Omar Sharif
Acting
Born 1932-04-10 · Alexandria, Egypt · Died 2015-07-10
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.
Acting
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self - Comédien (archive footage)
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Grandfather
A Castle in Italy
Omar Sharif
Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Self
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
Self
The Traveller
Hassan
La Traversée du désir
Self
The Last Templar
Konstantine
Hassan and Marcus
Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Self - Presenter
Hanan W Haneen
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Self
One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
Kronprinz Rudolf
Hans Canon
The Ten Commandments
Jethro
Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
The Coptic Museum
Narrator
St. Peter
San Pietro
St. Peter
Pietro
Going Public
Mahmout Aziz