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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-04-10
Place of birth
Alexandria, Egypt
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Cast
Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
7.00
Doctor Zhivago
1965
7.50
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
8.00
Bloodline
1979
4.90
Pasternak
1965
5.00
Hidalgo
2004
6.90
Mountains of the Moon
1990
6.50
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
6.70
Genghis Khan
1965
5.80
Mysteries of Egypt
1998
5.60
10,000 BC
2008
5.50
Fire at My Heart
2006
6.00
Top Secret!
1984
7.09
Oh! Heavenly Dog
1980
5.51
The Burglars
1971
6.96
Grand Larceny
1987
1.00
Hollywood Legenden
2004
2.00
The Rainbow Thief
1994
5.30
Pyramid
2002
6.00
Juggernaut
1974
6.20
The Last Valley
1971
6.40
The Night of the Generals
1967
6.80
More Than a Miracle
1967
5.80
One Night with the King
2006
6.66
Che!
1969
4.90
The Mysterious Island
1973
5.30
Funny Girl
1968
7.20
Mayerling
1968
6.17
Funny Lady
1975
5.20
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
6.04
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
6.50
Mackenna's Gold
1969
6.60
The Horsemen
1971
6.30
Moscow in Madrid
1965
0.00
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
2005
5.00
I Forgot to Tell You
2010
5.50
The Tamarind Seed
1974
6.10
The Appointment
1969
5.50
Hassan and Marcus
2008
6.63
Struggle on the Nile
1959
7.20
Ashanti
1979
5.70
Looking for Sophia
2004
8.00
Green Ice
1981
5.50
Mother
1991
7.80
588 rue Paradis
1992
7.20
Beyond Justice
1992
3.50
St. Peter
2005
6.39
Marco the Magnificent
1965
4.70
Crime and Passion
1976
6.00
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
5.80
Lie Down with Lions
1994
3.70
Behold a Pale Horse
1964
5.93
The Possessed
1988
5.27
The Baltimore Bullet
1980
5.61
Rock the Casbah
2013
6.30
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
1996
4.00
Pleasure Palace
1980
4.33
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
1980
3.40
The Blazing Sun
1954
6.93
Keys to Freedom
1988
3.00
Sayedat el kasr
1958
6.20
Sleepless
1957
6.10
Journey of Love
1990
0.00
The Beginning and the End
1960
8.00
Paradise Calling
1988
3.00
A Man in Our House
1961
6.60
The Right to Love
1972
6.00
The 13th Warrior
1999
6.68
The Traveller
2009
8.00
Heaven Before I Die
1997
4.00
The Coptic Museum
2006
6.00
Eshaet Hob
1960
7.80
The River of Love
1960
8.00
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992
7.20
Rendezvous with a Stranger
1959
0.00
The Parole Officer
2001
5.80
Harem
1986
4.20
Our Best Days
1955
6.70
Heavenly Sin
1992
3.00
Goha
1959
5.20
Citizen Masrey
1991
7.30
Catherine the Great
1996
5.50
Going Public
2005
3.50
The Lebanese Mission
1956
2.50
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
6.90
La Traversée du désir
2009
5.70
My Only Love
1960
0.00
For the Sake of a Woman
1959
6.00
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
1993
2.00
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
6.00
The Devil of the Desert
1954
5.00
Scandal in Zamalek
1959
0.00
We the Students
1959
6.50
La Martingale
1983
8.00
Agony of Love
1960
0.00
The Mamluks
1965
0.00
Inchon
1981
3.40
Ayoub
1983
6.50
Dark Waters
1956
6.21
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001
10.00
Ghaltet Habibi
1958
0.00
The Car That Became a Star
1965
6.00
The Puppeteer
1989
9.00
Gharam Al-Asyad
1961
6.00
Land of Peace
1957
0.00
A Castle in Italy
2013
5.36
Vicious Circle
1985
0.00
Beach of Secrets
1958
6.00
Lionpower from MGM
1967
4.50