Screen Legend Omar Sharif Dies Aged 83
The star of 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Dr Zhivago' suffered a heart attack at a Cairo hospital on Friday.
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor who rose to global fame following his role in Lawrence of Arabia, has died in Cairo at the age of 83.
Omar Sharif conquered the movie world in the 1960s
David Lean's 1962 epic was Sharif's first English-language film. His role as Sherif Ali won him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor (he lost out to Ed Begley for Sweet Bird of Youth).
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