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Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1932-04-10

Birth Place

Alexandria, Egypt

Movies and TV shows :

10,000 BC

10,000 BC

2008

5.5

Movie
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

2015

5.0

Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

6.6

Movie
poster

30 millions d'amis

1976

5.8

TV
588 rue Paradis

588 rue Paradis

1992

7.1

Movie
A Castle in Italy

A Castle in Italy

2013

5.4

Movie
A Man in Our House

A Man in Our House

1961

6.6

Movie
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

2009

8.0

Movie
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued

Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued

2022

0.0

Movie
Agony of Love

Agony of Love

1960

0.0

Movie
poster

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

1986

7.0

TV
Ashanti

Ashanti

1979

5.8

Movie
Ayoub

Ayoub

1983

6.5

Movie
poster

Bambi Awards

1948

9.0

TV
Beach of Secrets

Beach of Secrets

1958

6.0

Movie
Behold a Pale Horse

Behold a Pale Horse

1964

5.9

Movie
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

2011

6.0

Movie
Beyond Justice

Beyond Justice

1992

3.8

Movie
Bloodline

Bloodline

1979

4.7

Movie
poster

Cadet Rousselle

1971

0.0

TV
Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

1996

5.7

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
Che!

Che!

1969

5.2

Movie
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
Citizen Masrey

Citizen Masrey

1991

7.2

Movie
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend

Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend

1999

0.0

Movie
Crime and Passion

Crime and Passion

1976

6.0

Movie
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1956

6.2

Movie
David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

1985

6.0

Movie
Desert Law

Desert Law

1991

5.4

Movie
poster

Die Drehscheibe

1964

6.0

TV
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

7.5

Movie
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic

Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic

1995

0.0

Movie
Eshaet Hob

Eshaet Hob

1960

7.7

Movie
Fire at My Heart

Fire at My Heart

2006

6.0

Movie
For the Sake of a Woman

For the Sake of a Woman

1959

0.0

Movie
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte

Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte

2007

0.0

Movie
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968

7.2

Movie
Funny Lady

Funny Lady

1975

5.2

Movie
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1965

5.9

Movie
Ghaltet Habibi

Ghaltet Habibi

1958

0.0

Movie
Gharam Al-Asyad

Gharam Al-Asyad

1961

6.0

Movie
Goha

Goha

1959

5.2

Movie
Going Public

Going Public

2000

3.5

Movie
Grand Larceny

Grand Larceny

1987

0.0

Movie
Green Ice

Green Ice

1981

5.6

Movie
poster

Gulliver's Travels

1996

7.1

TV
poster

Hanan W Haneen

2007

0.0

TV
Harem

Harem

1986

4.8

Movie
poster

Harem

1986

5.0

TV
Hassan and Marcus

Hassan and Marcus

2008

6.5

Movie
Heaven Before I Die

Heaven Before I Die

1997

4.0

Movie
Heavenly Sin

Heavenly Sin

1992

3.5

Movie
Hidalgo

Hidalgo

2004

6.9

Movie
Hollywood Legenden

Hollywood Legenden

2004

2.0

Movie
I Forgot to Tell You

I Forgot to Tell You

2010

5.5

Movie
Inchon

Inchon

1981

3.8

Movie
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021

7.7

Movie
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996

6.7

Movie
Journey of Love

Journey of Love

1990

0.0

Movie
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

1974

6.1

Movie
Keys to Freedom

Keys to Freedom

1988

3.0

Movie
poster

Kronprinz Rudolf

2006

10.0

TV
La Martingale

La Martingale

1983

8.0

Movie
La Traversée du désir

La Traversée du désir

2009

5.7

Movie
Land of Peace

Land of Peace

1957

0.0

Movie
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love

Laughter, Joy, Work and Love

1993

2.0

Movie
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

8.0

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
Les pyramides bleues

Les pyramides bleues

1988

3.1

Movie
Lie Down with Lions

Lie Down with Lions

1994

4.3

Movie
Looking for Sophia

Looking for Sophia

2004

8.0

Movie
Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

6.6

Movie
Marco the Magnificent

Marco the Magnificent

1965

5.3

Movie
Mayerling

Mayerling

1968

6.2

Movie
poster

Memories of Midnight

1991

4.3

TV
Monsieur Ibrahim

Monsieur Ibrahim

2003

7.1

Movie
More Than a Miracle

More Than a Miracle

1967

5.9

Movie
Moscow in Madrid

Moscow in Madrid

1965

0.0

Movie
Mother

Mother

1991

7.8

Movie
Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

1990

6.4

Movie
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

1992

7.8

Movie
My Only Love

My Only Love

1960

0.0

Movie
Mysteries of Egypt

Mysteries of Egypt

1998

5.6

Movie
poster

Mysterious Island

1973

6.6

TV
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
Oh! Heavenly Dog

Oh! Heavenly Dog

1980

5.5

Movie
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

2020

7.0

Movie
One Night with the King

One Night with the King

2006

6.6

Movie
Our Best Days

Our Best Days

1955

6.7

Movie
poster

Parabéns

1992

0.0

TV
Pasternak

Pasternak

1965

5.0

Movie
poster

Peter the Great

1986

8.2

TV
Pleasure Palace

Pleasure Palace

1980

6.0

Movie
Pyramid

Pyramid

2002

6.0

Movie
Rendezvous with a Stranger

Rendezvous with a Stranger

1959

0.0

Movie
Rock the Casbah

Rock the Casbah

2013

6.3

Movie
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

1980

3.8

Movie
poster

Samedi soir

1971

6.0

TV
Sayedat el kasr

Sayedat el kasr

1958

6.2

Movie
Scandal in Zamalek

Scandal in Zamalek

1959

0.0

Movie
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

2005

5.0

Movie
Sleepless

Sleepless

1957

6.1

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
St. Peter

St. Peter

2005

6.3

Movie
poster

St. Peter

2005

0.0

TV
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

2013

0.0

Movie
Struggle on the Nile

Struggle on the Nile

1959

7.0

Movie
The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

1999

6.7

Movie
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
The Appointment

The Appointment

1969

5.5

Movie
The Baltimore Bullet

The Baltimore Bullet

1980

5.9

Movie
The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

1960

8.0

Movie
The Blazing Sun

The Blazing Sun

1954

7.0

Movie
The Burglars

The Burglars

1971

7.0

Movie
The Car That Became a Star

The Car That Became a Star

1965

6.0

Movie
The Coptic Museum

The Coptic Museum

2006

6.0

Movie
The Devil of the Desert

The Devil of the Desert

1954

5.0

Movie
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

6.5

Movie
poster

The Far Pavilions

1984

7.7

TV
The Horsemen

The Horsemen

1971

6.5

Movie
poster

The Last Templar

2009

5.4

TV
The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971

6.6

Movie
The Lebanese Mission

The Lebanese Mission

1956

2.5

Movie
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

2003

7.0

Movie
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

2000

10.0

Movie
The Mamluks

The Mamluks

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

The Mind of David Berglas

1985

6.0

TV
The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island

1973

5.3

Movie
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967

6.8

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Parole Officer

The Parole Officer

2001

5.8

Movie
The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

6.8

Movie
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

5.8

Movie
The Possessed

The Possessed

1988

5.4

Movie
The Puppeteer

The Puppeteer

1989

9.0

Movie
The Rainbow Thief

The Rainbow Thief

1994

5.3

Movie
The Right to Love

The Right to Love

1972

6.0

Movie
The River of Love

The River of Love

1960

8.0

Movie
The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

1974

6.2

Movie
poster

The Ten Commandments

2006

5.4

TV
The Traveller

The Traveller

2009

8.0

Movie
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

6.0

Movie
Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984

7.1

Movie
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

TV Story Superstar

2020

0.0

TV
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt

Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt

1996

4.0

Movie
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
Vicious Circle

Vicious Circle

1985

0.0

Movie
poster

Viva el lunes

1995

2.0

TV
poster

Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

TV
We the Students

We the Students

1959

6.0

Movie
poster

Wedden, dat..?

1986

0.0

TV
poster

Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

الحب الضائع

1969

0.0

TV