Overview
Mini Biography:
Omar Sharif, the Franco-Arabic actor best known for playing Sharif Ali... more
Trivia:
Writes a weekly syndicated column on Bridge. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
10 wins
&
3 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Omar Cherif | Omar Chérif | Omar El-Cherif | Omar Shariff
Filmography
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Archive Footage - J'ai oublié de te dire (2009) .... Jaume
- Al Mosafer (2009)
... aka The Traveller (International: English title) - Hassan wa Morcus (2008) .... Mahmoud/Morcus
... aka Hassan & Mark (International: English title: DVD title) - 10,000 BC (2008) .... Narrator
- One Night with the King (2006) .... Prince Memucan
- Fuoco su di me (2006) .... Principe Nicola
... aka Fire at My Heart (USA) - Benji: Off the Leash! (2004) .... Guest
- Hidalgo (2004) .... Sheikh Riyadh
... aka Dash (Philippines: English title: review title) - Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2003) .... Monsieur Ibrahim
... aka Monsieur Ibrahim (USA) - The Parole Officer (2001) .... Victor
- Censor (2001)
- The 13th Warrior (1999) .... Melchisidek
... aka The Thirteenth Warrior - Mysteries of Egypt (1998) .... Grandfather
... aka Egypt (USA: short title) - Heaven Before I Die (1997) .... Khalil Gibran
- Dehk, we leab we gad we hob (1993)
... aka Laughter, Games, Seriousness and Love (International: English title) - Tengoku no Taizai (1992) .... Tsai Mang Hua
... aka Heavenly Sin - Beyond Justice (1992) .... Emir Beni-Zair
... aka Desert Law (UK: video title) - 588 rue paradis (1992) .... Hagop
... aka Mother (USA) - Mayrig (1991) .... Hagop
... aka Mother (USA) - Al-moaten Masry (1991)
... aka War in the Land of Egypt - Viaggio d'amore (1990) .... Rico
... aka Journey of Love - The Rainbow Thief (1990) .... Dima
- Mountains of the Moon (1990) (uncredited) .... Arab chief in Cairo
- Al-aragoz (1989) .... Mohamed Gad El Kareem
... aka The Puppeteer (USA) - Les pyramides bleues (1988) .... Alex
... aka La novicia (Mexico)
... aka Paradise Calling (Europe: English title: dubbed version)
... aka The Novice - Les possédés (1988) .... Stepan
... aka The Possessed - Keys to Freedom (1988) .... Jonathan
... aka Death Dealers - Grand Larceny (1987) .... Rashid Saud
- Top Secret! (1984) .... Agent Cedric
- Ayoub (1983)
- Green Ice (1981) .... Meno Argenti
- Inchon (1981) (uncredited) .... Indian Brigadier
- Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) .... Bart
- The Baltimore Bullet (1980) .... The Deacon
- S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980) .... Baron Cesare Magnasco
- Bloodline (1979) .... Ivo Palazzi
... aka Blutspur (West Germany)
... aka Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline - Ashanti (1979) .... Prince Hassan
... aka Ashanti, Land of No Mercy - The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) (uncredited) .... Egyptian Assassin
- Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) .... Andre Ferren
... aka Crime and Passion (USA)
... aka Frankensteins Spukschloß (West Germany) - Funny Lady (1975) .... Nicky Arnstein
- Juggernaut (1974) .... Captain Alex Brunel
... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA) - The Tamarind Seed (1974) .... Feodor Sverdlov
- La isla misteriosa (1973) .... Captain Nemo
... aka Captain Nemo (Spain: DVD box title)
... aka Jules Verne's Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo
... aka Jules Verne's Mysterious Island of Dr. Nemo
... aka L'île mystérieuse (France)
... aka L'isola misteriosa e il capitano Nemo (Italy)
... aka The Mysterious Island (USA)
... aka The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo - Le droit d'aimer (1972) .... Pierre
... aka Brainwashed
... aka Il diritto d'amare (Italy)
... aka The Right to Love - Le casse (1971) .... Abel Zacharia
... aka Gli scassinatori (Italy)
... aka The Burglars (USA) - The Horsemen (1971) .... Uraz
- The Last Valley (1970) .... Vogel
- Trois hommes sur un cheval (1969) (uncredited) .... Un turfiste
... aka Three Men on a Horse (International: English title) - Che! (1969) .... Che Guevara
- The Appointment (1969) .... Federico Fendi
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) .... Colorado
- Mayerling (1968) .... Archduke Rudolf
... aka Terence Young's Mayerling (UK: complete title) - Funny Girl (1968) .... Nick Arnstein
- C'era una volta... (1967) .... Prince Rodrigo Fernandez
... aka Cinderella: Italian Style
... aka La belle et le cavalier (France)
... aka More Than a Miracle (USA) - The Night of the Generals (1967) .... Major Grau
... aka La nuit des généraux (France)
... aka Tank Force (Philippines: English title) - Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) .... Doctor Rad
... aka Danger Grows Wild (UK)
... aka Mohn ist auch eine Blume (Austria)
... aka Opération opium (France)
... aka The Opium Connection (USA: video title)
... aka The Poppy Is Also a Flower (USA: promotional title) - Doctor Zhivago (1965) .... Dr. Yuri Zhivago
- La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo (1965) .... Sheik Alla Hou, 'The Desert Wind'
... aka Marco the Magnificent (UK) (USA)
... aka Kublai Khan (Australia: video title)
... aka Le meravigliose avventure di Marco Polo (Italy)
... aka Lo scacchiere di Dio (Italy)
... aka Marco Polo the Magnificent (Australia: poster title)
... aka Marko Polo (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
... aka The Adventures of Marco Polo (Australia: subtitle) - Genghis Khan (1965) .... Temujin, later Genghis Khan
... aka Dschingis Khan (West Germany)
... aka Dzingis-Kan - El mamalik (1965)
... aka The Mamelukes (International: English title)
... aka The Revolt of the Mamalukes (USA: dubbed version) - The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) .... Davich
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964) .... Francisco
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Sohamus
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Sherif Ali
- Fi baitina rajul (1961) .... Ibrahim
... aka A Man in Our House (USA: DVD box title)
... aka There Is a Man in Our House (International: English title) - Ishayat hub (1961)
... aka The Agony of Love (International: English title)
... aka Training for Love (International: English title) - Gharam el assiad (1961)
... aka I Love My Master (International: English title) - Hubbi el wahid (1961)
... aka Hobbi al-wahid (Egypt: Arabic title: alternative transliteration)
... aka My Only Love (International: English title) - Nahr el hub (1961) .... Khalid
... aka Nahr al-hob (Egypt: Arabic title: alternative transliteration)
... aka The River of Love (International: English title) - Lawet el hub (1960)
... aka Agony of Love (International: English title) - Bidaya wa nihaya (1960)
... aka Dead Among the Living
... aka The Beginning and the End
- Min ajal emraa (1959)
... aka For the Sake of a Woman (International: English title) - Seraa fil Nil (1959) .... Muhassab
... aka Struggle on the Nile (International: English title) - Maweed maa maghoul (1959) (as Omar El-Cherif)
... aka Date with the Unknown (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Rendezvous with a Stranger (International: English title) - Fadiha fil Zamalek (1959)
... aka Scandal in Zamalek (International: English title) - Sayedat el kasr (1959) .... Adel
... aka Lady of the Castle (International: English title) - Goha (1958) (as Omar Chérif) .... Goha
- Shatie el asrar (1958)
... aka Hidden Shore (International: English title) - La anam (1958) .... Aziz
... aka No Tomorrow (International: English title) - Ghaltet habibi (1958)
... aka The Fault of My Love (International: English title) - Ard el salam (1957) .... Ahmed
... aka Land of Peace (International: English title) - La châtelaine du Liban (1956) (as Omar Cherif) .... Mokrir
... aka Desert Detour (USA: TV title)
... aka La castellana del Libano (Italy)
... aka The Lebanese Mission (USA) - Siraa Fil-Mina (1956) .... Ragab
... aka Dark Waters
... aka Struggle on the Pier (International: English title) - Ayyamine el helwa (1955) .... Ahmed
... aka Our Best Days (International: English title) - Shaytan al-Sahra (1954)
... aka Desert Devil
... aka Devil of the Sahara (International: English title) - Siraa Fil-Wadi (1954) .... Ahmed
... aka Struggle in the Valley
... aka The Blazing Sky
... aka The Blazing Sun
- Black Hawk Down (2001) (writer: "Ul Iyo Dirkeed", "Dhibic Roob") (performer: "Ul Iyo Dirkeed", "Dhibic Roob")
- Funny Girl (1968) (performer: "You Are Woman, I Am Man", "Sadie, Sadie")
- "Petits mythes urbains" (2003) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Großstadt Schocker (Germany)
... aka Les mythes urbains (France)
... aka Urban Myth Chillers
- La tutfi el shams (1962) (co-producer)
... aka The Sun Will Never Set (International: English title)
- "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 18 June 2009 (2009) TV episode (as Omar Shariff) .... Himself - Il était une fois... Lawrence d'Arabie (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- In the Tracks of Maurice Jarre (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "British Film Forever" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Fred Zinnemann - Der Mann, der 'High Noon' machte (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 17 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 17 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "La méthode Cauet" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 3 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Double je" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 25 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Ombre et lumière" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 29 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #6.5 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Comme au cinéma" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Comme au cinéma: l'émission (France: long new title)
... aka Comme au cinéma: le magazine (France: long new title)
- Episode dated 30 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka O.N.P.P. (France: short title)
... aka ONPP vu de la loge (France: summer title)
... aka ONPP vu de la plage (France: summer title)
... aka ONPP vu du bocal (France: summer title)
... aka ONPP vu du désert (France: summer title)
- Episode dated 14 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "La nuit des Césars" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 22 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title) - The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Tout le monde en parle" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 13 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - 75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History (2003) (TV) .... Himself/interviewee
- Pyramid (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Nakht
... aka Building the Great Pyramid (USA)
... aka Die Pyramide - Ein Weltwunder entsteht (Germany)
... aka Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer - Die Pyramide: Ein Weltwunder entsteht (Germany) - "Legends" (2000) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Lights, Camera, Action! A Century of the Cinema: A Star Is Born (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (1995) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
- "¿Qué apostamos?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 24 February 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "Vaya nochecita" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 9 January 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "Encantada de la vida" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 22 October 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "Querida Concha" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 16 May 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "Parabéns" (1993) TV series .... Guest / ... (unknown episodes)
- Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- The American Film Institute Salute to David Lean (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- Omar Sharif (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode #3.3 (1986) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 13 May 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 9 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode #4.2 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Gala 71 (1971) (TV) .... Himself
- Show Petula Clark (1971) (TV) .... Himself
- "Girl Talk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "'Die Drehscheibe'" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 27 April 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Sophia: A Self-Portrait (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
- "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest star (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode dated 15 November 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest star - "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 23 November 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
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Has written books on Bridge.
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