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

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1996. Volume 3:Actors and Actresses, St. James Press,