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Omar Sharif

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Also known as Omar el-Sherief, Omar Cherif, Michel Dimitri Chalhoub, Michel Demitri Shalhoub, Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub

Egyptian actor (1932–2015)

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Omar Sharif (1932–2015) was an Egyptian actor, film actor, and writer. Born in Alexandria, he began his professional work in 1954 and continued until his death. He was educated at Victoria College and Cairo University. Sharif is noted for his roles in *Doctor Zhivago* and *Lawrence of Arabia*.

His career included receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, the César Award for Best Actor, and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and Best Supporting Actor. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. A native Arabic speaker, he also spoke English, Greek, and Spanish.

Sharif died on July 10, 2015, from a myocardial infarction. He was buried on July 12, 2015. As a non-fiction writer, he authored works such as *How to Play the Blue Team Club* and *Bridge Is My Passion*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1932
Died
2015
Works
14

Top works

  • How to Play the Blue Team Club
  • I Named Her Inspiration
  • Bridge Is My Passion
  • Eternal Male
  • Play better bridge

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • 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)2019
  • 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham — Grandfather2015
  • Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten — Self2013
  • Rock the Casbah — Moulay Hassan2013
  • A Castle in Italy — Omar Sharif2013
  • Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde — Self2011

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Spain
Active from
1932
Active to
2015
Official siteStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
342
Total plays
1,386

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks

    · 2013 · cited 16,026x

  2. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,938x

  3. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 10,989x

  4. Porous, Crystalline, Covalent Organic Frameworks

    · 2005 · cited 8,034x

  5. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 7,992x

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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