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Omar Sharif
Actor· Alexandria, Egypt
Omar Sharif, born in 1932 to a Syrian-Lebanese merchant family in Alexandria, was a prodigious student at Victoria College and Cairo University, where he excelled in mathematics and physics. His discovery of theater classes led him to stardom, initially in Egypt and then globally after his transformative role as Prince Sherif Ali in David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” in 1962. This turn marked his departure for Hollywood, where he secured a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, establishing a lasting professional bond with Peter O'Toole.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
65 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret | Self - Comédien (archive footage) | Film |
| 2013 | A Castle in Italy | Omar Sharif | Film |
| 2013 | Rock the Casbah | Moulay Hassan | Film |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2010 | I Forgot to Tell You | Jaume | Film |
| 2009 | The Traveller | Hassan | Film |
| 2008 | 10,000 BC | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Hassan and Marcus | Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin | Film |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Jethro | TV |
| 2006 | One Night with the King | Prince Memucan | Film |
| 2006 | Fire at My Heart | Principe Nicola | Film |
| 2005 | Going Public | Mahmout Aziz | Film |
| 2005 | Shaka Zulu: The Citadel | The King | Film |
| 2005 | St. Peter | San Pietro | Film |
| 2003 | Monsieur Ibrahim | Monsieur Ibrahim | Film |
| 2002 | Pyramid | Nakht (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | The Parole Officer | Victor | Film |
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | Melchisidek | Film |
| 1998 | Mysteries of Egypt | Grandfather | Film |
| 1997 | Heaven Before I Die | Khalil Gibran | Film |
| 1996 | Catherine the Great | Razumovsky | Film |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Sorcerer | Film |
| 1996 | Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt | Narrator | Film |
| 1994 | The Rainbow Thief | Dima | Film |
| 1994 | Lie Down with Lions | Safar Khan | Film |
| 1992 | 588 rue Paradis | Hagop Zakarian | Film |
| 1992 | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Marquis Hippolite | Film |
| 1992 | Beyond Justice | Emir Beni-Zair | Film |
| 1991 | Mother | Hagop Zakarian | Film |
| 1988 | Keys to Freedom | Jonathan | Film |
| 1988 | The Possessed | Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky | Film |
| 1984 | Top Secret! | Agent Cedric | Film |
| 1981 | Inchon | Indian Brigadier | Film |
| 1981 | Green Ice | Meno Argenti | Film |
| 1980 | The Baltimore Bullet | The Deacon | Film |
| 1980 | Oh! Heavenly Dog | Bart | Film |
| 1979 | Bloodline | Ivo Palazzi | Film |
| 1979 | Ashanti | Prince Hassan | Film |
| 1976 | Crime and Passion | Andre Ferren | Film |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Nick Arnstein | Film |
| 1974 | The Tamarind Seed | Feodor Sverdlov | Film |
| 1974 | Juggernaut | Captain Alex Brunel | Film |
| 1973 | Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo | TV |
| 1973 | The Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo | Film |
| 1971 | The Horsemen | Uraz | Film |
| 1971 | The Last Valley | Vogel | Film |
| 1971 | The Burglars | Abel Zacharia | Film |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold | Colorado | Film |
| 1969 | Che! | Che Guevara | Film |
| 1969 | The Appointment | Federico Fendi | Film |
| 1968 | Mayerling | Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria | Film |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Nick Arnstein | Film |
| 1967 | More Than a Miracle | Prince Rodrigo Fernandez | Film |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals | Major Grau | Film |
| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Dr. Rad | Film |
| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago | Dr. Yuri Zhivago | Film |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Genghis Khan / Temujin | Film |
| 1965 | Marco the Magnificent | Sheik Alla Hou | Film |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Davich | Film |
| 1964 | Behold a Pale Horse | Francisco | Film |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Sohamus | Film |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Sherif Ali | Film |
| 1959 | Conflict in the Nile | محسّب | Film |
| 1959 | Goha | Goha | Film |
| 1954 | The Blazing Sun | Ahmed أحمد | Film |
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