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Omar Sharif Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, 1974.

Omar Sharif

Egyptian actor
Also known as: Michael Demitri Shalhoub, Michel Demitri Chalhoub(Show More)
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Omar Sharif (born April 10, 1932, Alexandria, Egypt—died July 10, 2015, Cairo) was an Egyptian actor of international acclaim, known for his dashing good looks and for iconic roles in such films as Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965). Shalhoub was born in Alexandria, the only son of a prosperous lumber merchant. When he was four years old, he moved with his family to Cairo, where he attended English schools. With early aspirations...

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