Lawrence of Arabia1962
As Sherif Ali
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Omar Sharif
Born
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)
The 13th Warrior1999
As Melchisidek
TMDb 6.7 / 10
10,000 BC2008
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Top Secret!1984
As Agent Cedric
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Doctor Zhivago1965
As Dr. Yuri Zhivago
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976
As Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Hidalgo2004
As Sheikh Riyadh
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Funny Girl1968
As Nick Arnstein
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Possessed1988
As Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Mackenna's Gold1969
As Colorado
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Fall of the Roman Empire1964
As Sohamus
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Juggernaut1974
As Captain Alex Brunel
TMDb 6.3 / 10
La Martingale1983
As Alex Joski
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Night of the Generals1967
As Major Grau
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mayerling1968
As Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Pleasure Palace1980
As Louie Lefevre
TMDb 5.5 / 10
One Night with the King2006
As Prince Memucan
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Funny Lady1975
As Nick Arnstein
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Genghis Khan1965
As Genghis Khan / Temujin
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Last Valley1971
As Vogel
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Burglars1971
As Abel Zacharia
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Mountains of the Moon1990
As Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Goha1959
As Goha
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Mother1991
As Hagop Zakarian
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Green Ice1981
As Meno Argenti
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Bloodline1979
As Ivo Palazzi
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Yellow Rolls-Royce1964
As Davich
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Poppy Is Also a Flower1966
As Dr. Rad
TMDb 6.1 / 10
St. Peter2005
As San Pietro
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Citizen Masrey1991
As Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Horsemen1971
As Uraz
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age2021
As Self - Actor (archive footage)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love1993
As Adham's father
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Tamarind Seed1974
As Feodor Sverdlov
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Oh! Heavenly Dog1980
As Bart
TMDb 5.6 / 10
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010
As (archive footage)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Parole Officer2001
As Victor
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Grand Larceny1987
As Rashid Saud
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Behold a Pale Horse1964
As Francisco
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Rainbow Thief1994
As Dima
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Ashanti1979
As Prince Hassan
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Blazing Sun1954
As Ahmed أحمد
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Inchon1981
As Indian Brigadier
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle1985
As Garcin
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Che!1969
As Che Guevara
TMDb 4.8 / 10
More Than a Miracle1967
As Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Catherine the Great1996
As Razumovsky
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Pasternak1965
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Harem1986
As Sultan Hassan
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Mysterious Island1973
As Captain Nemo
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Pyramid2002
As Nakht (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Monsieur Ibrahim2003
As Monsieur Ibrahim
TMDb 7.0 / 10
588 rue Paradis1992
As Hagop Zakarian
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Appointment1969
As Federico Fendi
TMDb 5.9 / 10
A Castle in Italy2013
As Omar Sharif
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean1965
As Self
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Marco the Magnificent1965
As Sheik Alla Hou
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Struggle in the Harbor1956
As Ragab
TMDb 6.5 / 10
La Traversée du désir2009
As Self
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Looking for Sophia2004
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Beginning and the End1960
As Hassanein
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Lie Down with Lions1994
As Safar Khan
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Rock the Casbah2013
As Moulay Hassan
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden2004
As Self
TMDb 4.5 / 10
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert1980
As Baron Cesare Magnasco
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Lionpower from MGM1967
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Eshaet Hob1960
As Hussein
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The River of Love1960
As خالد
TMDb 8.2 / 10
The Baltimore Bullet1980
As The Deacon
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris1992
As Marquis Hippolite
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Conflict in the Nile1959
As محسّب
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Hassan and Marcus2008
As Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Beyond Justice1992
As Emir Beni-Zair
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Paradise Calling1988
As Alex
TMDb 3.5 / 10
In Search Of the Dead Eaters
In Search Of the Dead Eaters2011
As Self
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics2009
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Keys to Freedom1988
As Jonathan
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten2013
As Self
Journey of Love1990
As Rico
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Moscow in Madrid1965
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Lebanese Mission1956
As Mokrir
TMDb 4.7 / 10
David Lean: A Life in Film1985
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Man in Our House1961
As إبراهيم حمدي
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Agony of Love1960
As Hasan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Right to Love1972
As Pierre
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Heavenly Sin1992
As Tsai Mang Hua
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia2001
As Self
TMDb 8.5 / 10
My Only Love1960
As Adel
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde2011
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mysteries of Egypt1998
As Grandfather
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Our Best Days1955
As أحمد
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Going Public2005
As Mahmout Aziz
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel2005
As The King
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Sleepless1957
As Aziz
TMDb 6.3 / 10
This is Streisand1968
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Car That Became a Star1965
As Davich (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Crime and Passion1976
As Andre Ferren
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Traveller2009
As Hassan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ingrid Bergman Remembered1996
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Land of Peace1957
As Ahmed
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic1995
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Scandal in Zamalek1959
As أحمد
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Heaven Before I Die1997
As Khalil Gibran
TMDb 6.0 / 10
I Forgot to Tell You2010
As Jaume
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World2020
As Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend
Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend1999
As Narrator
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Ayoub1983
As Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Mamluks1965
As Ahmed
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Beach of Secrets1958
As Mamduh Ezzat
TMDb 7.5 / 10
We the Students1959
As عادل
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum2006
As Narrator
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Devil of the Desert1954
As Essam
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Sayedat el kasr1958
As Adel
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued2022
As Self
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret2019
As Self - Comédien (archive footage)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Ghaltet Habibi1958
As Salah
Fire at My Heart2006
As Principe Nicola
TMDb 6.0 / 10
For the Sake of a Woman1959
As شكري زدحمد
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Puppeteer1989
As Mohamed Gad Al-Karim
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt1996
As Narrator
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rendezvous with a Stranger1959
As Magdi
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte
Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte2007
As Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky1991
As Self
Gharam Al-Asyad1961
As Essam Mourad
TMDb 7.0 / 10
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham2015
As Grandfather
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs2007
As Self - Presenter
Filmography and biography: TMDb