Omar Sharif
1932–2015- Actor
Egyptian actor, born in Alexandria. Won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama and the César Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Pair · Actors
Omar Sharif made Doctor Zhivago with Rod Steiger
Omar Sharif and Rod Steiger are both in the cast of Doctor Zhivago (1965). Omar Sharif played Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago and Rod Steiger played Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky. The film was directed by David Lean.
- 1 top prizeAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Doctor Zhivago
Rod Steiger
1925–2002- Actor
American actor, born in Westhampton. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
The film
Doctor Zhivago
Omar Sharif: actor, as Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago · Rod Steiger: actor, as Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky
Music: Maurice Jarre
Camera: Nicolas Roeg, Freddie Young
Written by: Robert Bolt
Produced by: Carlo Ponti
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
See also
- Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama7 films together
- Omar Sharif and Alec Guinness3 films together
- Omar Sharif and David Lean2 films together
- Omar Sharif and Tom Courtenay2 films together
Worked with both
- James Mason4 films with Omar Sharif, 1 with Rod Steiger
- Claudia Cardinale3 films with Omar Sharif, 1 with Rod Steiger
- Anthony Quinn3 films with Omar Sharif, 1 with Rod Steiger
- Alec Guinness3 films with Omar Sharif, 1 with Rod Steiger
- James Coburn1 film with Omar Sharif, 3 with Rod Steiger
- Jack Palance2 films with Omar Sharif, 2 with Rod Steiger