Omar Sharif
Acting
🎂 1932-04-10
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.
Cast credits(159)
Self
1982
Self - Nominee
1944
Self
1982
Self
1998
Self
1987
Self
1953
Self
1974
Sherif Ali
1962
Self
1972
Self
1948
Self
1975
Self - Host
1975
1967
Narrator (voice)
2008
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
1965
Melchisidek
1999
Self
1956
Sheikh Riyadh
2004
Agent Cedric
1984
Self
1964
Self
1971
Sorcerer
1996
Self
1992
Colorado
1969
Captain Alex Brunel
1974
Self
1971
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
1967
Sohamus
1964
Safar Khan
1994
Self
1986
Prince Memucan
2006
Self
1976
Self
2022
Francisco
1964
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
1976
2005
Major Grau
1967
Nick Arnstein
1968
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
1988
Genghis Khan / Temujin
1965
Self
2009
Pierre
1972
2008
Jethro
2006
(archive footage)
2010
Razumovsky
1996
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1989
Davich
1964
Ahmed Ø£Øمد
1954
Self
1973
Ivo Palazzi
1979
The King
2005
Koda Dad
1984
1993
Prince Hassan
1979
Louie Lefevre
1980
Sultan Hassan
1986
Hagop Zakarian
1992
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1983
Dima
1990
عادل
1959
Konstantine
2009
Self
1995
Self
1971
Self (archive footage)
1996
Vogel
1971
Self (archive footage)
2020
Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
Ù…Øسّب
1959
Self
2004
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1990
Captain Nemo
1973
Self
2011
Hagop Zakarian
1991
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1968
Czar Nicholas II
1986
Nick Arnstein
1975
Hussein
1960
Che Guevara
1969
Moulay Hassan
2013
Feodor Sverdlov
1974
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
1991
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
1986
Abel Zacharia
1971
Davich (archive footage)
1965
Emir Beni-Zair
1991
Self
1985
Jaume
2010
San Pietro
2005
Marquis Hippolite
1992
The Deacon
1980
Principe Nicola
2006
Self
2004
Sultan Hassan
1986
Captain Nemo
1973
Dr. Rad
1966
إبراهيم Øمدي
1961
Hassanein
1960
Self
1965
Bart
1980
Victor
2001
Sheik Alla Hou
1965
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
Constantin Demiris
1991
Ø£Øمد
1955
شكري زدØمد
1959
Rashid Saud
1987
Andre Ferren
1976
1992
Uraz
1971
Self
1965
Emir Beni-Zair
1992
Omar Sharif
2013
Goha
1959
Pietro
2005
Self
2000
Hans Canon
2006
Mokrir
1956
Self
2007
Indian Brigadier
1981
Jonathan
1988
Himself
1965
Grandfather
1998
Alex
1988
Grandfather
2015
Federico Fendi
1969
عمر
1969
Meno Argenti
1981
Nakht (voice)
2002
Rico
1990
Garcin
1985
Alex Joski
1983
1985
Ragab
1956
Salah
1958
Essam
1954
خالد
1960
Essam Mourad
1961
Khalil Gibran
1997
Ahmed
1957
2007
Adel
1960
Ø£Øمد
1959
Ahmed
1965
Baron Cesare Magnasco
1980
Magdi
1959
Aziz
1957
Self
2009
Narrator
1996
Mamduh Ezzat
1958
Adel
1958
1960
Self
2013
Hassan
2009
Narrator (voice)
1995
Narrator
2006
Narrator
1999
Self - Presenter
2007