Actor
· Acting
Omar Sharif
Born 1932-04-10
Died 2015-07-10
📍 Alexandria, Egypt
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 151
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
2019
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
2013
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
2013
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
2010
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
2009
The Traveller
as Hassan
2009
La Traversée du désir
as Self
2009
The Last Templar
as Konstantine
2009
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
2008
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
2008
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
2007
Hanan W Haneen
2007
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
2006
Kronprinz Rudolf
as Hans Canon
2006
The Ten Commandments
as Jethro
2006
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
2006
St. Peter
as San Pietro
2005
St. Peter
as Pietro
2005
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
2005
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
2005
Looking for Sophia
as Self
2004
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
2004
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
2002
The Parole Officer
as Victor
2001
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self
2001
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
1999
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
1998
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
1997
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
1996
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Gulliver's Travels
as Sorcerer
1996
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
1995
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
1994
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
1994
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father
1993
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
1992
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
1992
Heavenly Sin
as Tsai Mang Hua
1992
Parabéns
as Self
1992
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
1992
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
1991
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
1991
Memories of Midnight
as Constantin Demiris
1991
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self
1991
The Law of the Desert
as Emir Beni-Zair
1991
Journey of Love
as Rico
1990
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1990
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1989
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self
1989
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
1988
Paradise Calling
as Alex
1988
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
1988
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
1987
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Czar Nicholas II
1986
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
1986
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
1986
Peter the Great
as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
1986
The Mind of David Berglas
1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
1985
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
1984
The Far Pavilions
as Koda Dad
1984
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
1983
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1983
Wogan
as Self
1982
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
1981
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
1981
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
1980
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
1980
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
1980
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
1980
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
1979
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
1979
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
1976
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
1976
30 millions d'amis
as Self
1976
Numéro un
as Self
1975
Numéro un
as Self - Host
1975
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
1975
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
1974
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
1974
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
1973
The Right to Love
as Pierre
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Cadet Rousselle
as Self
1971
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
1971
The Horsemen
as Uraz
1971
The Last Valley
as Vogel
1971
Che!
as Che Guevara
1969
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
1969
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
1969
الحب الضائع
as عمر
1969
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1968
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
1968
This is Streisand
1968
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
1967
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
1967
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
1966
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
1965
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
1965
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
1965
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
1965
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
1965
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
1965
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
1965
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
1964
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
1964
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
1962
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
1961
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
1961
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
1960
The River of Love
as خالد
1960
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
1960
My Only Love
as Adel
1960
Agony of Love
as Hasan
1960
Conflict in the Nile
as محسّب
1959
Goha
as Goha
1959
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
1959
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد
1959
We the Students
as عادل
1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
1959
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
1958
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
1958
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
1958
Sleepless
as Aziz
1957
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
1957
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
1956
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ragab
1956
Our Best Days
as أحمد
1955
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam
1954
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد
1954
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Bambi
as Self
1948
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944