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Omar Sharif (1932–2015)
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire (Saada). Of Lebanese and Syrian extraction, the young Michel was raised a ...
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2009
The Last Templar
(TV Mini-Series)
Konstantine
Konstantine
- Episode #1.2
(2009)
... Konstantine
- Episode #1.1
(2009)
... Konstantine
2007
Hanan Wa Haneen
(TV Mini-Series)
Raouf
Raouf
- Episode #1.8
(2007)
... Raouf
- Episode #1.9
(2007)
... Raouf
- Episode #1.5
(2007)
... Raouf
- Episode #1.7
(2007)
... Raouf
- Episode #1.6
(2007)
... Raouf
2006
The Ten Commandments
(TV Mini-Series)
Jethro
Jethro
- Episode #1.2
(2006)
... Jethro
- Episode #1.1
(2006)
... Jethro
2003-2004
Petits mythes urbains
(TV Series)
Le chauffeur de taxi
Le chauffeur de taxi
- Le piège
(2004)
... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Une nuit inoubliable
(2004)
... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Égaré
(2004)
... Le chauffeur de taxi
- À tout prendre
(2004)
... Le chauffeur de taxi
- Un bon père de famille
(2004)
... Le chauffeur de taxi
1990
Le roi de Patagonie
(TV Mini-Series)
Le Consul d'Aninot
Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.4
(1990)
... Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.3
(1990)
... Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.2
(1990)
... Le Consul d'Aninot
- Episode #1.1
(1990)
... Le Consul d'Aninot
1986
Peter the Great
(TV Mini-Series)
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Part IV
(1986)
... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Episode #1.3
(1986)
... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Pt II
(1986)
... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
- Episode #1.1
(1986)
... Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
1984
The Far Pavilions
(TV Mini-Series)
Koda Dad
Koda Dad
- Part Three: Wally and Anjuli
(1984)
... Koda Dad
- Part Two: The Journey to Bhithor
(1984)
... Koda Dad
- Part One: Return to India
(1984)
... Koda Dad
1973
L'île mystérieuse
(TV Mini-Series)
Le capitaine Nemo
Le capitaine Nemo
- Le secret de l'île
(1973)
... Le capitaine Nemo
- Le drapeau noir
(1973)
... Le capitaine Nemo
- L'abandonné
(1973)
... Le capitaine Nemo
- Territoire interdit
(1973)
... Le capitaine Nemo
- Les naufragés de l'air
(1973)
... Le capitaine Nemo
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Archive footage (21 credits)
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autobiography "The Eternal male" co-written with Marie-Therese Guinchard See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 5 Interviews | 6 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Omar Cherif | Omar ShariffHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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I had a couple of adventures with women, but not the great love. I had a great love once with my wife (Faten Hamama) that has to be said. See more »Trivia:
Was close friends with Peter O'Toole, who nicknamed him Freddy on the set of Lawrence of Arabia (1962), because 'no one could possibly be called Omar Sharif'. See more »Star Sign:
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