Omar Sharif [5004] Gender: Male Popularity: 1.9363 Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt Birthday: 1932-04-10 Deathday: 2015-07-10 Age: 83 years Movies: 120 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Ademã – A Vid2022-08-12 Indiana Jones: T2021-05-07 Omar Sharif: Cit2020-02-15 1001 Inventions 2015-12-13 Rock the Casbah2013-09-11 A Castle in Ital2013-10-30 Stardust Hollywo2013-02-23 Belmondo, il ét2011-10-25 2Everything2Terr2010-08-03 I Forgot to Tell2010-03-12 A Night at the M2009-12-20 The Traveller2009-06-25 La Traversée du2009-03-16 Hassan and Marcu2008-07-03 10,000 BC2008-03-04 Fred Zinnemann -2007-01-01 One Night with t2006-10-10 The Coptic Museu2006-01-01 Fire at My Heart2006-01-01 St. Peter2005-10-24 Going Public2005-07-15 Shaka Zulu: The 2005-05-03 Looking for Soph2004-09-17 Hidalgo2004-02-04 Hollywood Legend2004-01-01 Monsieur Ibrahim2003-09-17 Pyramid2002-10-28 The Parole Offic2001-08-10 The Making of La2000-01-01 The 13th Warrior1999-08-13 Cleopatra's Pala1999-03-14 Mysteries of Egy1998-01-01 Heaven Before I 1997-01-01 Umm Kulthum: A V1996-10-09 Ingrid Bergman R1996-04-06 Doctor Zhivago: 1995-12-23 Catherine the Gr1996-04-28 Lie Down with Li1994-06-12 Laughter, Joy, W1993-11-29 Mrs. 'Arris Goes1992-12-27 Beyond Justice1992-12-02 Heavenly Sin1992-10-03 588 rue Paradis1992-01-14 Citizen Masrey1991-12-23 Mother1991-11-27 Desert Law1991-03-19 Journey of Love1990-12-07 The Rainbow Thie1994-01-19 Mountains of the1990-02-16 The Puppeteer1989-12-18 The Possessed1988-02-24 Les pyramides bl1988-01-02 Keys to Freedom1988-01-01 Grand Larceny1987-01-01 Harem1986-02-09 Vicious Circle1985-04-28 David Lean: A Li1985-01-01 Top Secret!1984-06-08 La Martingale1983-10-13 Green Ice1981-05-21 Inchon1981-05-04 Pleasure Palace1980-10-22 Oh! Heavenly Dog1980-07-11 The Baltimore Bu1980-04-01 S+H+E: Security 1980-02-23 Bloodline1979-06-29 Ashanti1979-02-21 The Pink Panther1976-12-15 Crime and Passio1976-02-06 Funny Lady1975-03-15 Juggernaut1974-09-25 The Tamarind See1974-07-11 The Mysterious I1973-03-17 The Right to Lov1972-08-15 The Burglars1971-10-27 The Horsemen1971-08-16 The Last Valley1971-01-28 Che!1969-06-27 The Appointment1969-05-22 Mackenna's Gold1969-03-18 Mayerling1968-10-31 Funny Girl1968-09-19 More Than a Mira1967-10-19 The Night of the1967-01-29 The Poppy Is Als1966-05-20 Pasternak1965-12-31 Moscow in Madrid1965-12-31 Doctor Zhivago1965-12-22 The Mamluks1965-10-04 Marco the Magnif1965-08-06 Genghis Khan1965-04-15 Zhivago: Behind 1965-01-01 The Car That Bec1965-01-01 The Yellow Rolls1964-12-31 Behold a Pale Ho1964-08-14 The Fall of the 1964-03-24 Lawrence of Arab1962-12-11 A Man in Our Hou1961-04-17 Gharam Al-Asyad1961-02-13 Eshaet Hob1960-11-21 The River of Lov1960-11-12 The Beginning an1960-10-31 My Only Love1960-10-03 Agony of Love1960-10-01 Struggle on the 1959-10-18 For the Sake of 1959-03-16 Scandal in Zamal1959-01-23 We the Students1959-01-02 Rendezvous with 1959-01-01 Sayedat el kasr1958-11-17 Goha1959-05-06 Ghaltet Habibi1958-04-14 Beach of Secrets1958-02-03 Sleepless1957-10-31 Land of Peace1957-01-02 The Lebanese Mis1956-09-12 Dark Waters1956-01-16 Our Best Days1955-03-07 The Devil of the1954-12-27 The Blazing Sun1954-03-01