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Omar Sharif

Egyptian actor (1932–2015)

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Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor who became an international film star, known for roles in major Hollywood productions during the mid-20th century. His career is significant because he represented one of the most prominent bridges between Arab cinema and Western filmmaking during an era when such crossovers were rare.

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Born: 1932
Died: 2015
Works: 14

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Acting · Alexandria, 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…

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Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued — Self2022
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age — Self - Actor (archive footage)2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World — Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)2020
TV Story Superstar — Self (archive footage)2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret — Self - Comédien (archive footage)

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Omar Sharif (born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as his country's greatest male film star. He began his career in Egypt in the early 1950s. He is best known for his appearances in American, British, French, and Italian productions, and has been described as "the first Egyptian and Arab to conquer Hollywood". His career encompassed over 100 films spanning 50 years, and brought him many accolades including three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award for Best Actor.

Sharif played opposite Peter O'Toole as Sherif Ali in the David Lean epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and portrayed the title role in Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965), earning him the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He continued to play romantic leads in films like Funny Girl (1968) and The Tamarind Seed (1974) and historical figures like the eponymous characters in Genghis Khan (1965), The Mamelukes (1965), and Che! (1969). His acting career continued well into old age, with a well-received turn as a Muslim Turkish immigrant in the French film Monsieur Ibrahim (2003). Sharif made his final film appearance in 2015, the year of his death.