Friday, July 10, 2015 10:49 AM EDT
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor who rode out of the sands of the Sahara in the 1962 screen epic “Lawrence of Arabia” into a glamorous, if brief, reign as an international star in films like “Dr. Zhivago” and “The Night of the Generals,” has died in a Cairo hospital. He was 83.
The cause was a heart attack, his agent, Steve Kenis, said.
Mr. Sharif was a commanding presence on screen. He was multilingual as well, and comfortable in almost any role or cultural setting.
Omar Sharif in the footsteps of Henri Verneuil launched the week Franco-Armenian
“Mayrig” Henri Verneuil still reliving Monday, June 17 in Marseille on the occasion of the arrival in Marseille actor Omar Sharif. After a visit to the district of Joliette, where 
the first immigrants Armenians fleeing genocide, Omar Sharif (81 years old) with actor Jacky Nercissian arrived and many personalities-including Richard Findykian, the organizer-launched the Week ‘ Franco-Armenian excellence with the exhibition devoted to Henri Verneuil in (…)