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Omar Sharif, the dashing actor whose career included star turns in “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago”, died Friday.

Legendary actor Omar Sharif died at the age of 83 from a heart attack on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, and stars are taking to Twitter with reactions to the sad news. He won Golden Globes for both films and nabbed an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in Lawrence as Sherif Ali.

He was married to fellow actor Faten Hamama, with whom he worked in the 1953 film “The Blazing Sun“. They had a son. The couple were divorced in 1974 and Sharif never remarried. The actor is said to have had memorable roles in a variety of films.

Doctor Zhivago star Omar Sharif has died after suffering a heart attack in hospital in Cairo, aged 83, Sky News reports. And he was beloved as the suave Nicky Arnstein, who woos Barbra Streisand’s Fanny Brice, in amusing Girl and amusing Lady. Sharif had been suffering from...