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