{"id":38160,"date":"2015-07-11T09:08:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T23:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=38160"},"modified":"2015-07-11T09:13:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T23:43:28","slug":"vale-omar-sharif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2015\/07\/11\/vale-omar-sharif\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Omar Sharif"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Omar Sharif – 1932-2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Egyptian born actor, Omar Sharif, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Omar Sharif began his acting career in 1954, in roles within his native Egypt’s film industry. His first film was Shaytan al-Sahra <\/i>(Devil Of The Sahara<\/i>), and during the late 50’s appeared in a number of movies including The Lebanese Mission<\/em> (1957), Goha<\/em> (1958), and Esha’a hob <\/i>(A Rumor Of Love, 1960<\/i>). However, it would be his starring role alongside Peter O’Toole, in David Lean’s 1962 Academy Award winning masterpiece, Lawrence of Arabia<\/em><\/a>, that would catapult Sharif to stardom outside of Egypt. For his role of Sherif Ali, Omar Sharif would receive two Golden Globe Awards – one for Best Supporting Actor, and New Star Of The Year – and be nominated for an Oscar, again for Best Supporting Actor.<\/p>\n

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Omar Sharif (left) with Peter O’Toole (right) in David Lean’s 1963 film, Lawrence Of Arabia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The following year, Mr Sharif would appear in a number of other “epic” films, including The Fall Of The Roman Empire<\/em> (for director Anthony Mann), Genghis Khan<\/em> (in 1965) and co-star with fellow Lawrence of Arabia<\/em> actor Anthony Quinn in Marco The Magnificent<\/em>, for director Denys de La Parelliere.<\/p>\n

Mr Sharif rounded out 1965 with another of his most iconic roles, that of the eponymous Dr Zhivago<\/em>, again for David Lean, this time as a leading man, and opposite Julie Christie. Sharif snagged another Golden Globe for his performance. Following Zhivago<\/em>, Mr Sharif would continue to appear in a number of Hollywood productions, including 1968’s Funny Girl<\/em>, Che!<\/em> in 1969, as Che Guevara, The Horsemen<\/em> (1971), 1979’s Bloodline<\/em>, and a small role in 1984’s comedy spoof, Top Secret!<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mr Sharif continued to work in both American and Egyptian productions, finding later career resurgence in Hidalgo, The 13th Warrior<\/em>, as the narrator in Roland Emmerich’s 10,000BC<\/em>, and his final film in 2013, Rock The Kasbah<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Omar Sharif was also involved in a number of made-for-television films, including The Mysterious Island<\/em> (1973), Peter The Great<\/em> (1986), Gulliver’s Travels<\/em> (1996), and as Jethro in The Ten Commandments<\/em> (2007).<\/p>\n

Omar Sharif passed away on July 10th, following a heart attack. He was 83.<\/p>\n

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Omar Sharif in 1965’s Dr Zhivago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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