How old was Omar Sharif in the movie Doctor Zhivago?

Omar Sharif was 32 in Doctor Zhivago when he played the character 'Dr. Yuri Zhivago'.

That was over 58 years ago in 1965.

In 2015 he died aged 83, starring in 115 films in his career, 82 of those after Doctor Zhivago was first released. If he were alive today he would be 92.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Doctor Zhivago, I think Omar Sharif looks:

Did you know?

  • Director David Lean has worked with Omar Sharif a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Omar Sharif's first movie was as 'Ahmed' in The Blazing Sun, released in 1954 when he was 20
  • Doctor Zhivago scores 7.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Doctor Zhivago

Omar Sharif's other movies