Omar Sharif
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 would later discover 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. 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
Credits
- 2021 · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2020 · Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2020 · TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham as Grandfather
- 2013 · A Castle in Italy as Omar Sharif
- 2013 · Rock the Casbah as Moulay Hassan
- 2013 · Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten as Self
- 2011 · Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde as Self
- 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2010 · J'ai oublié de te dire as Jaume
- 2009 · A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics as Self
- 2009 · The Traveller as Hassan
- 2009 · La Traversée du désir as Self
- 2009 · The Last Templar as Konstantine
- 2008 · Hassan and Marcus as
- 2008 · 10,000 BC as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Hanan W Haneen as
- 2007 · Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte as Self
- 2006 · One Night with the King as Prince Memucan
- 2006 · Kronprinz Rudolf as Hans Canon
- 2006 · The Ten Commandments as Jethro
- 2006 · Fire at My Heart as Principe Nicola
- 2006 · The Coptic Museum as Narrator
- 2005 · St. Peter as San Pietro
- 2005 · St. Peter as Pietro
- 2005 · Shaka Zulu: The Citadel as The King
- 2004 · Looking for Sophia as Self
- 2004 · Hidalgo as Sheikh Riyadh
- 2004 · Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2003 · The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Monsieur Ibrahim as Monsieur Ibrahim
- 2002 · Pyramid as Nakht (voice)
- 2001 · The Parole Officer as Victor
- 2000 · Going Public as
- 2000 · The Making of Lawrence of Arabia as Self
- 1999 · The 13th Warrior as Melchisidek
- 1999 · Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend as Narrator
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · Mysteries of Egypt as Grandfather
- 1997 · Heaven Before I Die as Khalil Gibran
- 1996 · Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt as Narrator
- 1996 · Catherine the Great as Razumovsky
- 1996 · Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Gulliver's Travels as Sorcerer
- 1995 · Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Viva el lunes as Self
- 1994 · Lie Down with Lions as Safar Khan
- 1994 · The Rainbow Thief as Dima
- 1993 · Laughter, Joy, Work and Love as
- 1992 · Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris as Marquis Hippolite
- 1992 · Beyond Justice as Emir Beni-Zair
- 1992 · Heavenly Sin as
- 1992 · Parabéns as Self
- 1992 · 588 rue Paradis as Hagop Zakarian
- 1991 · Citizen Masrey as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
- 1991 · Mother as Hagop Zakarian
- 1991 · Memories of Midnight as Constantin Demiris
- 1991 · Desert Law as Emir Beni-Zair
- 1990 · Journey of Love as Rico
- 1990 · Mountains of the Moon as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
- 1989 · The Puppeteer as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
- 1988 · The Possessed as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
- 1988 · Les pyramides bleues as Alex
- 1988 · Keys to Freedom as Jonathan
- 1987 · Grand Larceny as Rashid Saud
- 1986 · Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna as Czar Nicholas II
- 1986 · Harem as Sultan Hassan
- 1986 · Harem as Sultan Hassan
- 1986 · Peter the Great as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- 1986 · Wedden, dat..? as Self
- 1985 · The Mind of David Berglas as
- 1985 · Vicious Circle as Garcin
- 1985 · David Lean: A Life in Film as Self
- 1984 · Top Secret! as Agent Cedric
- 1984 · The Far Pavilions as Koda Dad
- 1983 · La Martingale as Alex Joski
- 1983 · Ayoub as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1981 · Green Ice as Meno Argenti
- 1981 · Inchon as Indian Brigadier
- 1980 · Pleasure Palace as Louie Lefevre
- 1980 · Oh! Heavenly Dog as Bart
- 1980 · The Baltimore Bullet as The Deacon
- 1980 · S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert as Baron Cesare Magnasco
- 1979 · Bloodline as Ivo Palazzi
- 1979 · Ashanti as Prince Hassan
- 1976 · The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
- 1976 · Crime and Passion as Andre Ferren
- 1976 · 30 millions d'amis as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self - Host
- 1975 · Funny Lady as Nick Arnstein
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1974 · Juggernaut as Captain Alex Brunel
- 1974 · The Tamarind Seed as Feodor Sverdlov
- 1973 · Mysterious Island as Captain Nemo
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · The Mysterious Island as Captain Nemo
- 1972 · The Right to Love as Pierre
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Cadet Rousselle as Self
- 1971 · The Burglars as Abel Zacharia
- 1971 · The Horsemen as Uraz
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · The Last Valley as Vogel
- 1971 · Samedi soir as Self
- 1969 · Che! as Che Guevara
- 1969 · The Appointment as Federico Fendi
- 1969 · Mackenna's Gold as Colorado
- 1969 · الحب الضائع as عمر
- 1968 · Mayerling as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- 1968 · Funny Girl as Nick Arnstein
- 1967 · More Than a Miracle as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
- 1967 · The Night of the Generals as Major Grau
- 1966 · The Poppy Is Also a Flower as Dr. Rad
- 1965 · Pasternak as Himself
- 1965 · Moscow in Madrid as Self
- 1965 · Doctor Zhivago as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
- 1965 · The Mamluks as Ahmed
- 1965 · Marco the Magnificent as Sheik Alla Hou
- 1965 · Genghis Khan as Genghis Khan / Temujin
- 1965 · The Car That Became a Star as Davich (archiveFootage)
- 1965 · Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean as Self
- 1964 · The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Davich
- 1964 · Behold a Pale Horse as Francisco
- 1964 · Die Drehscheibe as Self
- 1964 · The Fall of the Roman Empire as Sohamus
- 1962 · Lawrence of Arabia as Sherif Ali
- 1961 · A Man in Our House as إبراهيم حمدي
- 1961 · Gharam Al-Asyad as Essam Mourad
- 1960 · Eshaet Hob as Hussein
- 1960 · The River of Love as Khalid
- 1960 · A Beginning and an Ending as حسنين
- 1960 · My Only Love as Adel
- 1960 · Agony of Love as
- 1959 · Struggle on the Nile as محسّب
- 1959 · Goha as Goha
- 1959 · For the Sake of a Woman as شكري زدحمد
- 1959 · Scandal in Zamalek as
- 1959 · We the Students as عادل
- 1959 · Rendezvous with a Stranger as Magdi
- 1958 · Sayedat el kasr as Adel
- 1958 · Ghaltet Habibi as Salah
- 1958 · Beach of Secrets as Mamduh Ezzat
- 1957 · Sleepless as Aziz
- 1957 · Land of Peace as Ahmed
- 1956 · The Lebanese Mission as Mokrir
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1956 · Dark Waters as Ragab
- 1955 · Our Best Days as أحمد
- 1954 · The Devil of the Desert as Essam
- 1954 · The Blazing Sun as أحمد
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self