Also Credited As:
Omar Cherif, Omar El Cherif, Omar Shariff, Michel Demitri Chalhoub
Biography
One of the rare Middle Eastern actors to achieve stardom in both the Hollywood and international markets, Omar Sharif was a powerful presence in some of the biggest films of the 1960s - both in terms of scope and success - including "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago. " A leading man in his native Egypt, he was cast as the fiercely loyal friend to Peter O'Toole's Lawrence in the David Lean epic, and rose to immediate fame around …
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Le Casse | Zacaria |
Harem | Sultan Hasan |
A Man in Our House | Actor |
Pleasure Palace | Louis LeFevre |
Seducing Leyla | Actor |
Hassan & Morcos | Actor |
Fuoco Su Di Me | Nicola |
Monsieur Ibrahim | Ibrahim |
S*H*E | Cesare Magnasco |
Mysteries of Egypt | Actor |
Years of Torment | Omar Mukhtar |
The Horsemen | Uraz |
Mayerling | Crown Prince Rudolf |
The Appointment | Federico Fendi |
L' Ile Mysterieuse | Nemo |
The Traveller | Actor |
Mysteries of the Pyramids... Live! | Host |
Les Pyramides bleues | Alex |
King Lear | Actor |
Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic | Host |
Che! | Che Guevara |
The Crown Prince | Actor |
Viaggio d'amore | Rico |
Return to Eden | Narration |
Ayoub | Ayoub |
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