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17 unusual facts about Omar Sharif


2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles

The Rome crowd, including Prince Albert of Monaco and Omar Sharif, looked on in disbelief as first Nadal levelled at 4–4 then fought off Federer again at 5–6.

Andrea Apuzzo

During the course of his culinary work experience, Apuzzo has prepared culinary dishes for such notables as Queen Elizabeth, Princess Anne, President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, Senator Ted Kennedy, Clint Eastwood, Omar Sharif, Sophia Loren, Senator Jack Kemp, Lee Meriwether and Tommy Lasorda.

Che!

The film tells of Che Guevara (Omar Sharif), a young Argentine doctor who proves his mettle during the Cuban guerilla war in the late 1950s.

Debbie Arnold

Her theatre credits include The Sleeping Prince at the Haymarket Theatre in London and the festival theatre in Chichester playing opposite Omar Sharif, for which she won many awards and accolades.

Dezo Hoffmann

He earned international acclaim in the 1960s, shooting photographs of well known pop and showbiz personalities, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Charlie Chaplin, Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, The Kinks, The Shadows, Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Omar Sharif and Pink Floyd.

Evelyn Anthony

Her 1971 The Tamarind Seed was adapted for film in 1974, starring Julie Andrews as Judith Farrow, a British Home Office functionary and Omar Sharif as Feodor, a Soviet air attaché- lovers involved in Cold War intrigue.

Imperium: Saint Peter

The film stars Omar Sharif as Peter, and was originally released as San Pietro.

Ivory Sully

With a pronounced resemblance to Omar Sharif, he played bit parts in several movies and television shows while playing in Los Angeles.

Karen Morrison-Comstock

During her reign she traveled extensively and met celebrities, including Jack Lemmon, Bobby Vinton, Omar Sharif and Joe Namath.

Memories of Midnight

The book was adapted for television as a two part mini-series starring Omar Sharif as Constantin Demiris and Jane Seymour as Catherine Alexander.

Nadia Lutfi

When the 20-year-old was about to make her screen debut in 1958, Omar Sharif was the reigning king of the Arab cinema, and his wife, Faten Hamama, its queen.

Sayyidat al-Qasr

Faten Hamama plays Sawsan, a middle-class orphan who meets Adel (Omar Sharif), a rich man, at an auction hall.

The Appointment

After becoming involved with the ex-fiancée of a business acquaintance, lawyer Federico Fendi (Omar Sharif) becomes consumed with suspicion that his new wife Carla (Anouk Aimée) may be moonlighting as a high-class prostitute.

The Burglars

Le Casse (US title: The Burglars) is a 1971 movie directed by French director Henri Verneuil, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif and Robert Hossein.

When Abel Zacharia (Omar Sharif), the Athenian police chief, surprises Azad's car in front of Tasco's house on the night of the robbery, he decides to let Azad and his team go, hoping he could retrieve the emeralds for himself.

The Last Templar

NBC made a two-part television miniseries starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, and Omar Sharif.

Walter Riml

His last filmwork was in 1970, a documentary for US television about the film The Last Valley with Michael Caine and Omar Sharif.


Art Film Fest

The premiere award's holder became Franco Nero, and to date numerous other internationally acclaimed artists (such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Liv Ullmann, Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin, Gina Lollobrigida, Ornella Muti) were honored during the next fifteen years of the film festival.

David Bird

He has co-written books with many of the world's top players, including Terence Reese, Ron Klinger, Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester, Omar Sharif and Martin Hoffman.