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