1989
Parabéns
as Self · 1992
Memories of Midnight
as Constantin Demiris · 1991
Kronprinz Rudolf
as Hans Canon · 2006
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel · 1974
The Law of the Desert
as Emir Beni-Zair · 1991
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein · 1975
Harem
as Sultan Hassan · 1986
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon · 1980
St. Peter
as Pietro · 2005
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited) · 1990
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin · 1965
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2021
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco · 1964
The Parole Officer
as Victor · 2001
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia · 1971
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim · 2003
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria · 1968
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov · 1974
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou · 1965
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky · 1988
The Last Valley
as Vogel · 1971
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi · 1979
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima · 1994
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad · 1966
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan · 1994
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez · 1967
The Mind of David Berglas
· 1985
The Horsemen
as Uraz · 1971
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren · 1976
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif · 2013
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo · 1973
Hanan W Haneen
· 2007
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi · 1969
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky · 1996
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian · 1991
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد · 1954
St. Peter
as San Pietro · 2005
Harem
as Sultan Hassan · 1986
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco · 1980
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan · 1979
Che!
as Che Guevara · 1969
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir · 1956
أنف وثلاث عيون
as د. هاشم · 1969
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite · 1992
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre · 1980
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage) · 1965
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage) · 2010
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King · 2005
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ragab · 1956
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1967
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair · 1992
Goha
as Goha · 1959
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self · 1985
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola · 2006
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein · 1960
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self · 2013
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي · 1961
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) · 2020
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self · 2011
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self · 2001
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan · 1988
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian · 1992
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage) · 2019
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart · 1980
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume · 2010
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier · 1981
Journey of Love
as Rico · 1990
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self · 1965
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud · 1987
La Traversée du désir
as Self · 2009
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self · 2022
Hollywood Legenden
as Self · 2004
The River of Love
as خالد · 1960
Paradise Calling
as Alex · 1988
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari · 1983
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein · 1960
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan · 2013
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
as Self · 2011
The Right to Love
as Pierre · 1972
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage) · 1996
Vicious Circle
as Garcin · 1985
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self · 1991
Our Best Days
as أحمد · 1955
الحب الضائع
as عمر · 1969
Looking for Sophia
as Self · 2004
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد · 1959
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby · 1991
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father · 1993
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran · 1997
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice) · 1995
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self · 2007
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather · 1998
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat · 1958
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin · 2008
La Martingale
as Alex Joski · 1983
Agony of Love
as Hasan · 1960
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah · 1958
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice) · 2002
The Traveller
as Hassan · 2009
Moscow in Madrid
as Self · 1965
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather · 2015
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam · 1954
My Only Love
as Adel - عادل · 1960
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage) · 1965
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator · 1996
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد · 1959
We the Students
as عادل · 1959
This is Streisand
· 1968
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self · 2009
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel · 1958
Heavenly Sin
as Tsai Mang Hua · 1992
The Mamluks
as Ahmed · 1965
Sleepless
as Aziz · 1957
Conflict in the Nile
as محسّب · 1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi · 1959
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator · 2006
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim · 1989
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad · 1961
Land of Peace
as Ahmed · 1957
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz · 2005
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter · 2007
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator · 1999