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,

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