Amidou

Born

August 2, 1935

Died

September 19, 2013 (78 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Rabat, Morocco

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.

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

M. Bouamaza

6.2

2012

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

M. Bouamaza

6.2

2011

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

Mr. Bouamaza

5.3

2011

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

Lakdar

6.2

2010

Aïcha

Aïcha

M. Bouamaza

6.3

2009

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

Le Caliphe

5.4

2007

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

le Khalif · (2 episodes)

5.0

2007

Argana

Argana

Hamou

0.0

2007

Heaven's Doors

Heaven's Doors

4.0

2006

Here and There

Here and There

0.0

2004

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

l'inspecteur de police

5.8

2002

Une histoire d'amour

0.0

2002

Spy Game

Spy Game

Sheik's Doctor

6.9

2001

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

Dr. Ahmar

6.2

2000

Hideous Kinky

Hideous Kinky

Sufi Sheikh

6.1

1999

Ronin

Ronin

Man at Exchange

7.0

1998

Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche

Self · (1 episode)

3.0

1998

Joséphine, Guardian Angel

Joséphine, Guardian Angel

Farid · (1 episode)

5.9

1997

Soleil

Soleil

Mokzar

6.6

1997

Lalla Hobby

Lalla Hobby

0.0

1996

Unveiled

Det. Brahms

2.7

1994

The Big Pardon 2

The Big Pardon 2

Si Ali

5.9

1992

The Beautiful Story

The Beautiful Story

Le berger

7.1

1992

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

Beauregard

1.7

1992

There Were Days... and Moons

There Were Days... and Moons

Le motard au radar

6.5

1990

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

Le Kabyle

6.8

1989

Bitter Champagne

Bitter Champagne

Slim

0.0

1986

The Night Wears Suspenders

The Night Wears Suspenders

5.1

1985

Farewell Fred

Farewell Fred

Poupée

2.5

1985

Les p’tites têtes

Les p’tites têtes

Prince Douzami

7.0

1982

Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory

André

6.9

1981

Les Avocats du Diable

Les Avocats du Diable

Leader of the FLN

10.0

1981

Buddy Goes West

Buddy Goes West

Girolamo / Eagle Eye

6.2

1981

Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Kassem / "Martinez"

7.4

1977

Rosebud

Rosebud

Kirkbane

4.9

1975

Man in the Trunk

Man in the Trunk

Abdul

6.4

1973

The Punishment

The Punishment

Raymond

4.8

1973

3000 Million Without an Elevator

3000 Million Without an Elevator

José

5.1

1972

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

Ali

4.6

1971

Smic, Smac, Smoc

Smic, Smac, Smoc

Robert 'Smoc'

5.2

1971

The Crook

The Crook

Bill

7.1

1970

Countdown to Vengeance

Countdown to Vengeance

Macias

6.1

1970

Life Love Death

Life Love Death

François Toledo

5.3

1969

Soleil de Printemps

Soleil de Printemps

0.0

1969

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Etienne

6.4

1968

The Girl Across the Way

The Girl Across the Way

Womanizer

1.0

1968

Sorrel Flower

Sorrel Flower

Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza

5.3

1967

Live for Life

Live for Life

photographe

6.2

1967

Les grands moments

Les grands moments

Roger Amy

0.0

1966

Brigade Anti Gangs

Brigade Anti Gangs

'Nez Cassé'

6.6

1966

To Be a Crook

To Be a Crook

Amidou

5.6

1965

La parole est au témoin

La parole est au témoin

(voice)

10.0

1963

Thé a la menthe

0.0

1962

The Right of Man

The Right of Man

0.0

1961