Omar Sharif
Acting • Born 1932-04-10 – Died 2015-07-10
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.
Filmography
163 credits
Monsieur Ibrahim
Movie • 2003
Monsieur Ibrahim
Doctor Zhivago
Movie • 1965
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia
Movie • 1962
Sherif Ali
Bloodline
Movie • 1979
Ivo Palazzi
Pasternak
Movie • 1965
Self (archive footage)
Hidalgo
Movie • 2004
Sheikh Riyadh
Mountains of the Moon
Movie • 1990
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Genghis Khan
Movie • 1965
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Mysteries of Egypt
Movie • 1998
Grandfather
10,000 BC
Movie • 2008
Narrator (voice)
Fire at My Heart
Movie • 2006
Principe Nicola
Top Secret!
Movie • 1984
Agent Cedric
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Movie • 1980
Bart
The Burglars
Movie • 1971
Abel Zacharia
Grand Larceny
Movie • 1987
Rashid Saud
Hollywood Legenden
Movie • 2004
Self
The Rainbow Thief
Movie • 1994
Dima
Pyramid
Movie • 2002
Nakht (voice)
Juggernaut
Movie • 1974
Captain Alex Brunel
The Last Valley
Movie • 1971
Vogel
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Movie • 2007
Self
The Night of the Generals
Movie • 1967
Major Grau
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Movie • 2013
Self
More Than a Miracle
Movie • 1967
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
One Night with the King
Movie • 2006
Prince Memucan
Che!
Movie • 1969
Che Guevara
The Mysterious Island
Movie • 1973
Captain Nemo
Funny Girl
Movie • 1968
Nick Arnstein
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Movie • 2011
Self
Mayerling
Movie • 1968
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Funny Lady
Movie • 1975
Nick Arnstein
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Movie • 1964
Davich
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Movie • 1964
Sohamus
Mackenna's Gold
Movie • 1969
Colorado
The Horsemen
Movie • 1971
Uraz
Moscow in Madrid
Movie • 1965
Self
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
Movie • 2005
The King
I Forgot to Tell You
Movie • 2010
Jaume
The Tamarind Seed
Movie • 1974
Feodor Sverdlov
The Appointment
Movie • 1969
Federico Fendi
Hassan and Marcus
Movie • 2008
Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
Ashanti
Movie • 1979
Prince Hassan
Struggle on the Nile
Movie • 1959
محسّب
Looking for Sophia
Movie • 2004
Self
Green Ice
Movie • 1981
Meno Argenti
Mother
Movie • 1991
Hagop Zakarian
588 rue Paradis
Movie • 1992
Hagop Zakarian
Beyond Justice
Movie • 1992
Emir Beni-Zair
St. Peter
Movie • 2005
San Pietro
Marco the Magnificent
Movie • 1965
Sheik Alla Hou
Crime and Passion
Movie • 1976
Andre Ferren
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie • 1966
Dr. Rad
Lie Down with Lions
Movie • 1994
Safar Khan
Behold a Pale Horse
Movie • 1964
Francisco
The Possessed
Movie • 1988
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
The Baltimore Bullet
Movie • 1980
The Deacon
Rock the Casbah
Movie • 2013
Moulay Hassan
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Movie • 1996
Narrator
Pleasure Palace
Movie • 1980
Louie Lefevre
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Movie • 1980
Baron Cesare Magnasco
The Blazing Sun
Movie • 1954
Ahmed أحمد
Keys to Freedom
Movie • 1988
Jonathan
Sayedat el kasr
Movie • 1958
Adel
Sleepless
Movie • 1957
Aziz
Journey of Love
Movie • 1990
Rico
The Beginning and the End
Movie • 1960
Hassanein
Paradise Calling
Movie • 1988
Alex
A Man in Our House
Movie • 1961
إبراهيم حمدي
The Right to Love
Movie • 1972
Pierre
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Movie • 2007
Self - Presenter
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Movie • 2015
Grandfather
The 13th Warrior
Movie • 1999
Melchisidek
The Traveller
Movie • 2009
Hassan
Heaven Before I Die
Movie • 1997
Khalil Gibran
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Movie • 1965
Self
The Coptic Museum
Movie • 2006
Narrator
Eshaet Hob
Movie • 1960
Hussein
The River of Love
Movie • 1960
خالد
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Movie • 1992
Marquis Hippolite
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Movie • 1959
Magdi
The Parole Officer
Movie • 2001
Victor
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Movie • 1999
Narrator
Harem
Movie • 1986
Sultan Hassan
Our Best Days
Movie • 1955
أحمد
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie • 2010
(archive footage)
Heavenly Sin
Movie • 1992
Tsai Mang Hua
Goha
Movie • 1959
Goha
Citizen Masrey
Movie • 1991
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Catherine the Great
Movie • 1996
Razumovsky
Going Public
Movie • 2005
Mahmout Aziz
The Lebanese Mission
Movie • 1956
Mokrir
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Movie • 1976
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
La Traversée du désir
Movie • 2009
Self
For the Sake of a Woman
Movie • 1959
شكري زدحمد
My Only Love
Movie • 1960
Adel
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
Movie • 1993
Adham's father
David Lean: A Life in Film
Movie • 1985
Self
The Devil of the Desert
Movie • 1954
Essam
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Movie • 2009
Self
Scandal in Zamalek
Movie • 1959
أحمد
We the Students
Movie • 1959
عادل
La Martingale
Movie • 1983
Alex Joski
Agony of Love
Movie • 1960
Hasan
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Movie • 2020
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Mamluks
Movie • 1965
Ahmed
Inchon
Movie • 1981
Indian Brigadier
Ayoub
Movie • 1983
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Dark Waters
Movie • 1956
Ragab
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Movie • 2001
Self
Ghaltet Habibi
Movie • 1958
Salah
The Car That Became a Star
Movie • 1965
Davich (archive footage)
The Puppeteer
Movie • 1989
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Gharam Al-Asyad
Movie • 1961
Essam Mourad
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Land of Peace
Movie • 1957
Ahmed
A Castle in Italy
Movie • 2013
Omar Sharif
Vicious Circle
Movie • 1985
Garcin
Beach of Secrets
Movie • 1958
Mamduh Ezzat
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Movie • 1995
Narrator (voice)
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Movie • 2022
Self
Lionpower from MGM
Movie • 1967
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Movie • 1991
Self
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Movie • 2019
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
Movie • 2011
Self
Gulliver's Travels
TV • 1996
Sorcerer
Viva el lunes
TV • 1995
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Parabéns
TV • 1992
Self
The Mind of David Berglas
TV • 1985
Hanan W Haneen
TV • 2007
Mysterious Island
TV • 1973
Captain Nemo
Peter the Great
TV • 1986
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
Harem
TV • 1986
Sultan Hassan
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
The Last Templar
TV • 2009
Konstantine
The Ten Commandments
TV • 2006
Jethro
The Far Pavilions
TV • 1984
Koda Dad
Memories of Midnight
TV • 1991
Constantin Demiris
Kronprinz Rudolf
TV • 2006
Hans Canon
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV • 1971
Self
TV Story Superstar
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
Cadet Rousselle
TV • 1971
Self
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
الحب الضائع
TV • 1969
عمر
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self
St. Peter
TV • 2005
Pietro
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Die Drehscheibe
TV • 1964
Self
Wedden, dat..?
TV • 1986
Self
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
30 millions d'amis
TV • 1976
Self
Samedi soir
TV • 1971
Self
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
TV • 1986
Czar Nicholas II
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The Law of the Desert
TV • 1991
Emir Beni-Zair
Clive James' Postcard from
TV • 1989
Self