Omar Sharif (with Francoise Dorleac) in Genghis Khan
Omar Sharif (1932 - 2015)
Film Deaths
- The Fall Of The Roman Empire (1964) [Sohamus]: Disarmed, he is being held at swordpoint by Stephen Boyd in the climactic battle when a Roman soldier throws a spear into his chest. (Thanks to Brian)
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) [Dr. Yuri Zhivago]: Dies of a heart attack while calling out to Julie Christie in the street.
- Genghis Khan (1965) [Genghis Khan]: Mortally wounded in a battle with Stephen Boyd; he dies shortly afterwards with his wife (Francoise Dorleac) by his side, after turning over his throne to his son.
- The Night of the Generals (1967) [Major Grau]: Shot twice in the chest by Peter O'Toole when Omar goes to arrest him. (Thanks to Zoran and Robert)
- Mayerling (1967) [Archduke Rudolf]: Commits suicide. (I haven't seen any of this myself, but I read it depicts the Archduke's suicide.)
- Che! (1969) [Che Guevara]: Executed by a firing squad; his body is shown being carried out on a stretcher at the beginning of the movie, and the rest of the movie shows his life leading up to the execution.
- The Burglas (Le Casse) (1971) [Abel Zacharia]: Buried alive when Jean-Paul Belmondo inundates of sand in factory.
- Mysterious Island (1973) [Captain Nemo]: Killed when his submarine and the island are destroyed by a volcanic eruption (after a metal beam falls on him, pinning him to a console), on top of having been shot and mortally wounded. (Thanks to Johan)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
- Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) [Monsieur Ibrahim]: Suffers a car accident and dies after talking a last time to his foster-son and saying he would not die, but "join the immense". (I hope I translated it like it's in the english translation; I've seen the movie in french.)
TV Deaths
- Anastasia: Mystery of Anna (1986) [Tsar Nicholas II]: Executed along with Claire Bloom, Christian Bale and other royal family by a firing squad of Bolsheviks. (I haven't seen this, but I've read other entries and familar with the history)
Noteworthy connections
- Ex-husband of Faten Hamama
Gallery
Omar Sharif in Che!