Omar Sharif
Actor
Born April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt
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.
Filmography
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
A Castle in Italy
Omar Sharif
Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
The Traveller
Hassan
La Traversée du désir
Self
The Last Templar
Konstantine
Hassan and Marcus
Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Self - Presenter
Hanan W Haneen
One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
Kronprinz Rudolf
Hans Canon
The Ten Commandments
Jethro
Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
St. Peter
San Pietro
St. Peter
Pietro
Going Public
Mahmout Aziz
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
The King
Looking for Sophia
Self
Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim
Pyramid
Nakht (voice)
The Parole Officer
Victor
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self
The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
Vivement dimanche
Self
Mysteries of Egypt
Grandfather
Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Narrator
Catherine the Great
Razumovsky
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Gulliver's Travels
Sorcerer
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Narrator (voice)
Lie Down with Lions
Safar Khan
The Rainbow Thief
Dima
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
Adham's father
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Marquis Hippolite
Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
Heavenly Sin
Tsai Mang Hua
Parabéns
Self
588 rue Paradis
Hagop Zakarian
Citizen Masrey
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Mother
Hagop Zakarian
Memories of Midnight
Constantin Demiris
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self
The Law of the Desert
Emir Beni-Zair
Journey of Love
Rico
Mountains of the Moon
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
The Possessed
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Paradise Calling
Alex
Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
Sacrée soirée
Self
Grand Larceny
Rashid Saud
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Czar Nicholas II
Harem
Sultan Hassan
Harem
Sultan Hassan
Peter the Great
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
The Mind of David Berglas
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
The Far Pavilions
Koda Dad
La Martingale
Alex Joski
Ayoub
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Wogan
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Green Ice
Meno Argenti
Inchon
Indian Brigadier
Pleasure Palace
Louie Lefevre
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Bart
The Baltimore Bullet
The Deacon
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Baron Cesare Magnasco
Bloodline
Ivo Palazzi
Ashanti
Prince Hassan
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
30 millions d'amis
Self
Numéro un
Self
Funny Lady
Nick Arnstein
Juggernaut
Captain Alex Brunel
Spécial cinéma
Self
The Tamarind Seed
Feodor Sverdlov
Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
The Right to Love
Pierre
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Cadet Rousselle
Self
The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
The Horsemen
Uraz
The Last Valley
Vogel
Che!
Che Guevara
The Appointment
Federico Fendi
Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
الحب الضائع
عمر
أنف وثلاث عيون
د. هاشم
Mayerling
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
This is Streisand
More Than a Miracle
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Dr. Rad
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
Moscow in Madrid
Self
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
The Mamluks
Ahmed
Marco the Magnificent
Sheik Alla Hou
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
The Car That Became a Star
Davich (archive footage)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
A Man in Our House
إبراهيم حمدي
Gharam Al-Asyad
Essam Mourad
Eshaet Hob
Hussein
The River of Love
خالد
The Beginning and the End
Hassanein
My Only Love
Adel
Agony of Love
Hasan
Conflict in the Nile
محسّب
Goha
Goha
For the Sake of a Woman
شكري زدحمد
Scandal in Zamalek
أحمد
We the Students
عادل
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Magdi
Sayedat el kasr
Adel
Ghaltet Habibi
Salah
Beach of Secrets
Mamduh Ezzat
Sleepless
Aziz
Land of Peace
Ahmed
The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir
Cinépanorama
Self
Struggle in the Harbor
Ragab
Our Best Days
أحمد
The Devil of the Desert
Essam
The Blazing Sun
Ahmed أحمد
The Oscars
Self
Bambi
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee