Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor with the dark, soulful eyes who soared to international stardom in movie epics, “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago,” died Friday. He was 83.

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Fri., July 10, 2015

Peter O'Toole (right) as T.E. Lawrence, with co-star Omar Sharif, from the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia."
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1962 file photo, co-stars Peter O'Toole, smoking a cigar, and Omar Sharif sit together at a dinner party following the movie premiere of "Lawrence of Arabia" in Hollywood, California. Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor with the dark, soulful eyes who soared to international stardom in movie epics, "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," died Friday, July 10, 2015. He was 83.
FILE- This November, 1965 file photo from Metro Goldwyn-Mayer shows actor Omar Sharif, in the movie based on Boris Pasternak' s Doctor Zhivago location unknown. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015. (MGM via AP)
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1966 file photo, actor Omar Sharif with his Golden Globe award for Best Actor for his role in Doctor Zhivago in Hollywood. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Harold Matosian Associated Press
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 1968 file photo, actor Omar Sharif, center, playing the role of the Cuban revolutionary Ernesto (Che) Guevra, takes a break from filming in Hollywood. With Sharif are Rudy Diaz, left, former Los Angeles policeman, and former football player Woody Strode, both of whom play the parts of members of Che?s guerilla band. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Harold Filan Associated Press
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1969 file photo, Britain's Princess Margaret, right, talks with American singer Barbra Streisand, left, and actor Omar Sharif, center, at the premiere of the film "Funny Girl," at the Odeon Cinema, London. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015.
FILE - In this February, 1985 file photo, actor Omar Sharif appears as Prince F. Romodanovsky Advisor to PeterI in the Miniseries "Peter The Great" in the ancient Russian town of Suzdal. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Boric Yurchenko Associated Press
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 file photo, Egyptian actor Omar Sharif gestures during the photo call for the film 'Al Mosafer (The Traveller)' at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Andrew Medichini Associated Press
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 file photo, Egyptian film star Omar Sharif talks to the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt. Sharif has died in a Cairo hospital of a heart attack, his agent said on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Lefteris Pitarakis Associated Press