Omar Sharif
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Birth Name: Michael Demitri Shalhoub
Born: 10 April 1932 Died: 10 July 2015
Country of origin: Egypt
Height: 5' 11"
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Omar Sharif, the Franco-Arabic actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire. Of Lebanese and Syrian extraction, the young Michel was raised a Roman Catholic. He was educated at Victoria College in Alexandria and too a degree in mathematics and physics from Cairo University with a major. Afterward graduating from university, he entered the family lumber business.
Before making his English-language film debut with "Lawrence o
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1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rating: | 1225 Watched |

2. 10,000 BC
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3. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Rating: | 666 Watched |

4. The 13th Warrior (1999)
Rating: | 816 Watched |

5. Hidalgo (2004)
Rating: | 717 Watched |
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1. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Rating: | 403 Watched |

2. Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Rating: | 251 Watched |

3. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Rating: | 122 Watched |

4. Today (1952)
Rating: | 104 Watched |

5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Rating: | 97 Watched |
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" 1963 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role OMAR SHARIF as Sherif Ali in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 | dir: David Lean "
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"Best Actor! Winner: Omar Sharif, Doctor Zhivago! Nominees: Richard Burton - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Laurence Olivier - Othello Rod Steiger - The Pawnbroker"
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"Best Supporting Actor! Winner: Omar Sharif, Lawrence of Arabia! Nominees: Phillip Alford - To Kill a Mockingbird Alec Guinness - Lawrence of Arabia Peter Sellers - Lolita Terence Stamp - Billy Budd"
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