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Omar Sharif: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Michel Demitri Chalhoub • Michael Demitri Shalhoub
Born April 10, 1932 • Alexandria • Egypt
Died July 10, 2015 (aged 83) • Cairo • Egypt

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Omar Sharif smiling and leaning on a chair outdoors, wearing a buttoned shirt and holding a cigarette, in a black and white photo from 1974.
Omar Sharif as Yury Zhivago tends to a patient with Julie Christie as Lara beside him in a scene from the film Doctor Zhivago, both dressed in period Russian attire.
Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice and Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein dance closely together at a lively party in a scene from the film Funny Girl.
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Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence wears traditional Arab robes and headgear in a scene from the film Lawrence of Arabia.
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Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.
Anthony Hopkins
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Antonio Banderas smiling in a black suit and tie against a blurred background with large white shapes, 2015.
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Spanish-born actor and director
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Rod Steiger in a striped shirt looks into the distance, standing outdoors near a large steel bridge during filming of Across the Bridge.
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