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Aliases: Омар Шариф , Michel Dimitri Chalhoub , عمر الشريف , Omar El Sherif

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt

Homepage: https://data.bnf.fr/fr/12639139/omar_sharif/

Movie Involvements: 95

TV Involvements: 22


Most Famous Work

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 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.

Most Famous Work

Le Grand Échiquier
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8

Le Grand Échiquier

(1972) Self
Bambi Awards
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9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self
Numéro un
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6

Numéro un

(1975) Self - Host
30 millions d'amis
Average
6

30 millions d'amis

(1976) Self
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Doctor Zhivago
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8

Doctor Zhivago

(1965) Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia
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8

Lawrence of Arabia

(1962) Sherif Ali
Gulliver's Travels
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7

Gulliver's Travels

(1996) Sorcerer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self - Actor (archive footage)
2020 Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2015 Grandfather
2013 Omar Sharif
Moulay Hassan
Self
2011 Self
2010 archival footage
Jaume
2009 Self
Hassan
Self
Konstantine
2008 N/A
Narrator (voice)
2007 Self - Presenter
N/A
Self
2006 Prince Memucan
Hans Canon
Jethro
Principe Nicola
Narrator
2005 Pietro
San Pietro
The King
2004 Himself
Sheikh Riyadh
Self
2003 Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Ibrahim
2002 Nakht (voice)
2001 Victor
2000 N/A
Self
1999 Melchisidek
Narrator
1998 Self
Grandfather
1997 Khalil Gibran
1996 Narrator
Razumovsky
Self (archive footage)
Sorcerer
1995 Self
1994 Safar Khan
Dima
1993 N/A
1992 Marquis Hippolite
Emir Beni-Zair
N/A
Self
Hagop
1991 Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Hagop
Constantin Demiris
Emir Beni-Zair
1990 Rico
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1989 Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1988 Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Alex
Jonathan
1987 Rashid Saud
1986 Czar Nicholas II
Sultan Hassan
Sultan Hassan
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
Self
1985 N/A
Garcin
Self
1984 Agent Cedric
Koda Dad
1983 Alex Joski
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1982 Self
Self
1981 Meno Argenti
Indian Brigadier
1980 Louie Lefevre
Bart
The Deacon
Baron Cesare Magnasco
1979 Ivo Palazzi
Prince Hassan
1976 Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Andre Ferren
Self
1975 Self
Self - Host
Nick Arnstein
1974 Self
Captain Alex Brunel
Feodor Sverdlov
1973 Captain Nemo
Self
Captain Nemo
1972 Pierre
Self
1971 Self
Abel Zacharia
Uraz
Self
Vogel
Self
1969 Che Guevara
Federico Fendi
Colorado
عمر
1968 Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Nick Arnstein
1967 Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
Major Grau
1966 Dr. Rad
1965 Self
Himself
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Ahmed
Sheik Alla Hou
Genghis Khan / Temujin
Davich (archiveFootage)
Self
1964 Davich
Francisco
Self
Sohamus
1962 Sherif Ali
1961 Ibrahim Mohammed
N/A
1960 Hussein
Khalid
حسنين
Adel
N/A
1959 محسّب
Goha
شكري زدحمد
N/A
عادل
Magdi
1958 Adel
Salah
Mamduh Ezzat
1957 Aziz
Ahmed
1956 Mokrir
Self
Ragab
1955 أحمد
1954 Essam
أحمد
1953 Self
1948 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

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