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Omar Sharif (Arabic: عمر الشريف Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomɑɾ eʃʃɪˈɾiːf], born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub [miˈʃel dɪˈmitɾi ʃælˈhuːb]; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars.
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).
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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).
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- July 10, 2015
May 6, 2024 · Omar Sharif (born April 10, 1932, Alexandria, Egypt—died July 10, 2015, Cairo) was an Egyptian actor of international acclaim, known for his dashing good looks and for iconic roles in such films as Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965).
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- Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor of international acclaim, known for his dashing good looks and for iconic roles in such films as Lawrence of Arab...
- Omar Sharif died of a heart attack on July 10, 2015, in Cairo, Egypt.
- In the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia Omar Sharif played Sherif Ali. When Lawrence’s Bedouin guide drinks from a well belonging to Sherif Ali at the...
- Omar Sharif was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on April 10, 1932. He moved to Cairo when he was four years old.
- In 1955 Omar Sharif married Egyptian movie star Faten Hamama, who was known as the “Lady of the Arabic Screen.” They met in 1953 when they were cas...
Omar Sharif was an Egyptian film and television actor. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s, but is best known for his appearances in both British and American productions. His films included Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Funny Girl (1968).
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Jul 10, 2015 · T he Egyptian star Omar Sharif — the man who famously materialised like a mirage from the throbbing heat of a desert horizon in Lawrence of Arabia — was handsome, worldly, and wreathed in what...
Jul 10, 2015 · His filmography includes more than a hundred films. The actor nevertheless had a more unhappy period on the big screen with some commercial failures (And Came the Day of Vengeance, The Rendezvous, The Horsemen).
