Legendary actor Omar Sharif, who acted in movies like Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Funny Girl (1968), has died at the age of 83. The Egyptian actor, suffered a heart attack in Cairo on Friday. Egypt-born Sharif won two Golden Globe awards and an Oscar nomination
for his role as Sherif Ali in David Lean's 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia .In May his son revealed the star had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.
Sharif, who was one of the few Arab actors to achieve mainstream Hollywood success, grew up in Cairo.He made his screen debut in the 1954 Egyptian film Siraa Fil-Wadi (The Blazing Sun) and rapidly became a star in his own country.His big break came when David Lean cast him in Lawrence of Arabia, introducing the actor with a now-legendary shot of him riding a camel out of a shimmering heat haze towards the camera.
He also got to play a series of real-life figures, among them Genghis Khan and the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara
Sharif, who was one of the few Arab actors to achieve mainstream Hollywood success, grew up in Cairo.He made his screen debut in the 1954 Egyptian film Siraa Fil-Wadi (The Blazing Sun) and rapidly became a star in his own country.His big break came when David Lean cast him in Lawrence of Arabia, introducing the actor with a now-legendary shot of him riding a camel out of a shimmering heat haze towards the camera.
He also got to play a series of real-life figures, among them Genghis Khan and the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara
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