Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1932-04-10
Day of Death
2015-07-10
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Omar Sharif
Biography
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.
Filmography (126)
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
20191001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
2015
A Castle in Italy
2013
Rock the Casbah
2013Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013In Search Of the Dead Eaters
2011
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
I Forgot to Tell You
2010
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
2009
The Traveller
2009
