Omar Sharif

Known for ActingBorn 1932-04-10Died 2015-07-10Alexandria, Egypt

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Parabéns

Journey of Love

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

The Mamluks

My Only Love

Land of Peace

Spécial cinéma

Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend

The Puppeteer

This is Streisand

Scandal in Zamalek

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

Bambi

Cinépanorama

The Traveller

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

The Law of the Desert

Peter the Great

The River of Love

Vicious Circle

The Beginning and the End

Mother

Le Grand Échiquier

Lawrence of Arabia

Eshaet Hob

Ayoub

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris

The Far Pavilions

V.I.P. Schaukel

Pyramid

The Mind of David Berglas

La Martingale

Numéro un

The Right to Love

Citizen Masrey

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Doctor Zhivago

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

588 rue Paradis

The Car That Became a Star

Gulliver's Travels

For the Sake of a Woman

Beach of Secrets

Monsieur Ibrahim

Die Drehscheibe

Hidalgo

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