OK, so it's not exactly on the level of Frank Sinatra's big comeback from career oblivion in 1954. Or John Travolta's in 1994. But in 2004, the long-dormant Egyptian star Omar Sharif is suddenly ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his portrayal of Doctor Zhivago in the hit 1966 film and for his work in "Lawrence of Arabia", died of a heart attack on Friday, his agent said. He ...

Omar Sharif was one of the few Arab actors to ever make it big in Hollywood, and he was huge. He was essential to two of the most epic movies of the 1960s. He played opposite Peter O'Toole in ...

CAIRO (AP) — In “Lawrence of Arabia,” Omar Sharif first emerges as a speck in the distance in the shimmering desert sand. He draws closer, a black-robed figure on a trotting camel, until he finally ...

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Actor Omar Sharif of "Dr. Zhivago" fame pleaded no contest on Tuesday to hitting a Beverly Hills parking attendant in the face and was sentenced to probation and ...