Person Details
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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
(1972) SelfBambi Awards
(1948) SelfNuméro un
(1975) Self - Host30 millions d'amis
(1976) SelfThe Oscars
(1953) SelfDoctor Zhivago
(1965) Dr. Yuri ZhivagoLawrence of Arabia
(1962) Sherif AliGulliver's Travels
(1996) SorcererActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 |