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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 10, 1932
Died
July 10, 2015
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Also Known As
- Омар Шариф
- Michel Dimitri Chalhoub
- عمر الشريف
- Omar El Sherif
- عمر شریف
Omar Sharif
2.2 Popularity
Biography
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
0.0
Self
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
2022
7.9
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
7.0
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
0.0
Self (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
2020
🎬
5.0
Grandfather
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
2015
5.4
Omar Sharif
A Castle in Italy
2013
6.3
Moulay Hassan
Rock the Casbah
2013
🎬
0.0
Self
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013
6.0
Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011
6.1
(archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Credits
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
2022
0.0
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
7.9
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
7.0
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2020
0.0
🎬
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
2015
5.0
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
2013
5.4
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
2013
6.3
🎬
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
2013
0.0
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
2011
6.0
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
6.1
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
2010
5.5
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
2009
8.0
The Traveller
as Hassan
2009
8.0
La Traversée du désir
as Self
2009
5.7
The Last Templar
as Konstantine
2009
5.3
Hassan and Marcus
2008
6.6
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
2008
5.5
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
2007
0.0
Hanan W Haneen
2007
0.0
🎬
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self
2007
0.0
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
2006
6.7
Kronprinz Rudolf
as Hans Canon
2006
4.7
The Ten Commandments
as Jethro
2006
5.4
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
2006
6.0
🎬
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator
2006
6.0
St. Peter
as San Pietro
2005
6.4
St. Peter
as Pietro
2005
0.0
Going Public
2005
3.5
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
2005
5.0
🎬
Looking for Sophia
as Self
2004
8.0
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
2004
6.9
🎬
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
2004
2.0
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
7.0
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
2002
6.0
The Parole Officer
as Victor
2001
5.8
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self
2001
10.0
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
1999
6.7
🎬
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
1999
0.0
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
3.0
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
1998
5.6
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
1997
4.0
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
1996
4.0
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
1996
5.5
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1996
6.7
Gulliver's Travels
as Sorcerer
1996
7.1
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
1995
0.0
🎬
Viva el lunes
as Self
1995
6.0
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
1994
3.7
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
1994
5.3
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
1993
2.0
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
1992
7.2
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
1992
3.5
Heavenly Sin
1992
3.0
Parabéns
as Self
1992
0.0
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
1992
7.2
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
1991
7.3
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
1991
7.8
Memories of Midnight
as Constantin Demiris
1991
3.5
The Law of the Desert
as Emir Beni-Zair
1991
0.0
Journey of Love
as Rico
1990
0.0
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1990
6.5
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1989
9.0
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self
1989
7.0
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
1988
5.3
Paradise Calling
as Alex
1988
3.0
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
1988
3.0
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987
5.1
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
1987
1.0
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Czar Nicholas II
1986
6.6
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
1986
4.2
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
1986
5.0
Peter the Great
as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
1986
8.0
🎬
Wedden, dat..?
as Self
1986
8.0
The Mind of David Berglas
1985
6.0
🎬
Vicious Circle
as Garcin
1985
0.0
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
1985
6.0
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
1984
7.1
The Far Pavilions
as Koda Dad
1984
7.5
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
1983
8.0
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1983
6.5
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
6.3
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
1981
5.5
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
1981
3.4
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
1980
4.3
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
1980
5.5
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
1980
5.6
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
1980
3.4
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
1979
4.9
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
1979
5.7
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
1976
6.9
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
1976
6.0
30 millions d'amis
as Self
1976
5.8
Numéro un
as Self
1975
6.0
Numéro un
as Self - Host
1975
6.0
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
1975
5.2
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
0.0
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
1974
6.2
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
1974
6.1
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
1973
6.1
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
1973
5.3
The Right to Love
as Pierre
1972
6.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
8.0
Cadet Rousselle
as Self
1971
0.0
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
1971
7.0
The Horsemen
as Uraz
1971
6.3
🎬
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
7.5
The Last Valley
as Vogel
1971
6.4
🎬
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
6.0
Che!
as Che Guevara
1969
4.9
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
1969
5.5
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
1969
6.6
الحب الضائع
as عمر
1969
0.0
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1968
6.2
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
1968
7.2
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
1967
5.8
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
1967
6.8
Lionpower from MGM
1967
4.5
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
1966
5.8
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
1965
0.0
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
1965
5.0
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
1965
7.5
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
1965
0.0
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
1965
4.7
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
1965
5.8
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
1965
0.0
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
1965
6.0
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
1964
6.0
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
1964
5.9
🎬
Die Drehscheibe
as Self
1964
6.0
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
1964
6.5
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
1962
8.0
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
1961
6.6
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
1961
6.0
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
1960
7.8
The River of Love
as خالد
1960
8.0
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
1960
8.0
My Only Love
as Adel
1960
0.0
Agony of Love
1960
0.0
Struggle on the Nile
as محسّب
1959
7.2
Goha
as Goha
1959
5.2
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
1959
6.0
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد
1959
0.0
We the Students
as عادل
1959
6.5
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
1959
0.0
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
1958
6.2
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
1958
0.0
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
1958
6.0
Sleepless
as Aziz
1957
6.1
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
1957
0.0
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
1956
2.5
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
8.0
Dark Waters
as Ragab
1956
6.2
Our Best Days
as أحمد
1955
6.7
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam
1954
5.0
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد
1954
6.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Bambi
as Self
1948
9.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2