Acting
Omar Sharif
PT, FR, DE, EN cinema · 126 credits
Born
10 April 1932
Died
10 July 2015 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Alexandria, Egypt
Also known as Омар Шариф · Michel Dimitri Chalhoub · عمر الشريف · Omar El Sherif · عمر شریف
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
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
2015
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
The Traveller
as Hassan
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
St. Peter
as San Pietro
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
The Parole Officer
as Victor
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
1999
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
Heavenly Sin
as Tsai Mang Hua
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Journey of Love
as Rico
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
Paradise Calling
as Alex
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
The Right to Love
as Pierre
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
The Last Valley
as Vogel
The Horsemen
as Uraz
Che!
as Che Guevara
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
My Only Love
as Adel - عادل
Agony of Love
as Hasan
Conflict in the Nile
as محسّب
Goha
as Goha
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
We the Students
as عادل
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
Sleepless
as Aziz
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
Our Best Days
as أحمد
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد
