Person · Actor · Active 1954–2013
Omar Sharif
1932–2015, Alexandria
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. Appeared in 56 films on this site, including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and The 13th Warrior (1999). Among the 148 actors and directors Omar Sharif shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Faten Hamama (7 films), Peter O'Toole (4) and James Mason (4).
He continued to play romantic leads in films like Funny Girl (1968) and The Tamarind Seed (1974) and historical figures like the eponymous characters in Genghis Khan (1965), The Mamelukes (1965), and Che! (1969).
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He specifically referenced Behold a Pale Horse, The Appointment and The Horsemen.
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Partners by shared films
Who Omar Sharif made films with
Directors
- 3Henri Verneuil directorThe Burglars, Mayrig, 588 rue paradis
- 3Youssef Chahine directorShaytan al-Sahra, Sira` Fi al-Wadi, Sira` Fi al-Mina
- 2David Lean director and actorLawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago
- 2Blake Edwards directorThe Tamarind Seed, The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- 2Terence Young directorMayerling, Bloodline
One film together
- Behold a Pale Horse 1964Fred Zinnemann
- The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964Anthony Mann
- More Than a Miracle 1967Francesco Rosi
- The Night of the Generals 1967Anatole Litvak
- Funny Girl 1968William Wyler
- The Appointment 1969Sidney Lumet
- The Last Valley 1970James Clavell
- The Horsemen 1971John Frankenheimer
- La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo 1973Juan Antonio Bardem
- The Possessed 1988Andrzej Wajda
- The Rainbow Thief 1990Alejandro Jodorowsky
- The 13th Warrior 1999Michael Crichton, John McTiernan
- 10,000 BC 2008Roland Emmerich
Co-stars
- 7Faten Hamama actressSira` Fi al-Wadi, Our Sweet Days, Sira` Fi al-Mina and 4 more
- 4Peter O'Toole actorLawrence of Arabia, The Night of the Generals, The Rainbow Thief and 1 more
- 4James Mason actorThe Fall of the Roman Empire, Genghis Khan, Mayerling and 1 more
- 4Anthony Quayle actorLawrence of Arabia, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Mackenna's Gold and 1 more
- 3Claudia Cardinale actressGoha, Mayrig, 588 rue paradis
- 3Anthony Quinn actorLawrence of Arabia, Behold a Pale Horse, Marco the Magnificent
19 more partners with two or more films
- 3Alec Guinness actorLawrence of Arabia, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Doctor Zhivago
- 3Kabir Bedi actorAshanti, Law of the Desert, Beyond Justice
- 2Sophia Loren actressThe Fall of the Roman Empire, More Than a Miracle
- 2Barbra Streisand actressFunny Girl, Funny Lady
- 2Michael Caine actorThe Last Valley, Ashanti
- 2Christopher Plummer actorThe Fall of the Roman Empire, The Night of the Generals
- 2Gregory Peck actorBehold a Pale Horse, Mackenna's Gold
- 2Julie Andrews actressThe Tamarind Seed, The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- 2Rutger Hauer actorLaw of the Desert, Beyond Justice
- 2Eli Wallach actorGenghis Khan, Mackenna's Gold
- 2Jack Palance actorChe!, The Horsemen
- 2Rex Harrison actorThe Yellow Rolls-Royce, Ashanti
- 2José Ferrer actorLawrence of Arabia, Pleasure Palace
- 2Elliott Gould actorLaw of the Desert, Beyond Justice
- 2Telly Savalas actorGenghis Khan, Mackenna's Gold
- 2Juliette Gréco actressThe Lebanese Mission, The Night of the Generals
- 2Robert Hossein actorMarco the Magnificent, The Burglars
- 2Tom Courtenay actorDoctor Zhivago, The Night of the Generals
- 2Stephen Boyd actorThe Fall of the Roman Empire, Genghis Khan
One film together
- Our Sweet Days 1955Abdelhalim Hafez
- The Lebanese Mission 1956Jean-Claude Pascal
- Lawrence of Arabia 1962Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy
- Behold a Pale Horse 1964Jean Rochefort, Claude Berri, Michael Lonsdale
- The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964Mel Ferrer
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964Alain Delon, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Jeanne Moreau, George C. Scott, Art Carney
- Doctor Zhivago 1965Julie Christie, Klaus Kinski, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Chaplin, Ralph Richardson
- Genghis Khan 1965Françoise Dorléac
- Marco the Magnificent 1965Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Elsa Martinelli, Bruno Cremer, Horst Buchholz
- More Than a Miracle 1967Dolores del Río
- The Night of the Generals 1967Donald Pleasence, Philippe Noiret
- Funny Girl 1968Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis
- Mayerling 1968Catherine Deneuve, Ava Gardner, Romina Power
- Che! 1969Robert Loggia, Jesús Franco
- Mackenna's Gold 1969Burgess Meredith, Edward G. Robinson, Julie Newmar, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey
- The Appointment 1969Anouk Aimée, Lotte Lenya
- The Last Valley 1970Brian Blessed
- The Burglars 1971Jean-Paul Belmondo, Dyan Cannon
- Juggernaut 1974Anthony Hopkins, Richard Harris, Ian Holm, Shirley Knight, Julian Glover
- The Tamarind Seed 1974Harold Pinter, Dan O'Herlihy
- Funny Lady 1975James Caan, Roddy McDowall
- Crime and Passion 1976Karen Black
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Jackie Cooper
- Ashanti 1979Peter Ustinov, William Holden
- Bloodline 1979Audrey Hepburn, Romy Schneider, Irene Papas, Ben Gazzara, Michelle Phillips, Beatrice Straight, Gert Fröbe
- Oh! Heavenly Dog 1980Jane Seymour, Chevy Chase
- Pleasure Palace 1980Hope Lange, Victoria Principal
- S*H*E 1980Anita Ekberg
- The Baltimore Bullet 1980James Coburn, Bruce Boxleitner
- Green Ice 1981Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer
- Top Secret! 1984Val Kilmer, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough
- Grand Larceny 1987Ian McShane, Louis Jourdan
- The Possessed 1988Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson
- Mountains of the Moon 1990Bernard Hill, Fiona Shaw, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Delroy Lindo
- The Rainbow Thief 1990Christopher Lee
- The 13th Warrior 1999Antonio Banderas
- Monsieur Ibrahim 2003Isabelle Adjani
- Hidalgo 2004Viggo Mortensen, Malcolm McDowell, J. K. Simmons, Saïd Taghmaoui
- One Night with the King 2006Tommy Lister Jr., John Rhys-Davies, John Noble, Nimrat Kaur
- 10,000 BC 2008Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Cliff Curtis
- J'ai oublié de te dire 2010Émilie Dequenne
- Rock the Casbah 2013Nadine Labaki
Films in this guide
Best known
- Lawrence of Arabia 1962actor, as Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish
- Doctor Zhivago 1965actor, as Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago
- The 13th Warrior 1999actor, as Melchisidek
- 10,000 BC 2008actor, as Narrator
- Funny Girl 1968actor
- The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964actor, as Sohaemus, King of Armenia
1950s
1960s
- The River of Love (1960)actor
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)actor, as Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish
- Behold a Pale Horse (1964)actor
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)actor, as Sohaemus, King of Armenia
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)actor
- Doctor Zhivago (1965)actor, as Dr. Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago
- Genghis Khan (1965)actor
- Marco the Magnificent (1965)actor, as Sheik Alla Hou
- More Than a Miracle (1967)actor
- The Night of the Generals (1967)actor
- Funny Girl (1968)actor
- Mayerling (1968)actor, as Crown Prince Rudolf
- Che! (1969)actor
- Mackenna's Gold (1969)actor
- The Appointment (1969)actor
1970s
- The Last Valley (1970)actor, as Vogel
- The Burglars (1971)actor
- The Horsemen (1971)actor
- La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo (1973)actor
- Juggernaut (1974)actor
- The Tamarind Seed (1974)actor
- Funny Lady (1975)actor
- Crime and Passion (1976)actor
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)actor
- Ashanti (1979)actor
- Bloodline (1979)actor
1980s
1990s
- Mountains of the Moon (1990)actor, as Sultan
- The Rainbow Thief (1990)actor
- Mayrig (1991)actor
- 588 rue paradis (1992)actor
- Beyond Justice (1992)actor
- The 13th Warrior (1999)actor, as Melchisidek
2000s
- Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)actor
- Hidalgo (2004)actor
- One Night with the King (2006)actor, as Memucan
- 10,000 BC (2008)actor, as Narrator