CAIRO -- In "Lawrence of Arabia," Omar Sharif is first seen in the distance, a speck in the swirling desert sand. As he draws closer, he emerges first as a black figure on a galloping camel, slowly ...

CAIRO (AP) – In “Lawrence of Arabia,” Omar Sharif is first seen in the distance, a speck in the swirling desert sand. As he draws closer, he emerges first as a black figure on a galloping camel, ...

Actor Omar Sharif has died of a heart attack at 83 in his adopted hometown of Cairo, his agent, Steve Kernis, tells USA TODAY. He was best known for playing Sherif Ali in the 1962 epic Lawrence of ...

CAIRO (AP) — In “Lawrence of Arabia,” Omar Sharif first emerges as a speck in the distance in the shimmering desert sand. He draws closer, a black-robed figure on a trotting camel, until he finally ...