Cast
Amidou
Acting
Cast
Amidou
Known for
Acting
Born
1935-08-02
From
Rabat, Morocco
Died
2013-09-19
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. Amidou died on 19 September 2013 in Paris, France. He was 78.
Sorcerer
as Kassem / 'Martinez'
Spy Game
as Sheik's Doctor
Ronin
as Man at Exchange
Escape to Victory
as André
Rules of Engagement
as Dr. Ahmar
The Punishment
as Raymond
Buddy Goes West
as Girolamo / Eagle Eye
Rosebud
as Kirkbane
Hideous Kinky
as Sufi Sheikh
The Crook
as Bill
Unveiled
as Det. Brahms
Countdown to Vengeance
as Macias
The Big Pardon 2
as Si Ali
Man in the Trunk
as Abdul
3000 Million Without an Elevator
as José
Hot Chocolate
as Beauregard
Live for Life
as photographe
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
as Le Caliphe
Brothers in Arms
as Le Kabyle
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
as M. Bouamaza
There Were Days... and Moons
as Le motard au radar
Bitter Champagne
as Slim
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
as Lakdar
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
as l'inspecteur de police
Life Love Death
as François Toledo
Heartbeat
as Etienne
Heaven's Doors
To Be a Crook
as Amidou
Farewell Fred
as Poupée
Brigade Anti Gangs
as 'Nez Cassé'
Touch and Go
as Ali
Une histoire d'amour
The Girl Across the Way
as Womanizer
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
as M. Bouamaza
Smic, Smac, Smoc
as Robert 'Smoc'
Soleil
as Mokzar
Sorrel Flower
as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
Lalla Hobby
Aïcha
as M. Bouamaza
The Beautiful Story
as Le berger
Thé a la menthe
The Night Wears Suspenders
Les Avocats du Diable
as Leader of the FLN
The Right of Man
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
as Mr. Bouamaza
Les grands moments
as Roger Amy
Les p’tites têtes
as Prince Douzami
Argana
as Hamou
Here and There
La parole est au témoin
as (voice)
Soleil de Printemps
