Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1932-04-10
- Day of Death2015-07-10 (83 years)
- Place of BirthAlexandria, Egypt
- Also Known AsОмар ШарифMichel Dimitri Chalhoubعمر الشريفOmar El Sherifعمر شریف
Omar Sharif
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2013
A Castle in Italy
As: Omar Sharif
- 2013
Rock the Casbah
As: Moulay Hassan
- 2010
I Forgot to Tell You
As: Jaume
- 2009
The Traveller
As: Hassan
- 2009
The Last Templar
As: Konstantine
- 2008
10,000 BC
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2006
One Night with the King
As: Prince Memucan
- 2006
Kronprinz Rudolf
As: Hans Canon
2006The Ten Commandments
As: Jethro
2006Fire at My Heart
As: Principe Nicola
2005St. Peter
As: San Pietro
2005St. Peter
As: Pietro
2005Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
As: The King
- 2004
Hidalgo
As: Sheikh Riyadh
2003Monsieur Ibrahim
As: Monsieur Ibrahim
2002Pyramid
As: Nakht (voice)
2001The Parole Officer
As: Victor
- 1999
The 13th Warrior
As: Melchisidek
1998Mysteries of Egypt
As: Grandfather
1997Heaven Before I Die
As: Khalil Gibran
1996Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
As: Narrator
1996Catherine the Great
As: Razumovsky
1996Gulliver's Travels
As: Sorcerer
1995Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
As: Narrator (voice)
1994Lie Down with Lions
As: Safar Khan
1994The Rainbow Thief
As: Dima
1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
As: Marquis Hippolite
1992Beyond Justice
As: Emir Beni-Zair
1992588 rue Paradis
As: Hagop Zakarian
1991Citizen Masrey
As: Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
1991Mother
As: Hagop Zakarian
1991Memories of Midnight
As: Constantin Demiris
1991Desert Law
As: Emir Beni-Zair
1990Journey of Love
As: Rico
1990Mountains of the Moon
As: Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
1989The Puppeteer
As: Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
1988The Possessed
As: Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
1988Les pyramides bleues
As: Alex
1988Keys to Freedom
As: Jonathan
1987Grand Larceny
As: Rashid Saud
1986Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
As: Czar Nicholas II
1986Harem
As: Sultan Hassan
1986Harem
As: Sultan Hassan
1986Peter the Great
As: Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- 1984
Top Secret!
As: Agent Cedric
1984The Far Pavilions
As: Koda Dad
1983La Martingale
As: Alex Joski
1983Ayoub
As: Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
1981Green Ice
As: Meno Argenti
1981Inchon
As: Indian Brigadier
1980Pleasure Palace
As: Louie Lefevre
1980Oh! Heavenly Dog
As: Bart
1980The Baltimore Bullet
As: The Deacon
1980S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
As: Baron Cesare Magnasco
1979Bloodline
As: Ivo Palazzi
1979Ashanti
As: Prince Hassan
1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again
As: Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
1976Crime and Passion
As: Andre Ferren
1975Funny Lady
As: Nick Arnstein
1974Juggernaut
As: Captain Alex Brunel
1974The Tamarind Seed
As: Feodor Sverdlov
1973Mysterious Island
As: Captain Nemo
1973The Mysterious Island
As: Captain Nemo
1972The Right to Love
As: Pierre
1971The Burglars
As: Abel Zacharia
1971The Horsemen
As: Uraz
1971The Last Valley
As: Vogel
1969Che!
As: Che Guevara
1969The Appointment
As: Federico Fendi
1969Mackenna's Gold
As: Colorado
1969الحب الضائع
As: عمر
1968Mayerling
As: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1968Funny Girl
As: Nick Arnstein
1967More Than a Miracle
As: Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
1967The Night of the Generals
As: Major Grau
1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower
As: Dr. Rad
1965Doctor Zhivago
As: Dr. Yuri Zhivago
1965The Mamluks
As: Ahmed
1965Marco the Magnificent
As: Sheik Alla Hou
1965Genghis Khan
As: Genghis Khan / Temujin
1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce
As: Davich
1964Behold a Pale Horse
As: Francisco
1964The Fall of the Roman Empire
As: Sohamus
- 1962
Lawrence of Arabia
As: Sherif Ali
1961A Man in Our House
As: إبراهيم حمدي
1961Gharam Al-Asyad
As: Essam Mourad
1960Eshaet Hob
As: Hussein
1960The River of Love
As: Khalid
1960The Beginning and the End
As: Hassanein
1960My Only Love
As: Adel
1959Struggle on the Nile
As: محسّب
1959Goha
As: Goha
1959For the Sake of a Woman
As: شكري زدحمد
1959We the Students
As: عادل
1959Rendezvous with a Stranger
As: Magdi
1958Sayedat el kasr
As: Adel
1958Ghaltet Habibi
As: Salah
1958Beach of Secrets
As: Mamduh Ezzat
1957Sleepless
As: Aziz
1957Land of Peace
As: Ahmed
1956The Lebanese Mission
As: Mokrir
1956Dark Waters
As: Ragab
1955Our Best Days
As: أحمد
1954The Devil of the Desert
As: Essam
1954The Blazing Sun
As: Ahmed