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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.
M. Bouamaza
6.2
2012
M. Bouamaza
6.2
2011
Mr. Bouamaza
5.3
2011
Lakdar
6.0
2010
M. Bouamaza
6.3
2009
Le Caliphe
5.5
2007
le Khalif · (2 episodes)
5.0
2007
Hamou
0.0
2007
4.0
2006
0.0
2004
l'inspecteur de police
5.6
2002
0.0
2002
Dr. Ahmed
6.9
2001
Dr. Ahmar
6.2
2000
Sufi Sheikh
6.1
1999
Man at Exchange
7.0
1998
Self · (1 episode)
3.2
1998
Farid · (1 episode)
5.7
1997
Mokzar
6.6
1997
0.0
1996
Det. Brahms
3.5
1994
Si Ali
6.1
1992
Le berger
7.0
1992
Beauregard
2.0
1992
Le Kabyle
6.8
1989
Slim
0.0
1986
5.1
1985
Poupée
4.0
1985
Prince Douzami
7.0
1982
André
6.9
1981
Le chef du FLN
10.0
1981
Girolamo / Eagle Eye
6.1
1981
Kassem / 'Martinez'
7.4
1977
Kirkbane
4.9
1975
Abdul
6.4
1973
Raymond
5.0
1973
José
5.1
1972
Ali
4.6
1971
Robert 'Smoc'
5.1
1971
Bill
7.0
1970
Macias
5.9
1970
François Toledo
5.1
1969
0.0
1969
Etienne
6.5
1968
1.0
1968
Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
5.3
1967
photographe
6.3
1967
0.0
1966
Nez Cassé
6.6
1966
Amidou
5.8
1965
(voice)
10.0
1963
0.0
1962
0.0
1961