Omar Sharif RIP

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Born Michael Demitri Shalhoub to an Egyptian lumber merchant he rode out of the desert and into our lives as Sarif Ali in one of the longest shots in movie history. We envied and pitied him as Dr. Zhivago. We wished we had his style as gambler Nicky Arnstein on Broadway and in the film, Funny Girl.

Having all his other attributes, I just wanted to play bridge once with his mastery of the game.


Some great performances ... As well as a number of later stinkers. Et tu, Che.
 

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Born Michael Demitri Shalhoub to an Egyptian lumber merchant he rode out of the desert and into our lives as Sarif Ali in one of the longest shots in movie history. We envied and pitied him as Dr. Zhivago. We wished we had his style as gambler Nicky Arnstein on Broadway and in the film, Funny Girl.

Having all his other attributes, I just wanted to play bridge once with his mastery of the game.


Some great performances ... As well as a number of later stinkers. Et tu, Che.

This.
 

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The desert shot in Lawrence of Arabia was amazing. He was truly a legend in the film industry. He was like Nicky Arnstein in real life, sounds like he was quite the gambler. A "larger than life" figure for sure.
 
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