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The 83-year-old Sharif, whose films also include "Lawrence of
Arabia" and "Funny Girl" opposite Barbra Streisand, is being
cared for by his son.
"Omar is suffering from Alzheimer's. I don't know much else,"
said Steven Kenis, the actor's agent. "He's living in Egypt
these days and he is being looked after by his son Tarek and
others."
Kenis said he had not spoken to Sharif recently but is in
contact with his son.
Sharif, who was born in Alexandria, Egypt, won international
fame and an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his
role in the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia" with Peter O'Toole.
The handsome, mustachioed star also was among the world's most
renowned bridge players and wrote several books about the card
game before giving it up.
In 2004 he won the best actor Cesar, the French equivalent of
the Oscar, for his role in the French film "Monsieur Ibrahim et
Les Fleurs du Coran."
(Reporting for Reuters television by Edward Baran; Writing by
Patricia Reaney; Editing by Paul Simao)
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