-
Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
-
Nicholas Selby to Marc Singer
Omar Sharif Biography (1932-)
Original name, Michael Shalhoub (some sources spell surname "Chalhoub"); bornApril 10, 1932, in Alexandria, Egypt; son of Joseph and Claire (maiden name,Saada) Shalhoub; married Faten Hamama (an actress), February 5, 1955 (separated, 1966); children: Tarek (son). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775; and Anne AlvaresCorrea, 18 rue Troyon, F-75017 Paris, France.
- Nationality
- Egyptian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, writer
- Birth Details
- April 10, 1932
- Alexandria, Egypt
Famous Works
-
CREDITS
-
Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Siraa fil-wadi (also known as The Blazing Sky,
The Blazing Sun,
The Struggle in the Valley, and Ciel d'enfer), Talhamy, 1953
-
Shaytan al-sahra (also known as Desert Devil and Devil of the Desert), 1954
-
Ayamna el hilwa (also known as Our Happy Days), 1954
- Mokrir, La chatelaine du Liban (also known as Desert Detour,
The Lebanese Mission, and La castellana del Libano), 1956
-
Siraa fil-mina (also known as Dark Waters and Struggle in the Pier), 1956
-
La anam (also known as No Sleep), 1956
-
Shati el asrar (also known as Shore of Mystery), 1957
-
Ghaltit habibi (also known as My Lover's Mistake), 1957
-
Ard el salam (also known as Land of Peace), 1957
-
Min ajl imraa (also known as For the Sake of a Woman), 1958
-
Mouid maa el maghoul (also known as A Date with an Unknown), 1958
-
Fediha fil zamalek (also known as Scandal at Zamalek), 1958
-
Ehne el talamza (also known as We Students), 1959
-
Sera's fil nile (also known as Struggle on the Nile), 1959
- Title role, Goha, 1959
-
Bidaya wa nihaya (also known as The Beginning and the End and Dead among the Living), 1960
-
Lowat el hub (also known as Agony of Love), 1960
-
Eshaet hub (also known as Love Rumor), 1960
-
Nahr el hub (also known as River of Love), 1960
-
Hubbi el wahid (also known as My Only Love), 1960
-
Gharam el asyad (also known as I Love My Boss), 1960
-
Fi baitina rajul (also known as A Man in Our House), 1961
- Sherif Ali ibn El Kharish, Lawrence of Arabia, Columbia, 1962
- Sohamus, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Paramount, 1964
- Father Francisco, Behold a Pale Horse (also known as Et vint lejour de la vengeance), Columbia, 1964
- Emir Alaou, The Fabulous Adventures of Marco Polo (also known as Marco the Magnificent,
La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo,
Marko Polo, and Le meravigliose avventure di Marco Polo), 1964
- Yuri Zhivago (title role), Doctor Zhivago, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
-
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (documentary), 1965
-
Pasternak (documentary), 1965
- Title role, Genghis Khan (also known as Dschingis Khan andDzingis-Kan), 1965
- Davich, The Yellow Rolls Royce, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
-
Moscow in Madrid, 1965
- Dr. Rad, Poppies Are Also Flowers (also known as Danger Grows Wild,
The Opium Connection, and The Poppy Is Also a Flower),1966
- Major Grau, The Night of the Generals (also known as La nuit des generaux), Columbia, 1967
- Prince Ramon, More Than a Miracle (also known as Cinderella--Italian Style,
La belle et le cavalier, and C'era una volta), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- Nicky Arnstein, Funny Girl, Columbia, 1968
- Archduke Rudolph, Mayerling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
- Colorado, MacKenna's Gold, Columbia, 1969
- Federico Fendi, The Appointment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
- Che Guevara, Che! Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
-
The Festival Game, 1970
- Vogel, The Last Valley, Cinerama, 1971
- Uraz, The Horsemen, Columbia, 1971
- Abel Zacharia, Le casse, released as The Burglars, Columbia, 1972
- Pierre, Le droit d'aimer (also known as Brainwashed,
The Right to Love, and Il diritto d'amare), 1972
- Captain Nemo, The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo (also known asJules Verne's Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo,
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island of Dr. Nemo,
La isla misteriosa y el Capitan Nemo,
La isla misteriosa,
L'isola misteriosa e il Capitano Nemo, and L'ile mysterieuse), Cinerama, 1974
- Feodor Sverdlov, The Tamarind Seed, Avco-Embassy, 1974
- Captain Brunel, Juggernaut, United Artists, 1974
- Nicky Arnstein, Funny Lady, Columbia, 1975
- Andre Ferren, Crime and Passion (also known as Ace up My Sleeve and Frankensteins Spukschloss), 1976
- Egyptian assassin, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, United Artists,1976
- Prince Hassan, Ashanti (also known as Ashanti, Land of No Mercy), 1979
- Ivo Palazzi, Bloodline (also known as Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline and Blutspur), 1979
- Malcolm Bart, Oh, Heavenly Dog, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
- The deacon, The Baltimore Bullet, Avco-Embassy, 1980
- Meno Argenti, Green Ice, 1981
- Narrator, Return to Eden, 1982
-
Inchon, 1982
- Title role, Ayoub, 1983
-
Patience, 1983
- Cedric, Top Secret! Paramount, 1984
- Alex, Paradise Calling (also known as The Novice and Lespyramides bleues), 1987
-
La Martingale, 1987
- Stepan Verkhovensky, Les possedes (also known as The Possessed), 1988
-
Keys to Freedom (also known as Death Dealers), 1988
-
Mountains of the Moon, 1990
- Rico, Viaggio d'amore (also known as Journey of Love),1990
- Dima, The Rainbow Thief, 1990
-
Al-moaten al myssri (also known as War in the Land of Egypt), 1991
- Hagop, Mayrig (also known as Mother), 1991
- Mohamed Gad El Kareem, Al-aragoz (also known as The Puppeteer), 1991
-
The Castle, 1991
- Hagop, 588 rue paradis, 1992
- Tsai Mang Hua, Tengoku no taizai (also known as Heavenly Sin), 1992
- Emir, Beyond Justice (also known as Desert Law), 1992
-
Dehk, we leab we gad we hob, 1993
- Narrator, Umm kulthum (documentary; also known as Umm kulthum:A Voice Like Egypt), 1996
-
Lebanon ... Imprisoned Splendour (documentary), 1996
- Khalil Gibran, Heaven before I Die, 1997
- Grandfather, Mysteries of Egypt (also known as Egypt), Destination Cinema, 1998
- Melchisidek, The Thirteenth Warrior, Buena Vista, 1999
-
Return of the Thief of Baghdad, 2001
-
Television Appearances
-
Miniseries
- Koda Dad, The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel),HBO, 1984
- Prince Feodor Romodanovsky, Peter the Great, NBC, 1986
- Czar Nicholas II, Anastasia: The Story of Anna (also known as Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna), NBC, 1986
-
Il principe del deserto (also known as Maktub la legge del deserto), 1989
- Constantin "Costa" Damiros, Memories of Midnight (also known as Sidney Sheldon's Mysteries of Midnight), CBS, 1991
- The sorcerer, Gulliver's Travels, NBC, 1996
-
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel, 2000
-
Movies
- Baron Cesare Magnasco, S*H*E, 1980
- Sultan Hassan, Harem, ABC, 1987
- Rashid Saud, Grand Larceny, syndicated, 1989
- Marquis Hippolite DeChassange, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (also known as Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris), CBS, 1992
- Safar Khan, Lie Down with Lions (also known as Red Eagle),Lifetime, 1994
-
Specials
-
Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden, 1986
- Host, Mysteries of the Pyramids ... Live! Fox, 1988
-
A Salute to David Lean (also known as The 18th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to David Lean), 1990
-
David Lean: A Life in Film, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
- Host, Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic, PBS, 1995
- Narrator, Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend, ABC, 1999
- Also appeared in Omar Sharif Returns to Egypt.
-
Episodic
-
Champlin on Film, Bravo, 1989
- "Cairo," Clive James' Postcards, PBS, 1995
- Group rapper, Moesha, UPN, 1996
-
Other Television Appearances
-
Sophia: A Self-Portrait, 1968
- Host, Mysteries of the Great Pyramid, 1978
- Louie Lefevre, Pleasure Palace, 1980
-
Edge of the Wind, 1985
-
Vicious Circle, 1985
- Presenter, Play Bridge with Omar Sharif, 1987
-
Michelangelo and Me, 1989
-
Quatro Piccole Donne, 1990
- Razumovsky, Katharine die Grosse (also known as Catherine the Great), 1995
-
Stage Appearances
-
The Sleeping Prince, produced in England, 1983
-
RECORDINGS
-
Videos
-
Play Bridge with Omar Sharif, Best Film & Video Corp., 1987
-
Bridge Deluxe with Omar Sharif, 1993
-
WRITINGS
-
Other
-
How to Play the Blue Team Club, Stancraft Productions, 1970
- (With Marie-Therese Guinchard) L'eternel masculin (autobiography), Stock, translation by Martin Sokolinsky published as The Eternal Male, Doubleday (New York City), 1977
-
Omar Sharif's Life in Bridge, Faber, 1983
- Author of syndicated columns on bridge in magazines and newspapers.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
-
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1996. Volume 3:Actors and Actresses, St. James Press,
Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: