Actor Omar Sharif Has Alzheimer’s

The legendary actor, 83, has Alzheimer’s disease says his son.

The “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago” star struggles these days to distinguish the 1960s masterpieces that brought him widespread fame, Tarek El-Sharif told [El Mundo].

“My father has Alzheimer’s,” he said, according to a translation by The Telegraph. “It’s difficult to determine what stage it’s at. It’s obvious he’ll never improve and it will get worse.”

The actor whose work spanned seven decades has trouble when fans recognize him on the streets of Cairo or in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, where he often resides, according to his son.

“He knows who he is but not necessarily the reason people greet him,” El-Sharif told the Spanish paper. “When someone sees him in the street and approaches him, he often thinks it’s someone he used to know whose name and face he’s forgotten, when most of the time, it’s just a fan.”

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.