Omar Mukhtar
In 1976, he starred in the movie "Mohammad, Messenger of God" (also known as "The Message"), about the origin of Islam, as Hamza, a highly respected uncle of Mohammad, the prophet of Islam. In 1981, he starred in "Lion of the Desert". Quinn played real-life Bedouin leader Omar Mukhtar who fought Benito Mussolini's Italian troops in the deserts of Libya.