Cast & creator
Omar Sharif
Best known for Sacrée soirée, Champs-Elysées, Vivement dimanche
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.
Also known as: Омар Шариф, Michel Dimitri Chalhoub, عمر الشريف, Omar El Sherif, عمر شریف
126
film credits
39
television credits
165
1944–2022 · acting roles
6.6
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (165)
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Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Wogan
Self
1982
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Die Drehscheibe
Self
1964
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Numéro un
Self
1975Numéro un
Self - Host
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Bambi
Self
1948Samedi soir
Self
1971
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
30 millions d'amis
Self
1976
Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
1962V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
1999
Green Ice
Meno Argenti
1981
Doctor Zhivago
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
1965Viva el lunes
Self
1995
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Cadet Rousselle
Self
1971Wedden, dat..?
Self
1986
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
2008
Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
1984
Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
1969
Gulliver's Travels
Sorcerer
1996
Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
2004
Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
1968
Peter the Great
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
1986
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
1976
One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
2006
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
1964
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Czar Nicholas II
1986
The Far Pavilions
Koda Dad
1984
Juggernaut
Captain Alex Brunel
1974
The Ten Commandments
Jethro
2006
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
1967
The Last Templar
Konstantine
2009
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
1989
Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
1973
Kronprinz Rudolf
Hans Canon
2006
The Law of the Desert
Emir Beni-Zair
1991
Funny Lady
Nick Arnstein
1975
Mountains of the Moon
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1990
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
1964
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Memories of Midnight
Constantin Demiris
1991
The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
1971
St. Peter
Pietro
2005
Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
1964
Mayerling
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1968
The Last Valley
Vogel
1971
The Mind of David Berglas
1985
Harem
Sultan Hassan
1986
The Tamarind Seed
Feodor Sverdlov
1974
Parabéns
Self
1992
Marco the Magnificent
Sheik Alla Hou
1965
More Than a Miracle
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
1967
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temujin
1965
Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim
2003
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Dr. Rad
1966
The Parole Officer
Victor
2001
The Possessed
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
1988
Mother
Hagop Zakarian
1991
Pleasure Palace
Louie Lefevre
1980
Bloodline
Ivo Palazzi
1979
The Blazing Sun
Ahmed أحمد
1954
Catherine the Great
Razumovsky
1996
St. Peter
San Pietro
2005
The Horsemen
Uraz
1971
The Rainbow Thief
Dima
1994
Goha
Goha
1959
A Castle in Italy
Omar Sharif
2013
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Bart
1980
Che!
Che Guevara
1969
Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
1976
Ashanti
Prince Hassan
1979
The Right to Love
Pierre
1972
Harem
Sultan Hassan
1986
The Baltimore Bullet
The Deacon
1980
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
La Martingale
Alex Joski
1983
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self
2001Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Self
2013
Inchon
Indian Brigadier
1981
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Marquis Hippolite
1992
Lie Down with Lions
Safar Khan
1994
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967Vicious Circle
Garcin
1985
Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
2013
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
The King
2005
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020
Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
1992
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Baron Cesare Magnasco
1980
588 rue Paradis
Hagop Zakarian
1992
Grand Larceny
Rashid Saud
1987
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
2011
The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
1973
أنف وثلاث عيون
د. هاشم
1969
I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
2010
Hanan W Haneen
2007
Struggle in the Harbor
Ragab
1956
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
1965
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
2019
La Traversée du désir
Self
2009In Search Of the Dead Eaters
Self
2011
Looking for Sophia
Self
2004
Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
2006
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
Adham's father
1993
The Car That Became a Star
Davich (archive footage)
1965
The Appointment
Federico Fendi
1969
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1996
The Beginning and the End
Hassanein
1960
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
1985
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self
1991
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
2009Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Self
2007
Journey of Love
Rico
1990
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
Narrator (voice)
1995
Hassan and Marcus
Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
2008
The River of Love
خالد
1960
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Self
2022
الحب الضائع
عمر
1969
Paradise Calling
Alex
1988
Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
1997
Pyramid
Nakht (voice)
2002
The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir
1956
Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
1988
Mysteries of Egypt
Grandfather
1998
Citizen Masrey
Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
1991
Our Best Days
أحمد
1955
Eshaet Hob
Hussein
1960
Agony of Love
Hasan
1960Hollywood Legenden
Self
2004
Moscow in Madrid
Self
1965
Heavenly Sin
Tsai Mang Hua
1992
Sleepless
Aziz
1957
Conflict in the Nile
محسّب
1959
My Only Love
Adel - عادل
1960
The Traveller
Hassan
2009
A Man in Our House
إبراهيم حمدي
1961
The Devil of the Desert
Essam
1954
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
1965
Sayedat el kasr
Adel
1958
Scandal in Zamalek
أحمد
1959
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
Narrator
1996
Land of Peace
Ahmed
1957
Ayoub
Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1983Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Narrator
1999
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Magdi
1959
Gharam Al-Asyad
Essam Mourad
1961
Going Public
Mahmout Aziz
20051001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Grandfather
2015
For the Sake of a Woman
شكري زدحمد
1959
This is Streisand
1968
The Mamluks
Ahmed
1965
Ghaltet Habibi
Salah
1958
Beach of Secrets
Mamduh Ezzat
1958
The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1989
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Self - Presenter
2007
We the Students
عادل
1959The Coptic Museum
Narrator
2006