Amidou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1935
- Died
- September 19, 2013 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Rabat, French Morocco
Biography
From Wikipedia Hamidou Benmessaoud (Arabic: حميدو بنمسعود; 2 August 1935 – 19 September 2013), best known as Amidou, was a Moroccan-French film, television and stage actor. Born in Rabat, at 17 Amidou moved to Paris to attend the CNSAD. In 1968 he made his debut on stage, in Jean Genet's Les paravents. Amidou is probably best known for his association with director Claude Lelouch, with whom he has shot eleven films, including the Lelouch's film debut Le propre de l'homme (1960). He made his debut in a Maroccan film in 1969, starring in Soleil de printemps directed by Latif Lahlou. His career includes roles in Spaghetti Westerns like Buddy Goes West and several American productions, including William Friedkin's Sorcerer, John Frankenheimer's Ronin and John Huston's Escape to Victory. In 1969 Amidou was awarded best actor at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival for his role in Life Love Death by Claude Lelouch, later he won best actor awards at the Cairo Film Festival (for Pursuit by Leila Triquie) and at the Tangier Film Festival (for Rachid Boutounes' Here and There). In 2005, he received at the hands of Martin Scorsese a Lifetime Career Award at the International Film Festival of Marrakech. He was also the first Moroccan actor to have won an acting award at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. Amidou died on 19 September 2013 in Paris, France. He was 78.
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Filmography
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
Movie · as M. Bouamaza
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
Movie · as Mr. Bouamaza
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
Movie · as M. Bouamaza
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Movie · as Lakdar
Aïcha
Movie · as M. Bouamaza
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
Movie · as Le Caliphe
Argana
Movie · as Hamou
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
TV · as le Khalif · 2 eps
Heaven's Doors
Movie
Here and There
Movie
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Movie · as l'inspecteur de police
Une histoire d'amour
Movie
Spy Game
Movie · as Sheik's Doctor
Rules of Engagement
Movie · as Dr. Ahmar
Hideous Kinky
Movie · as Sufi Sheikh
Ronin
Movie · as Man at Exchange
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Soleil
Movie · as Mokzar
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
TV · as Farid · 1 ep
Lalla Hobby
Movie
Unveiled
Movie · as Det. Brahms
Hot Chocolate
Movie · as Beauregard
The Beautiful Story
Movie · as Le berger
The Big Pardon 2
Movie · as Si Ali
There Were Days... and Moons
Movie · as Le motard au radar
Brothers in Arms
Movie · as Le Kabyle
The Passenger
Movie
Bitter Champagne
Movie · as Slim
Bird of The Orient
Movie
Farewell Fred
Movie · as Poupée
The Night Wears Suspenders
Movie
Les p’tites têtes
Movie · as Prince Douzami
Buddy Goes West
Movie · as Girolamo / Eagle Eye
Les Avocats du Diable
Movie · as Leader of the FLN
Escape to Victory
Movie · as André
Sorcerer
Movie · as Kassem / 'Martinez'
Rosebud
Movie · as Kirkbane
Man in the Trunk
Movie · as Abdul
The Punishment
Movie · as Raymond
3000 Million Without an Elevator
Movie · as José
Touch and Go
Movie · as Ali
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Movie · as Robert 'Smoc'
The Crook
Movie · as Bill
Countdown to Vengeance
Movie · as Macias
Life Love Death
Movie · as François Toledo
Soleil de Printemps
Movie
The Girl Across the Way
Movie · as Womanizer
Heartbeat
Movie · as Etienne
Sorrel Flower
Movie · as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
Live for Life
Movie · as photographe
Les grands moments
Movie · as Roger Amy
Brigade Anti Gangs
Movie · as 'Nez Cassé'
To Be a Crook
Movie · as Amidou
La parole est au témoin
Movie · as (voice)
Thé a la menthe
Movie
The Right of Man
Movie
Flore et Blancheflore
Movie · as L'aubergiste