Actor
Omar Sharif
Born 10 April 1932 · Alexandria, Egypt — died 10 July 2015
Omar Sharif (1932–2015) was an Egyptian actor who became an international star after a successful career in Egyptian cinema. He is best remembered for Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, both directed by David Lean. He was one of the first Arab actors to achieve major Hollywood fame.
Key films
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)On Cinespective
His first English-language role as Sherif Ali made him an international star and earned an Oscar nomination.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)On Cinespective
His title role in David Lean's epic romance cemented his status as a leading man.
Funny Girl (1968)
He played Nick Arnstein opposite Barbra Streisand in one of Hollywood's biggest musical hits.
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
A major Hollywood epic that showed his rise as a leading international actor.
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
A late-career acclaimed performance as a wise Muslim shopkeeper in France.
Key awards
- 1963 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor (Lawrence of Arabia)
- 1965 Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama (Doctor Zhivago)
- 2004 Honorary César Award
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 126
- 1954The Blazing Sun · as Ahmed أحمدActor
- 1954The Devil of the Desert · as EssamActor
- 1955Our Best Days · as أحمدActor
- 1956Struggle in the Harbor · as RagabActor
- 1956The Lebanese Mission · as MokrirActor
- 1957Sleepless · as AzizActor
- 1957Land of Peace · as AhmedActor
- 1958Sayedat el kasr · as AdelActor
- 1958Beach of Secrets · as Mamduh EzzatActor
- 1958Ghaltet Habibi · as SalahActor
- 1959Conflict in the Nile · as محسّبActor
- 1959Goha · as GohaActor
- 1959We the Students · as عادلActor
- 1959For the Sake of a Woman · as شكري زدحمدActor
- 1959Rendezvous with a Stranger · as MagdiActor
- 1959Scandal in Zamalek · as أحمدActor
- 1960Eshaet Hob · as HusseinActor
- 1960The Beginning and the End · as HassaneinActor
- 1960The River of Love · as خالدActor
- 1960My Only Love · as Adel - عادلActor
- 1960Agony of Love · as HasanActor
- 1961A Man in Our House · as إبراهيم حمديActor
- 1961Gharam Al-Asyad · as Essam MouradActor
- 1962Lawrence of Arabia · as Sherif AliActor
- 1964The Fall of the Roman Empire · as SohamusActor
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce · as DavichActor
- 1964Behold a Pale Horse · as FranciscoActor
- 1965Doctor Zhivago · as Dr. Yuri ZhivagoActor
- 1965Genghis Khan · as Genghis Khan / TemujinActor
- 1965Marco the Magnificent · as Sheik Alla HouActor
- 1965The Car That Became a Star · as Davich (archive footage)Actor
- 1965Pasternak · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1965Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean · as SelfActor
- 1965Moscow in Madrid · as SelfActor
- 1965The Mamluks · as AhmedActor
- 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower · as Dr. RadActor
- 1967The Night of the Generals · as Major GrauActor
- 1967More Than a Miracle · as Prince Rodrigo FernandezActor
- 1967Lionpower from MGM · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1968Funny Girl · as Nick ArnsteinActor
- 1968Mayerling · as Rudolf, Crown Prince of AustriaActor
- 1968This is StreisandActor
- 1969Mackenna's Gold · as ColoradoActor
- 1969Che! · as Che GuevaraActor
- 1969The Appointment · as Federico FendiActor
- 1971The Burglars · as Abel ZachariaActor
- 1971The Last Valley · as VogelActor
- 1971The Horsemen · as UrazActor
- 1972The Right to Love · as PierreActor
- 1973The Mysterious Island · as Captain NemoActor
- 1974Juggernaut · as Captain Alex BrunelActor
- 1974The Tamarind Seed · as Feodor SverdlovActor
- 1975Funny Lady · as Nick ArnsteinActor
- 1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again · as Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)Actor
- 1976Crime and Passion · as Andre FerrenActor
- 1979Ashanti · as Prince HassanActor
- 1979Bloodline · as Ivo PalazziActor
- 1980Oh! Heavenly Dog · as BartActor
- 1980The Baltimore Bullet · as The DeaconActor
- 1980S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert · as Baron Cesare MagnascoActor
- 1980Pleasure Palace · as Louie LefevreActor
- 1981Green Ice · as Meno ArgentiActor
- 1981Inchon · as Indian BrigadierActor
- 1983Ayoub · as Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-SukkariActor
- 1983La Martingale · as Alex JoskiActor
- 1984Top Secret! · as Agent CedricActor
- 1985David Lean: A Life in Film · as SelfActor
- 1985Vicious Circle · as GarcinActor
- 1986Harem · as Sultan HassanActor
- 1987Grand Larceny · as Rashid SaudActor
- 1988The Possessed · as Stepan Trofimovich VerkhovenskyActor
- 1988Paradise Calling · as AlexActor
- 1988Keys to Freedom · as JonathanActor
- 1989The Puppeteer · as Mohamed Gad Al-KarimActor
- 1990Mountains of the Moon · as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)Actor
- 1990Journey of Love · as RicoActor
- 1991Mother · as Hagop ZakarianActor
- 1991Citizen Masrey · as Mayor Abdel Razek El-ShershabyActor
- 1991Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky · as SelfActor
- 1992588 rue Paradis · as Hagop ZakarianActor
- 1992Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris · as Marquis HippoliteActor
- 1992Beyond Justice · as Emir Beni-ZairActor
- 1992Heavenly Sin · as Tsai Mang HuaActor
- 1993Laughter, Joy, Work and Love · as Adham's fatherActor
- 1994The Rainbow Thief · as DimaActor
- 1994Lie Down with Lions · as Safar KhanActor
- 1995Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1996Catherine the Great · as RazumovskyActor
- 1996Ingrid Bergman Remembered · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1996Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt · as NarratorActor
- 1997Heaven Before I Die · as Khalil GibranActor
- 1998Mysteries of Egypt · as GrandfatherActor
- 1999The 13th Warrior · as MelchisidekActor
- 1999Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend · as NarratorActor
- 2001The Parole Officer · as VictorActor
- 2001The Making of Lawrence of Arabia · as SelfActor
- 2002Pyramid · as Nakht (voice)Actor
- 2003Monsieur Ibrahim · as Monsieur IbrahimActor
- 2004Hidalgo · as Sheikh RiyadhActor
- 2004Hollywood Legenden · as SelfActor
- 2004Looking for Sophia · as SelfActor
- 2005St. Peter · as San PietroActor
- 2005Shaka Zulu: The Citadel · as The KingActor
- 2005Going Public · as Mahmout AzizActor
- 2006One Night with the King · as Prince MemucanActor
- 2006The Coptic Museum · as NarratorActor
- 2006Fire at My Heart · as Principe NicolaActor
- 2007Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs · as Self - PresenterActor
- 2007Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte · as SelfActor
- 200810,000 BC · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2008Hassan and Marcus · as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood SaifuddinActor
- 2009La Traversée du désir · as SelfActor
- 2009A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics · as SelfActor
- 2009The Traveller · as HassanActor
- 20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2010I Forgot to Tell You · as JaumeActor
- 2011Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde · as SelfActor
- 2011In Search Of the Dead Eaters · as SelfActor
- 2013A Castle in Italy · as Omar SharifActor
- 2013Rock the Casbah · as Moulay HassanActor
- 2013Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten · as SelfActor
- 20151001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham · as GrandfatherActor
- 2019Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret · as Self - Comédien (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World · as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.