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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, born Michel in Alexandria, Egypt, was an actor, film actor, and writer. His birth name was ميشيل يوسف ديمتري شلهوب. He was educated at Victoria College and Cairo University. Sharif began his work period in 1954 and continued until 2015. He was a citizen of Egypt and practiced Islam. He spoke Arabic, English, Greek, and Spanish, with Arabic as his native language. His name in his native language is عمر الشريف.

Sharif appeared in notable works such as Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia. He received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, the César Award for Best Actor, and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As a writer, he authored works including How to Play the Blue Team Club, I Named Her Inspiration, Bridge Is My Passion, Eternal Male, and Play better bridge. He died of myocardial infarction in 2015 and had Alzheimer's disease.

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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

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Omar
Named after
Omar Bradley
Gender
male
Citizenship
Egypt
Place of birth
Alexandria
Spouse
Faten Hamama
Educated at
Cairo University
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Arabic
Religion
Islam
Award
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
Notable work
Doctor Zhivago
Field of work
film
Genre
Western
Sport
contract bridge
Image
Omar Sharif 1963.JPG
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Commons category
Omar Sharif
date of birth
1932-04-10
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
date of death
2015-07-10
cause of death
myocardial infarction
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
start of work period
1954-00-00
end of work period
2015-00-00
name in native language
عمر الشريف
date of burial or cremation
2015-07-12
birth name
ميشيل يوسف ديمتري شلهوب
pseudonym
عمر الشريف
place of burial
Al-Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
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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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