Acting credits
149
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Omar Sharif
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 116Series: 33
TMDB ID: 5004
IMDb ID: nm0001725
Known for: Acting
Born: April 10, 1932
Died: July 10, 2015
Age: 83
Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2022
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.36
Wikidata: Q170515
Also known as
Омар Шариф • Michel Dimitri Chalhoub • عمر الشريف • Omar El Sherif • عمر شریف
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Omar Sharif.
Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim Sued
as Self
2022 Movie
7.9
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.0
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2020 Movie
6.8
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
2019 Movie
5.4
A Castle in Italy
as Omar Sharif
2013 Movie
6.3
Rock the Casbah
as Moulay Hassan
2013 Movie
6.0
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
as Self
2011 Movie
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010 Movie
5.5
I Forgot to Tell You
as Jaume
2010 Movie
8.0
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
2009 Movie
8.0
The Traveller
as Hassan
2009 Movie
5.7
La Traversée du désir
as Self
2009 Movie
6.6
Hassan and Marcus
as Murqus Abdulshahid / Mahmood Saifuddin
2008 Movie
5.5
10,000 BC
as Narrator (voice)
2008 Movie
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
as Self - Presenter
2007 Movie
6.7
One Night with the King
as Prince Memucan
2006 Movie
6.0
Fire at My Heart
as Principe Nicola
2006 Movie
6.4
St. Peter
as San Pietro
2005 Movie
3.5
Going Public
as Mahmout Aziz
2005 Movie
5.0
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel
as The King
2005 Movie
6.9
Hidalgo
as Sheikh Riyadh
2004 Movie
7.0
Monsieur Ibrahim
as Monsieur Ibrahim
2003 Movie
6.0
Pyramid
as Nakht (voice)
2002 Movie
5.8
The Parole Officer
as Victor
2001 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Omar Sharif.
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
2020 Series
5.3
The Last Templar
as Konstantine • 2 eps
2009 Series
Hanan W Haneen
1 eps
2007 Series
4.7
Kronprinz Rudolf
as Hans Canon • 2 eps
2006 Series
5.4
The Ten Commandments
as Jethro • 2 eps
2006 Series
St. Peter
as Pietro • 2 eps
2005 Series
3.0
Vivement dimanche
as Self • 2 eps
1998 Series
7.1
Gulliver's Travels
as Sorcerer • 2 eps
1996 Series
Parabéns
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
3.5
Memories of Midnight
as Constantin Demiris • 2 eps
1991 Series
The Law of the Desert
as Emir Beni-Zair • 3 eps
1991 Series
7.0
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.1
Sacrée Soirée
as Self • 2 eps
1987 Series
6.6
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Czar Nicholas II • 2 eps
1986 Series
5.0
Harem
as Sultan Hassan • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.9
Peter the Great
as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky • 4 eps
1986 Series
6.0
The Mind of David Berglas
1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
The Far Pavilions
as Koda Dad • 3 eps
1984 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.3
Champs-Elysées
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.8
30 millions d'amis
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.0
Numéro un
as Self • 3 eps
1975 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
1974 Series
6.4
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo • 6 eps
1973 Series