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Omar Sharif, the Franco-Arabic actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia and the title role in Doctor Zhivago, was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire. Of Lebanese and Syrian extraction, the young Michel was raised a Roman Catholic... See full bio »

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Michel Shalhoub
in Alexandria, Egypt
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2012 Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan
 
2009 I Forgot to Tell You
Jaume
 
2009 The Traveller
 
2009 The Last Templar (TV mini-series)
Konstantine
 
2008 Hassan wa Morcus
Hassan/Morcus
 
2008 10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Hanan Wa Haneen (TV mini-series)
Raouf
 
2006 One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
 
2006 Kronprinz Rudolf (TV movie)
Hans Canon
 
2006 The Ten Commandments (TV movie)
Jethro
 
2006 Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
 
2005 Imperium: Saint Peter (TV movie)
San Pietro
 
2005 The Search for Eternal Egypt (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2003-2004 Petits mythes urbains (TV series)
Taxi driver / The Taxi Driver / Le chauffeur de taxi / …
– Une nuit inoubliable (2004) … Le chauffeur de taxi/Taxi driver
– Égaré (2004) … Taxi driver
– À tout prendre (2004) … Taxi driver
– Un bon père de famille (2004) … Taxi driver
– Chambre 301 (2004) … Taxi driver
See all 22 episodes »
 
2004 Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
 
2003 Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji
 
2001 Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (TV movie)
The King
 
2001 The Parole Officer
Victor
 
2001 Censor
 
2000 Going Public (video)
 
1999 The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
 
1998 Mysteries of Egypt (documentary)
Grandfather
 
1997 Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
 
1996 Catherine the Great (TV movie)
Razumovsky
 
1996 Gulliver's Travels (TV movie)
The Sorcerer
 
1996 Ça-Va? (short)
 
1994 Red Eagle (TV movie)
Safar Khan
 
1993 Mother (TV mini-series)
Hagop
 
1993 Laughter, Games, Seriousness and Love
 
1992 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (TV movie)
Marquis Hippolite
 
1992 Tengoku no Taizai
Tsai Mang Hua
 
1992 Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
 
1992 Mother
Hagop
 
1991 Memories of Midnight (TV movie)
Constantin Demiris
 
1991 Mother
Hagop
 
1991 Il principe del deserto (TV mini-series)
Emir Beni-Zair
 
1991 Al-moaten Masry
 
1990 Viaggio d'amore
Rico
 
1990 The Rainbow Thief
Dima
 
1990 Mountains of the Moon
Arab chief in Cairo (uncredited)
 
1990 Le roi de Patagonie (TV mini-series)
Le consul d'Aninot
 
1989 Quattro piccole donne (TV series)
 
1989 The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad El Kareem
 
1988 Les pyramides bleues
Alex
 
1988 Les possédés
Stepan
 
1988 Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
 
1987 Grand Larceny
Rashid Saud
 
1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (TV movie)
Czar Nicholas II
 
1986 The Mind of David Berglas (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1986)
 
1986 Harem (TV movie)
Sultan Hassan
 
1986 Peter the Great (TV mini-series)
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
 
1985 Edge of the Wind (TV movie)
McCorquodale
 
1985 Vicious Circle (TV movie)
 
1984 Top Secret!
Agent Cedric
 
1984 The Far Pavilions (TV mini-series)
Koda Dad
– Part Three: Wally and Anjuli (1984) … Koda Dad
– Part Two: The Journey to Bhithor (1984) … Koda Dad
– Part One: Return to India (1984) … Koda Dad
 
1983 La Martingale (TV movie)
Alex Joski
 
1983 Ayoub
 
1981 Green Ice
Meno Argenti
 
1981 Inchon
Indian Brigadier (uncredited)
 
1980 Pleasure Palace (TV movie)
Louie Lefevre
 
1980 Oh Heavenly Dog
Bart
 
1980 The Baltimore Bullet
The Deacon
 
1980 S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
Baron Cesare Magnasco
 
1979 Bloodline
Ivo Palazzi
 
1979 Ashanti
Prince Hassan
 
1977 Mysteries of the Great Pyramid (TV movie)
Host
 
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
 
1976 Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
 
1975 Funny Lady
Nicky Arnstein
 
1974 Juggernaut
Captain Alex Brunel
 
1974 The Tamarind Seed
Feodor Sverdlov
 
1973 L'île mystérieuse (TV mini-series)
Le capitaine Nemo
– Le secret de l'île (1973) … Le capitaine Nemo
– Le drapeau noir (1973) … Le capitaine Nemo
– L'abandonné (1973) … Le capitaine Nemo
– Territoire interdit (1973) … Le capitaine Nemo
– Les naufragés de l'air (1973) … Le capitaine Nemo
See all 6 episodes »
 
1973 The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo
 
1972 Le droit d'aimer
Pierre
 
1971 The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
 
1971 The Horsemen
Uraz
 
1971 The Last Valley
Vogel
 
1969 Three Men on a Horse
Un turfiste (uncredited)
 
1969 Bracken's World (TV series)
Cameo
– Fade-In (1969) … Cameo
 
1969 Che!
Che Guevara
 
1969 The Appointment
Federico Fendi
 
1969 Mackenna's Gold
Colorado
 
1968 Mayerling
Archduke Rudolf
 
1968 Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
 
1967 More Than a Miracle
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
 
1966 Poppies Are Also Flowers
Dr. Rad
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago
Yuri
 
1965 Marco the Magnificent
Sheik Alla Hou, 'The Desert Wind'
 
1965 Genghis Khan
Temujin-Genghis Khan
 
1965 The Mamelukes
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
 
1964 Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
 
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Sohamus
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
 
1961 Bidaya wa nihaya
 
1961 The River of Love
Khalid
 
1961 The Agony of Love
 
1961 My Only Love
 
1961 I Love My Master
 
1961 There Is a Man in Our House
Ibrahim
 
1960 Agony of Love
 
1959 Struggle on the Nile
Muhassab
 
1959 Lady of the Castle
Adel
 
1959 For the Sake of a Woman
 
1959 Scandal in Zamalek
 
1959 Rendezvous with a Stranger (as Omar El-Cherif)
 
1958 Goha
Goha (as Omar Cherif)
 
1958 Hidden Shore
 
1958 No Tomorrow
Aziz
 
1958 The Fault of My Love
 
1957 Land of Peace
Ahmed
 
1956 The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir (as Omar Cherif)
 
1956 Dark Waters
Ragab
 
1955 Our Best Days
Ahmed
 
1954 Devil of the Sahara
 
1954 Siraa Fil-Wadi
Ahmed
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2009 Road to Las Vegas
 
2003 Petits mythes urbains (TV series)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2001 Black Hawk Down (writer: "Ul Iyo Dirkeed", "Dhibic Roob" / performer: "Ul Iyo Dirkeed", "Dhibic Roob")
 
1968 Funny Girl (performer: "You Are Woman, I Am Man" - uncredited, "Sadie, Sadie" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1962 The Sun Will Never Set (co-producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 True Originals (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Zahi Hawass (2002) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (81 titles)
2013 Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 A la recherche des Mangeurs de Morts (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Chasing Mummies (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bats (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Cinémas (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 April 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Round One: Part 1 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 June 2009 (2009) … Himself (as Omar Shariff)
 
2009 La traversée du désir (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lawrence d'Arabie (2008) … Himself
 
2007 In the Tracks of Maurice Jarre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Sfuoco su di me (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 La méthode Cauet (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Double je (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Ombre et lumière (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.5 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
1980-2004 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 29ème nuit des Césars (2004) … Himself
– 5ème nuit des Césars (1980) … Himself
 
2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 September 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History (TV special documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2002 Building the Great Pyramid (TV documentary)
Nakht (voice)
 
2000 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Umm Kulthum (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Especial humor: Vaya... y vuelta (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Lights, Camera, Action! A Century of the Cinema: A Star Is Born (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (TV special documentary)
Himself/Host/Narrator
 
1995 Aquí no hay quien duerma (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.293 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 ¿Qué apostamos? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Vaya nochecita (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1993 Encantada de la vida (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Querida Concha (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Parabéns (TV series)
Guest / Himself
 
1993 Bridge Deluxe with Omar Sharif (Video Game)
Himself
 
1991 Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Omar Sharif (1989) … Himself
 
1988 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV series)
Himself
– 5th Edition (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Le divan (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.49 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Mysteries of the Pyramids (video documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1986 Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1986) … Himself
 
1984 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Mardi cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1980 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The Jim Nabors Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.23 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1977) … Himself
 
1974 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #4.2 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Glen Campbell & Company (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.198 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Show Petula Clark (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Gala de l'union (TV series)
Himself
– 38ème gala de l'union des artistes (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Della (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.171 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Festival Game (documentary)
 
1969 Girl Talk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Die Drehscheibe (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.232 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.16 (1967) … Himself
 
1968 This Is Streisand (documentary short)
Himself / Nicky Arnstein
 
1968 Vienna: The Years Remembered (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1967 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Omar Sharif (1967) … Himself
 
1966 Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Guest star
– Episode dated 15 November 1965 (1965) … Guest star
 
1965 Moscow in Madrid (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 Pasternak (documentary short)
Himself
 
1963 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2011 Universum (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Geraldine en España (TV movie)
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
Sherif Ali (in 'Lawrence of Arabia')
 
2003 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 Funny Girl to Funny Lady (TV special documentary)
Nick Arnstein
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
(uncredited)
 
1965 The Car That Became a Star (documentary short)
Davich
 

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Audio tour narration for the traveling museum exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Omar Cherif | Omar El-Cherif | Omar Shariff

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I stopped making movies because for the last twenty five years I've been making a lot of rubbish because I was in debt all the time. You know I used to gamble quite a bit and then I was always broke. I was always one film behind my debts and so at some point you know I had to work all the time to support... See more »

Trivia:

Named to star in a musical bio pic on Rudolph Valentino that director Mike Frankovich was preparing. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries