How old was Omar Sharif in the movie Hidalgo?

Omar Sharif was 70 in Hidalgo when he played the character 'Sheikh Riyadh'.

That was over 20 years ago in 2004.

In 2015 he died aged 83, starring in 115 films in his career, 18 of those after Hidalgo was first released. If he were alive today he would be 92.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Hidalgo, I think Omar Sharif looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Joe Johnston has worked with Omar Sharif just once in his career.
  • Omar Sharif's first movie was as 'Ahmed' in The Blazing Sun, released in 1954 when he was 20
  • Hidalgo scores 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Hidalgo

Omar Sharif's other movies