Omar Sharif (I) (1932–2015)


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Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire (Saada). Of Lebanese and Syrian extraction, the young Michel was raised ... See full bio »

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(age 83) in Cairo, Egypt

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

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Lawrence of Arabia Sherif Ali
(1962)
Doctor Zhivago Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago
(1965)
Monsieur Ibrahim Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji
(2003)
Top Secret! Agent Cedric
(1984)

Filmography

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 2013 Rock the Casbah
Moulay Hassan Ben Amor
 2013 Un château en Italie
Omar Sharif
 2009 The Last Templar (TV Mini-Series)
Konstantine
- Episode #1.2 (2009) ... Konstantine
- Episode #1.1 (2009) ... Konstantine
 2009 Al Mosafer
Hassan
 2008 Hassan wa Morcus
Hassan / Morcus
 2008 10,000 BC
Narrator (voice)
 2007 Hanan Wa Haneen (TV Mini-Series)
Raouf
- Episode #1.8 (2007) ... Raouf
- Episode #1.9 (2007) ... Raouf
- Episode #1.5 (2007) ... Raouf
- Episode #1.7 (2007) ... Raouf
- Episode #1.6 (2007) ... Raouf
 2006 One Night with the King
Prince Memucan
 2006 Kronprinz Rudolf (TV Movie)
Hans Canon
 2006 The Ten Commandments (TV Mini-Series)
Jethro
 2006 Fire at My Heart
Principe Nicola
 2005 San Pietro (TV Movie)
San Pietro
 2005 The Search for Eternal Egypt (TV Movie)
Narrator
 2003-2004 Urban Myth Chillers (TV Series)
Le chauffeur de taxi
- Une nuit inoubliable/Eine unvergessliche Nacht (2004) ... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Un bon père de famille (2004) ... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Mort ou vif (2004) ... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Mort sans ordonnance (2004) ... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Courageux mais pas téméraire (2004) ... Le chauffeur de taxi
 2004 Hidalgo
Sheikh Riyadh
 2003 Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji
 2001 Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (TV Movie)
The Sultan
 2001 The Parole Officer
Victor
 2001 Censor
 2000 Going Public (Video)
 1999 The 13th Warrior
Melchisidek
 1998 Mysteries of Egypt (Documentary short)
Grandfather
 1997 Heaven Before I Die
Khalil Gibran
 1996 Ça-Va? (Short)
 1996 Gulliver's Travels (TV Mini-Series)
The Sorcerer
- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... The Sorcerer
 1995 Catherine the Great (TV Movie)
Razumovsky
 1994 Lie Down with Lions (TV Movie)
Safar Khan
 1993 Dehk, we leab we gad we hob
Adham's father
 1993 Mother (TV Mini-Series)
Hagop
- Episode #1.2 (1993) ... Hagop
- Episode #1.1 (1993) ... Hagop
 1992 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (TV Movie)
Marquis Hippolite
 1992 Tengoku no Taizai
Tsai Mang Hua
 1992 Mother
Hagop
 1991 Beyond Justice
Emir Beni-Zair
 1991 Mother
Hagop
 1991 Memories of Midnight (TV Mini-Series)
Constantin Demiris
- Part II (1991) ... Constantin Demiris
- Part I (1991) ... Constantin Demiris
 1991 Al-moaten Masry
Mayor Abdul Raziq Al-Sharshabi
 1991 Il principe del deserto (TV Mini-Series)
Emir Beni-Zair
- Episode #1.3 (1991) ... Emir Beni-Zair
- Episode #1.2 (1991) ... Emir Beni-Zair
- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... Emir Beni-Zair
 1990 Le roi de Patagonie (TV Mini-Series)
Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.4 (1990) ... Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.3 (1990) ... Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.2 (1990) ... Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.1 (1990) ... Le Consul d'Aninot
 1990 The Rainbow Thief
Dima
 1990 Viaggio d'amore
Rico
 1990 Mountains of the Moon
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
 1989 Quattro piccole donne (TV Series)
Robert March (1989)
 1989 The Puppeteer
Mohamed Gad El Kareem
 1988 Keys to Freedom
Jonathan
 1988 Les pyramides bleues
Alex
 1988 Les possédés
Stepan
 1987 Grand Larceny (TV Movie)
Rashid Saud
 1986 Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (TV Mini-Series)
Czar Nicholas II
- Part II (1986) ... Czar Nicholas II
- Part I (1986) ... 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
- Part IV (1986) ... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Part III (1986) ... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Part II (1986) ... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Part I (1986) ... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
 1985 Edge of the Wind (TV Movie)
McCorquodale
 1985 Vicious Circle (TV Movie)
Garcin
 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 Ayoub
Abdulhamed Alsukari (Ayoub)
 1983 La Martingale (TV Movie)
Alex Joski
 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
 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
 1976 Crime and Passion
Andre Ferren
 1975 Funny Lady
Nicky Arnstein / Nick 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
 1973 The Mysterious Island
Captain Nemo (as Omar Shariff)
 1972 Le droit d'aimer
Pierre
 1971 The Burglars
Abel Zacharia
 1971 The Horsemen
Uraz
 1971 The Last Valley
Vogel
 1969 Trois hommes sur un cheval
Un turfiste (uncredited)
 1969 Che!
Che Guevara
 1969 The Appointment
Frederico Fendi
 1969 Mackenna's Gold
John Colorado
 1968 Mayerling
Archduke Rudolf
 1968 Funny Girl
Nick Arnstein
 1967 C'era una volta
Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
 1967 The Night of the Generals
Major Grau
 1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower (TV Movie)
Dr. Rad
 1965 El mamalik
Ahmed
 1965 Doctor Zhivago
Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago
 1965 Marco the Magnificent
Emir Alaou
 1965 Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temujin-Genghis Khan
 1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Davich
 1964 Behold a Pale Horse
Francisco
 1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Sherif Ali
 1961 Fi baitina rajul
Ibrahim
 1961 Gharam el assiad
Essam Murad
 1961 Hubbi el wahid
Adel
 1961 Ishayat hub
Hussain
 1960 Nahr el hub
Khalid
 1960 Lawet el hub
Hasan
 1959 Fadiha fil Zamalek
Ahmed
 1959 Min ajal emraa
Shokri
 1959 Seraa fil Nil
Muhassab
 1959 Nahna el talamiza
Adel
 1959 Mawed maa el-Maghool
Magdi
 1958 Ghaltet habibi
Salah
 1958 Sayedat el kasr
Adel
 1958 Goha
Goha (as Omar Cherif)
 1958 Shatie el asrar
Mamdoh Ezzat
 1957 Ard el salam
Ahmed
 1957 La anam
Aziz
 1956 The Lebanese Mission
Mokrir (as Omar Cherif)
 1956 Siraa Fil-Mina
Ragab
 1955 Ayyamna el-Hilwah
Ahmad
 1954 Shaytan al-Sahra
Essam
 1954 The Blazing Sun
Ahmed
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Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Omar Cherif | Omar Shariff

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[on Barbra Streisand] I thought she was not very attractive at first. But gradually she cast her spell over me. I fell madly in love with her talent. The feeling was mutual for four months - the time it took to shoot the movie. See more »

Trivia:

As of 2009, he is only one of six performers who won a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture Drama without being nominated for an Oscar for that same role (his for Doctor Zhivago (1965)). The others are Spencer Tracy in The Actress (1953), Anthony Franciosa in Career (1959), Shirley MacLaine in Madame Sousatzka (1988), Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998) and Kate ... See more »

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