Omar Sharif
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.
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Movies (41)
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
2015
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
2013
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
2013
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
2010
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
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
2008
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
2008
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
2007
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self
2007
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
2006
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
2006
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator
2006
St. Peter
as San Pietro
2005
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
2005
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
2005
Looking for Sophia
as Self
2004
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
2004
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
2004
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
2002
The Parole Officer
as Victor
2001
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self
2001
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
1999
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
1999
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
1998
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
1997
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
1996
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
1995
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
1994
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
1994
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father
1993
