Omar Sharif

Sharif is also a regular in casinos in France, where he once assaulted a casino employee after losing thousands of dollars on a single roulette bet. He was married to the actresses Catherine Grant-Bogle, who he met in Dundee Rep (1949-1970, two children) and Virginia Mailer (1970-1992, two children). He writes a syndicated newspaper bridge column, and there is even a bridge computer game and tutorial that carries his name. He has continued an active acting career into his eighties. Sharif is also one of the world's best known contract bridge players. In D-Day the Sixth of June, he portrayed the commanding officer of the unit in which Todd and Howard served, and the scene was filmed again. Zhivago in the movie by the same name. An interesting note about this role - during the war, Todd met with Major John Howard on the Orne Bridge (later renamed as 'The Pegasus Bridge') in Normandy. In the movie, he played Major Howard, and the scene in which Howard met up with Todd appears in the film.

He also played Dr. He did appear in "Stage Fright" (1950), for Alfred Hitchcock, "The Dam Busters" (1955) (as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC), "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men" (1952), "The Sword and the Rose" (1953), "Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue" (1954), "A Man Called Peter" (1955) (as Peter Marshall), "The Virgin Queen" (1955) (as Sir Walter Raleigh), "D-Day, the Sixth of June" (1956) and The Longest Day (1962). His first English language film was Lawrence of Arabia in 1962. Todd was never able to repeat his success in the United States, appearing in several films which did not do as well as his first role. The marriage ended in 1974. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role in 1949. He married the Egyptian star Faten Hamama, which rocketed his popularity in the Arab World. He served with distinction as an officer and paratrooper in the 7th Battalion (LI)The Parachute Regiment during World War II in the 6th Airborne Division, and gained fame in the London stage version of The Hasty Heart (as Lachlan MacLachlan), which took him to Broadway then Hollywood.

In 1953 he started his acting career. He began acting in regional theatres as a dark haired leading man in the 1930's, before co-founding the Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1939. He graduated from Cairo's Victory College with a math and physics major. At first he worked with his father in the lumber business. He grew up in Devon and attended Shrewsbury School. Omar Sharif (born April 10, 1932), also known as Omar El-Sharif, is an Egyptian-born actor (of Syrian origins) who has starred in several Hollywood films. Born Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd in Dublin, the son of a British officer, who also played international rugby for Ireland . Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Richard Todd (born June 11, 1919) is a British actor.

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Behold a Pale Horse (1964). The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965). Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Night of the Generals (1967). Mayerling (1968). Funny Girl (1968). Mackenna's Gold (1969).

The Last Valley (1971). The Horsemen (1971). The Tamarind Seed (1974). Juggernaut (1974).

Funny Lady (1975). Crime and Passion (1975). S-H-E (1979). Bloodline (1979).

Pleasure Palace (1980). Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980). Green Ice (1981). Top Secret! (1984).

Peter the Great (1986). Ashanti: Land of No Mercy (1989). The Opium Connection (1990). The Baltimore Bullet (1990).

Memories of Midnight (1991). Grand Larceny (1992). Beyond Justice (1992). Catherine the Great (1995).

The Possessed (1996). Lebanon - Imprisoned Splendour (1997). Heaven Before I Die (1997). Funny Girl/Funny Lady (1997).

The Mysteries of Egypt (1998). Lie Down With Lions (1999). The 13th Warrior (1999). Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2003).

Hidalgo (2003).