How old was Omar Sharif in his first movie: The Blazing Sun?
Omar Sharif was 20 in The Blazing Sun when he played the character 'Ahmed'.
That was over 70 years ago in 1954.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2015 he died aged 83, starring in 115 films in his career, 114 of those after The Blazing Sun was first released. If he were alive today he would be 92.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In The Blazing Sun, I think Omar Sharif looks:
Did you know?
- Director Youssef Chahine has worked with Omar Sharif a total of 3 times in his career.
- Omar Sharif's first movie was as 'Ahmed' in The Blazing Sun, released in 1954 when he was 20
- The Blazing Sun scores 7 out of 10 on TMDB.
