This page will contain videos about Omar Sharif, as they become available.Omar SharifOmar Sharif as Captain Nemo in Mystery IslandOmar 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. He graduated from Cairo's Victory College with a math and physics major. At first he worked with his father in the lumber business. In 1953 he started his acting career. He married the Egyptian star Faten Hamama, which rocketed his popularity in the Arab World. The marriage ended in 1974. His first English language film was Lawrence of Arabia in 1962. He also played Dr. Zhivago in the movie by the same name. Filmography
BridgeSharif is also one of the world's best known contract bridge players. He writes a syndicated newspaper bridge column, and there is even a bridge computer game and tutorial that carries his name. 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. This page about Omar Sharif includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Omar Sharif News stories about Omar Sharif External links for Omar Sharif Videos for Omar Sharif Wikis about Omar Sharif Discussion Groups about Omar Sharif Blogs about Omar Sharif Images of Omar Sharif |
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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. Franchot Tone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6558 Hollywood Blvd. He writes a syndicated newspaper bridge column, and there is even a bridge computer game and tutorial that carries his name. His remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered. Sharif is also one of the world's best known contract bridge players. He died in New York City. Zhivago in the movie by the same name. He co-starred in the Ben Casey medical series from 1965 to 1966 as Casey's supervisor. He also played Dr. In the 1950s he moved to television and returned to Broadway, where he had begun his career. His first English language film was Lawrence of Arabia in 1962. He worked steadily through the 1940s without breaking through as a major star. The marriage ended in 1974. He married and divorced three more times: to fashion model turned actress Jean Wallace (1941-48, two sons; she next married Cornel Wilde), actress Barbara Peyton (1951-52), and actress Dolores Dorn (1956-59). He married the Egyptian star Faten Hamama, which rocketed his popularity in the Arab World. He was married October 11, 1935 in New Jersey to actress Joan Crawford; they were divorced in 1939. In 1953 he started his acting career. In 1935 he starred in Mutiny on the Bounty (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer and Dangerous opposite Bette Davis. He graduated from Cairo's Victory College with a math and physics major. At first he worked with his father in the lumber business. President of the Dramatic Club at Cornell University, he went to Hollywood in 1932, achieving fame in 1933, when he made seven movies in a single year. 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. Frank Jerome Tone, the president of the Carborundum Company, and his wife, Gertrude Franchot. Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He was born Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone in Niagara Falls, New York, eldest son of Dr. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor. 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). |