Deceased

How Did Omar Sharif Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asОмар Шариф, Michel Dimitri Chalhoub, عمر الشريف, Omar El Sherif, عمر شریفGenderMaleNationalityEgyptBorn10/04/1932Born inAlexandria, EgyptDied10/07/2015 (aged 83)Died inBehman HospitalCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ170515 ↗Buried atAl-Sayeda Nafeesah MosqueTMDb#5004 ↗

Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as his country's greatest male film star. He began his career in Egypt in the early 1950s. He is best known for his appearances in American, British, French, and Italian productions, and has been described as "the first Egyptian and Arab to conquer Hollywood". His career encompassed over 100 films spanning 50 years, and brought him many accolades including three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award for Best Actor.

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Filmography119 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Ademã – A Vida e as Notas de Ibrahim SuedMovie	Self	90
2021	Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeMovie	Self - Actor (archive footage)	89
2020	TV Story SuperstarSeries	Self (archive footage)	88
2020	Omar Sharif: Citizen of the WorldMovie	Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)	88
2019	Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretMovie	Self - Comédien (archive footage)	87
2015	1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-HaythamMovie	Grandfather	83
2013	A Castle in ItalyMovie	Omar Sharif	81
2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftMovie	(archive footage)	78
2010	I Forgot to Tell YouMovie	Jaume	78
2009	La Traversée du désirMovie	Self	77
2009	The Last TemplarSeries	Konstantine	77
2006	The Ten CommandmentsSeries	Jethro	74
2006	One Night with the KingMovie	Prince Memucan	74
2006	Kronprinz RudolfSeries	Hans Canon	74
2005	St. PeterMovie	San Pietro	73
2005	St. PeterSeries	Pietro	73
2005	Going PublicMovie	Mahmout Aziz	73
2005	Shaka Zulu: The CitadelMovie	The King	73
2004	Hollywood LegendenMovie	Self	72
2002	PyramidMovie	Nakht (voice)	70
2001	The Making of Lawrence of ArabiaMovie	Self	69
1998	Vivement dimancheSeries	Self	66
1998	Mysteries of EgyptMovie	Grandfather	66
1997	Heaven Before I DieMovie	Khalil Gibran	65
1996	Gulliver's TravelsSeries	Sorcerer	64
1996	Ingrid Bergman RememberedMovie	Self (archive footage)	64
1996	Catherine the GreatMovie	Razumovsky	64
1996	Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like EgyptMovie	Narrator	64
1995	Viva el lunesSeries	Self	63
1994	The Rainbow ThiefMovie	Dima	62
1994	Lie Down with LionsMovie	Safar Khan	62
1992	588 rue ParadisMovie	Hagop Zakarian	60
1992	ParabénsSeries	Self	60
1992	Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ParisMovie	Marquis Hippolite	60
1992	Beyond JusticeMovie	Emir Beni-Zair	60
1992	Heavenly SinMovie	Tsai Mang Hua	60
1991	Citizen MasreyMovie	Mayor Abdel Razek El-Shershaby	59
1991	The Law of the DesertSeries	Emir Beni-Zair	59
1991	Memories of MidnightSeries	Constantin Demiris	59
1990	Mountains of the MoonMovie	Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)	58
1988	Paradise CallingMovie	Alex	56
1988	The PossessedMovie	Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky	56
1987	Sacrée soiréeSeries	Self	55
1987	Grand LarcenyMovie	Rashid Saud	55
1986	Anastasia - The Mystery of AnnaSeries	Czar Nicholas II	54
1986	Peter the GreatSeries	Prince Feodor Romodanovsky	54
1986	Wedden, dat..?Series	Self	54
1985	David Lean: A Life in FilmMovie	Self	53
1984	Top Secret!Movie	Agent Cedric	52
1984	The Far PavilionsSeries	Koda Dad	52
1983	AyoubMovie	Ayoub/Abdul Hamid Al-Sukkari	51
1983	La MartingaleMovie	Alex Joski	51
1981	Green IceMovie	Meno Argenti	49
1981	InchonMovie	Indian Brigadier	49
1980	The Baltimore BulletMovie	The Deacon	48
1980	S+H+E: Security Hazards ExpertMovie	Baron Cesare Magnasco	48
1980	Pleasure PalaceMovie	Louie Lefevre	48
1979	AshantiMovie	Prince Hassan	47
1979	BloodlineMovie	Ivo Palazzi	47
1976	30 millions d'amisSeries	Self	44
1976	The Pink Panther Strikes AgainMovie	Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)	44
1976	Crime and PassionMovie	Andre Ferren	44
1975	Numéro unSeries	Self	43
1975	Funny LadyMovie	Nick Arnstein	43
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self	42
1974	JuggernautMovie	Captain Alex Brunel	42
1974	The Tamarind SeedMovie	Feodor Sverdlov	42
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	41
1973	The Mysterious IslandMovie	Captain Nemo	41
1973	Mysterious IslandSeries	Captain Nemo	41
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	40
1971	The BurglarsMovie	Abel Zacharia	39
1971	The HorsemenMovie	Uraz	39
1971	Samedi soirSeries	Self	39
1971	V.I.P. SchaukelSeries	Self	39
1971	Cadet RousselleSeries	Self	39
1971	The Last ValleyMovie	Vogel	39
1969	Mackenna's GoldMovie	Colorado	37
1969	Che!Movie	Che Guevara	37
1969	الحب الضائعSeries	عمر	37
1968	Funny GirlMovie	Nick Arnstein	36
1968	MayerlingMovie	Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria	36
1968	This is StreisandMovie	—	36
1967	More Than a MiracleMovie	Prince Rodrigo Fernandez	35
1967	Lionpower from MGMMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	35
1967	The Night of the GeneralsMovie	Major Grau	35
1966	The Poppy Is Also a FlowerMovie	Dr. Rad	34
1965	Genghis KhanMovie	Genghis Khan / Temujin	33
1965	Marco the MagnificentMovie	Sheik Alla Hou	33
1965	Doctor ZhivagoMovie	Dr. Yuri Zhivago	33
1965	The Car That Became a StarMovie	Davich (archive footage)	33
1965	The MamluksMovie	Ahmed	33
1965	Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David LeanMovie	Self	33
1965	PasternakMovie	Self (archive footage)	33
1965	Moscow in MadridMovie	Self	33
1964	The Fall of the Roman EmpireMovie	Sohamus	32
1964	Die DrehscheibeSeries	Self	32
1964	The Yellow Rolls-RoyceMovie	Davich	32
1964	Behold a Pale HorseMovie	Francisco	32
1962	Lawrence of ArabiaMovie	Sherif Ali	30
1961	A Man in Our HouseMovie	إبراهيم حمدي	29
1961	Gharam Al-AsyadMovie	Essam Mourad	29
1960	Eshaet HobMovie	Hussein	28
1960	The Beginning and the EndMovie	Hassanein	28
1960	My Only LoveMovie	Adel	28
1960	Agony of LoveMovie	Hasan	28
1959	Conflict in the NileMovie	محسّب	27
1959	We the StudentsMovie	عادل	27
1959	For the Sake of a WomanMovie	شكري زدحمد	27
1959	Rendezvous with a StrangerMovie	Magdi	27
1958	Beach of SecretsMovie	Mamduh Ezzat	26
1958	Sayedat el kasrMovie	Adel	26
1957	Land of PeaceMovie	Ahmed	25
1956	CinépanoramaSeries	Self	24
1956	Struggle in the HarborMovie	Ragab	24
1955	Our Best DaysMovie	أحمد	23
1954	The Blazing SunMovie	Ahmed أحمد	22
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	21
1948	BambiSeries	Self	16