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(158)
Self
1982
Self
1956
Self
1998
Self
1972
Self
1974
Self
1948
Self
1987
Self - Winner
1944
Self
1975
Self - Host
1975
Self
1976
Self
1971
Self
1953
Self
1986
Sorcerer
1996
Koda Dad
1984
Self
1995
Self
1982
Jethro
2006
Self
1973
Self
1964
Hans Canon
2006
Konstantine
2009
Constantin Demiris
1991
Captain Nemo
1973
Melchisidek
1999
Self (archive footage)
2020
2007
Sherif Ali
1962
عمر
1969
Self
1971
Sheikh Riyadh
2004
Agent Cedric
1984
Narrator (voice)
2008
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
1965
Self
1971
Sohamus
1964
Czar Nicholas II
1986
Colorado
1969
Self
1992
Nick Arnstein
1968
Dr. Rad
1966
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
1986
Captain Alex Brunel
1974
Major Grau
1967
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
1976
Genghis Khan / Temujin
1965
1985
Pietro
2005
Prince Hassan
1979
Prince Memucan
2006
Sheik Alla Hou
1965
Sultan Hassan
1986
Ahmed Ø£Øمد
1954
Nick Arnstein
1975
Davich
1964
San Pietro
2005
Ivo Palazzi
1979
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1968
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Che Guevara
1969
2008
Francisco
1964
Hagop Zakarian
1991
Vogel
1971
Razumovsky
1996
Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
Uraz
1971
Sultan Hassan
1986
Abel Zacharia
1971
The King
2005
Hassanein
1960
Ù…Øسّب
1959
Meno Argenti
1981
(archive footage)
2010
Self (archive footage)
1996
إبراهيم Øمدي
1961
Victor
2001
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1990
Captain Nemo
1973
Feodor Sverdlov
1974
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
1967
The Deacon
1980
Indian Brigadier
1981
Emir Beni-Zair
1992
Hussein
1960
1992
Moulay Hassan
2013
Marquis Hippolite
1992
Hagop Zakarian
1992
Omar Sharif
2013
Self
2009
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
1988
Davich (archive footage)
1965
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1989
عادل
1959
شكري زدØمد
1959
Goha
1959
Self
2004
خالد
1960
Bart
1980
Andre Ferren
1976
Ragab
1956
Baron Cesare Magnasco
1980
Rashid Saud
1987
Self
2011
Ahmed
1957
Jonathan
1988
Adel
1958
1959
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
Pierre
1972
Essam
1954
Jaume
2010
Hassan
2009
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1983
Emir Beni-Zair
1991
1993
Salah
1958
Alex
1988
Federico Fendi
1969
Ø£Øمد
1955
Ahmed
1965
Self
1985
Narrator
1996
Garcin
1985
Self
2022
Louie Lefevre
1980
Self
2009
Magdi
1959
Nakht (voice)
2002
Adel
1960
2005
Mokrir
1956
Dima
1994
Aziz
1957
Grandfather
2015
Self
2000
Essam Mourad
1961
Self
1965
Himself
1965
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
1991
Khalil Gibran
1997
Rico
1990
Principe Nicola
2006
Self
2004
Self
1965
1960
Grandfather
1998
Alex Joski
1983
Safar Khan
1994
Self
2007
Mamduh Ezzat
1958
Narrator
1999
Self - Presenter
2007
Self
2013
Narrator (voice)
1995
Narrator
2006