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 would later discover 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.
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.
Movies
Monsieur Ibrahim Monsieur Ibrahim
Doctor Zhivago Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia Sherif Ali
Bloodline Ivo Palazzi
Pasternak Himself
Hidalgo Sheikh Riyadh
Mountains of the Moon Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered Self (archive footage)
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan / Temujin
Mysteries of Egypt Grandfather
10,000 BC Narrator (voice)
Fire at My Heart Principe Nicola
Top Secret! Agent Cedric
Oh! Heavenly Dog Bart
The Burglars Abel Zacharia
Grand Larceny Rashid Saud
Hollywood Legenden Self
The Rainbow Thief Dima
Pyramid Nakht (voice)
Juggernaut Captain Alex Brunel
The Last Valley Vogel
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte Self
The Night of the Generals Major Grau
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten Self
More Than a Miracle Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
One Night with the King Prince Memucan
Che! Che Guevara
The Mysterious Island Captain Nemo
Funny Girl Nick Arnstein
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde Self
Mayerling Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Funny Lady Nick Arnstein
The Yellow Rolls-Royce Davich
The Fall of the Roman Empire Sohamus
Mackenna's Gold Colorado
The Horsemen Uraz
Moscow in Madrid Self
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel The King
J'ai oublié de te dire Jaume
The Tamarind Seed Feodor Sverdlov
The Appointment Federico Fendi
Hassan and Marcus
Struggle on the Nile محسّب
Ashanti Prince Hassan
Looking for Sophia Self
Green Ice Meno Argenti
Mother Hagop Zakarian
588 rue Paradis Hagop Zakarian
Beyond Justice Emir Beni-Zair
St. Peter San Pietro
Marco the Magnificent Sheik Alla Hou
Crime and Passion Andre Ferren
The Poppy Is Also a Flower Dr. Rad
Lie Down with Lions Safar Khan
Behold a Pale Horse Francisco
The Possessed Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' Self (archive footage)
The Baltimore Bullet The Deacon
Rock the Casbah Moulay Hassan
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt Narrator
Pleasure Palace Louie Lefevre
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert Baron Cesare Magnasco
The Blazing Sun أحمد
Keys to Freedom Jonathan
Sayedat el kasr Adel
Sleepless Aziz
Journey of Love Rico
A Beginning and an Ending حسنين
Les pyramides bleues Alex
A Man in Our House إبراهيم حمدي
The Right to Love Pierre
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Self - Presenter
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham Grandfather
The 13th Warrior Melchisidek
The Traveller Hassan
Heaven Before I Die Khalil Gibran
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean Self
The Coptic Museum Narrator
Eshaet Hob Hussein
The River of Love Khalid
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Marquis Hippolite
Rendezvous with a Stranger Magdi
The Parole Officer Victor
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend Narrator
Harem Sultan Hassan
Our Best Days أحمد
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (archive footage)
Heavenly Sin
Goha Goha
Citizen Masrey Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Desert Law Emir Beni-Zair
Catherine the Great Razumovsky
Going Public
The Lebanese Mission Mokrir
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
La Traversée du désir Self
My Only Love Adel
For the Sake of a Woman شكري زدحمد
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
David Lean: A Life in Film Self
The Devil of the Desert Essam
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics Self
Scandal in Zamalek
We the Students عادل
La Martingale Alex Joski
Agony of Love
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Mamluks Ahmed
Inchon Indian Brigadier
Ayoub Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Dark Waters Ragab
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia Self
Ghaltet Habibi Salah
The Car That Became a Star Davich (archiveFootage)
The Puppeteer Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
Gharam Al-Asyad Essam Mourad
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Self - Actor (archive footage)
Land of Peace Ahmed
A Castle in Italy Omar Sharif
Vicious Circle Garcin
Beach of Secrets Mamduh Ezzat
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic Narrator (voice)
Shows
Gulliver's Travels Sorcerer
Viva el lunes Self
Wogan Self
The Oscars Self
Parabéns Self
The Mind of David Berglas
Hanan W Haneen
Mysterious Island Captain Nemo
Peter the Great Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
Harem Sultan Hassan
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self
The Last Templar Konstantine
The Ten Commandments Jethro
The Far Pavilions Koda Dad
Memories of Midnight Constantin Demiris
Kronprinz Rudolf Hans Canon
V.I.P. Schaukel Self
TV Story Superstar Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma Self
Le Grand Échiquier Self
Cadet Rousselle Self
Bambi Awards Self
الحب الضائع عمر
Numéro un Self
Numéro un Self - Host
Cinépanorama Self
St. Peter Pietro
Champs-Elysées Self
Die Drehscheibe Self
Wedden, dat..? Self
Vivement dimanche Self
30 millions d'amis Self
Samedi soir Self
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna Czar Nicholas II
