We have been saddened to hear of the death of Omar Sharif, who has died at the age of 83.
The Egyptian actor will forever be known for materialising, like a mirage, from a shimmering desert horizon in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia. He was in his late 20s when David Lean chose him to appear in his first English-speaking role alongside another relatively unknown actor, Peter O’Toole. The rest, as they say, is movie history.
Omar Sharif won two Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination for his supporting role as Sherif Ali. He went on to play the title role in David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago. With the death of Peter O’Toole in 2013, perhaps the two actors are now reunited at some bar in the heavens.
