Amidou
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1935-08-02
- Died
- 2013-09-19
- Place of birth
- Rabat, Morocco
- Also known as
- Hamidou Benmassoud · Amidou Ben Messaoud
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (52)
Ronin
1998
as Man at Exchange
Sorcerer
1977
as Kassem / "Martinez"
Spy Game
2001
as Sheik's Doctor
Escape to Victory
1981
as André
Rules of Engagement
2000
as Dr. Ahmar
Rosebud
1975
as Kirkbane
Buddy Goes West
1981
as Girolamo / Eagle Eye
Hideous Kinky
1999
as Sufi Sheikh
The Punishment
1973
as Raymond
Life Love Death
1969
as François Toledo
The Crook
1970
as Bill
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
2007
as Le Caliphe
There Were Days... and Moons
1990
as Le motard au radar
Bitter Champagne
1986
as Slim
3000 Million Without an Elevator
1972
as José
Hot Chocolate
1992
as Beauregard
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
2010
as Lakdar
Live for Life
1967
as photographe
Unveiled
1994
as Det. Brahms
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002
as l'inspecteur de police
The Big Pardon 2
1992
as Si Ali
Aïcha
2009
as M. Bouamaza
Man in the Trunk
1973
as Abdul
Farewell Fred
1985
as Poupée
Brothers in Arms
1989
as Le Kabyle
Countdown to Vengeance
1970
as Macias
Sorrel Flower
1967
as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
The Beautiful Story
1992
as Le berger
To Be a Crook
1965
as Amidou
Brigade Anti Gangs
1966
as 'Nez Cassé'
Heartbeat
1968
as Etienne
Touch and Go
1971
as Ali
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
2012
as M. Bouamaza
Soleil
1997
as Mokzar
The Girl Across the Way
1968
as Womanizer
Les Avocats du Diable
1981
as Leader of the FLN
Heaven's Doors
2006
Smic, Smac, Smoc
1971
as Robert 'Smoc'
The Night Wears Suspenders
1985
Les grands moments
1966
as Roger Amy
The Right of Man
1961
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
2011
as M. Bouamaza
Soleil de Printemps
1969
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
2011
as Mr. Bouamaza
Les p’tites têtes
1982
as Prince Douzami
Lalla Hobby
1996
La parole est au témoin
1963
as (voice)
Argana
2007
as Hamou
Here and There
2004
Une histoire d'amour
2002
Thé a la menthe
1962
The Passenger
1987
About Amidou
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… With 55 credits spanning from 1961 to 2012, Amidou has appeared in 52 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Ronin (1998) — as Man at Exchange
- Sorcerer (1977) — as Kassem / "Martinez"
- Spy Game (2001) — as Sheik's Doctor
- Escape to Victory (1981) — as André
- Rules of Engagement (2000) — as Dr. Ahmar
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