Omar Sharif

Sharif is also a regular in casinos in France, where he once assaulted a casino employee after losing thousands of dollars on a single roulette bet. He is reportedly paid $100,000 per episode of the show in which he appears; if this is in fact true, he earns more from appearing in two shows than he did in an entire year as a Senator, and will earn nearly twice in one season what his earnings were for his entire Senate career. He writes a syndicated newspaper bridge column, and there is even a bridge computer game and tutorial that carries his name. Senator also to take a full-time television acting job; however, his first scenes as Branch were filmed during the Senate's August, 2002 recess, so he missed no legislative time in order to act on television. Sharif is also one of the world's best known contract bridge players. In doing so, he became the first serving U.S. Zhivago in the movie by the same name. In the final months of his term, he joined the cast of the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, playing the character of District Attorney Arthur Branch (a role he still portrays as of 2005).

He also played Dr. Although he announced in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks his intention to seek re-election, upon further reflection, which seems to have been prompted in large part by the sudden death of his daughter from unrelated events, he decided not to pursue this course. His first English language film was Lawrence of Arabia in 1962. He had never planned to make a lifetime career of the Senate, and had often publicly stated as much. The marriage ended in 1974. Thompson was not a candidate for re-election in 2002. He married the Egyptian star Faten Hamama, which rocketed his popularity in the Arab World. Thompson then became the ranking minority member.

In 1953 he started his acting career. While in the Senate, he was chair of the Committee on Governmental Affairs from 1997 to January 3, 2001 and January 20, 2001 to June 6, 2001, when the reorganization of the Senate prompted by the resignation of James Jeffords of Vermont from the Republican Party changed the control of the Senate. He graduated from Cairo's Victory College with a math and physics major. At first he worked with his father in the lumber business. This was no doubt due to his acting background, but many pundits saw this as an attempt to groom him for an even larger political role. Thompson was easily re-elected in 1996 for the term ending January 3, 2003 over Democratic attorney Houston Gordon of Ripley, Tennessee by an even larger margin than that by which he had defeated Cooper two years earlier. Omar Sharif (born April 10, 1932), also known as Omar El-Sharif, is an Egyptian-born actor (of Syrian origins) who has starred in several Hollywood films. ("while I was still unpacking my boxes," as he put it) Thompson was selected by the Republicans to give a reply to a nationally-televised address by President Bill Clinton. Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Almost immediately upon his arrival in Washington, D.C.

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Thompson took the oath of office on December 2, 1994. Behold a Pale Horse (1964). Representative Jim Cooper in a landslide which represented the most votes anyone had ever received for a statewide office in Tennessee history up to that point. The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965). On November 8, 1994, Thompson was elected to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of Al Gore, defeating six-term Democratic U.S. Doctor Zhivago (1965). Even more than most actors, Thompson's roles are generally portrayals of characters who are very similar to his real life persona, much in the tradition of performers such as John Wayne.

Night of the Generals (1967). Thompson would go on to appear in numerous motion pictures, including The Hunt for Red October (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and In the Line of Fire (1993). Mayerling (1968). This film launched his acting career. Funny Girl (1968). The scandal became the subject of a book and a movie titled Marie (1985) in which Thompson played himself, supposedly because the producers were unable to find a professional actor who could play him plausibly. Mackenna's Gold (1969). In 1977, Thompson took on a Tennessee Parole Board case that ultimately toppled Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton from power on charges of selling pardons.

The Last Valley (1971). He was responsible for Baker's asking one of the questions that is said to have led directly to the downfall of President Richard Nixon – "What did the President know, and when did he know it?". The Horsemen (1971). He was the campaign manager for Senator Howard Baker's successful re-election campaign in 1972, which led to a close personal friendship with Baker, and from 1973-1974, he served as co-chief counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee in its investigation of the Watergate scandal. The Tamarind Seed (1974). attorney from 1969-1972. Juggernaut (1974). He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1967 and commenced the practice of law, serving as an assistant U.S.

Funny Lady (1975). degree from Vanderbilt University in 1967. Crime and Passion (1975). He received a J.D. S-H-E (1979). He attended Memphis State University where he earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy and political science in 1964. Bloodline (1979). Born in Sheffield, Alabama, Thompson grew up attending the public schools in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

Pleasure Palace (1980). Fred Dalton Thompson (born August 19, 1942) is an American lawyer, actor, and former Republican Senator from Tennessee. Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980). No Way Out (1987). Green Ice (1981). Feds (1988). Top Secret! (1984). Fat Man and Little Boy (1989).

Peter the Great (1986). The Hunt for Red October (1990). Ashanti: Land of No Mercy (1989). Days of Thunder (1990). The Opium Connection (1990). Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990). The Baltimore Bullet (1990). Flight of the Intruder (1991) (uncredited).

Memories of Midnight (1991). Class Action (1991). Grand Larceny (1992). Necessary Roughness (1991). Beyond Justice (1992). Curly Sue (1991). Catherine the Great (1995). Cape Fear (1991).

The Possessed (1996). Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992). Lebanon - Imprisoned Splendour (1997). Thunderheart (1992). Heaven Before I Die (1997). White Sands (1992) (uncredited). Funny Girl/Funny Lady (1997). Born Yesterday (1993).

The Mysteries of Egypt (1998). In the Line of Fire (1993). Lie Down With Lions (1999). Baby's Day Out (1994). The 13th Warrior (1999). Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2003).

Hidalgo (2003).