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Omar Sharif
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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 …
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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.
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Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
No Poster
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
as Grandfather
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
No Poster
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
No Poster
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
as Self
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
The Traveller
as Hassan
La Traversée du désir
as Self
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
No Poster
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
as Self
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
No Poster
The Coptic Museum
as Narrator
St. Peter
as San Pietro
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
Looking for Sophia
as Self
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
No Poster
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
The Parole Officer
as Victor
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self
The 13th Warrior
as Melchisidek
No Poster
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
as Narrator
Mysteries of Egypt
as Grandfather
Heaven Before I Die
as Khalil Gibran
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt
as Narrator
Catherine the Great
as Razumovsky
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic
as Narrator (voice)
Lie Down with Lions
as Safar Khan
The Rainbow Thief
as Dima
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
as Adham's father
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
as Marquis Hippolite
Beyond Justice
as Emir Beni-Zair
Heavenly Sin
as Tsai Mang Hua
588 rue Paradis
as Hagop Zakarian
Citizen Masrey
as Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
Mother
as Hagop Zakarian
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self
Journey of Love
as Rico
Mountains of the Moon
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
The Puppeteer
as Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
The Possessed
as Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
Paradise Calling
as Alex
Keys to Freedom
as Jonathan
Grand Larceny
as Rashid Saud
Harem
as Sultan Hassan
No Poster
Vicious Circle
as Garcin
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
Top Secret!
as Agent Cedric
La Martingale
as Alex Joski
Ayoub
as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
Green Ice
as Meno Argenti
Inchon
as Indian Brigadier
Pleasure Palace
as Louie Lefevre
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Bart
The Baltimore Bullet
as The Deacon
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
as Baron Cesare Magnasco
Bloodline
as Ivo Palazzi
Ashanti
as Prince Hassan
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
Crime and Passion
as Andre Ferren
Funny Lady
as Nick Arnstein
Juggernaut
as Captain Alex Brunel
The Tamarind Seed
as Feodor Sverdlov
The Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
The Right to Love
as Pierre
The Burglars
as Abel Zacharia
The Horsemen
as Uraz
The Last Valley
as Vogel
Che!
as Che Guevara
The Appointment
as Federico Fendi
Mackenna's Gold
as Colorado
Mayerling
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Funny Girl
as Nick Arnstein
This is Streisand
More Than a Miracle
as Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
The Night of the Generals
as Major Grau
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Dr. Rad
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
Doctor Zhivago
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
The Mamluks
as Ahmed
Marco the Magnificent
as Sheik Alla Hou
Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temujin
The Car That Became a Star
as Davich (archive footage)
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Davich
Behold a Pale Horse
as Francisco
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Sohamus
Lawrence of Arabia
as Sherif Ali
A Man in Our House
as إبراهيم حمدي
Gharam Al-Asyad
as Essam Mourad
Eshaet Hob
as Hussein
The River of Love
as خالد
The Beginning and the End
as Hassanein
My Only Love
as Adel - عادل
Agony of Love
as Hasan
Conflict in the Nile
as محسّب
Goha
as Goha
For the Sake of a Woman
as شكري زدحمد
Scandal in Zamalek
as أحمد
We the Students
as عادل
Rendezvous with a Stranger
as Magdi
Sayedat el kasr
as Adel
Ghaltet Habibi
as Salah
Beach of Secrets
as Mamduh Ezzat
Sleepless
as Aziz
Land of Peace
as Ahmed
The Lebanese Mission
as Mokrir
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ragab
Our Best Days
as أحمد
The Devil of the Desert
as Essam
The Blazing Sun
as Ahmed أحمد