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Amidou Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Amidou

Date of Birth:

Aug 02, 1935

Country of birth:

Morocco

Died:

Sep 19, 2013

Biography of

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 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.

Photos of

Amidou

Photos ( 2 Photos

Filmography of

Amidou

Found 43 Movies in total

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

M. Bouamaza ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2010

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

Le Caliphe ( Actor )

... 2007

Argana

Hamou ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2006

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

l'inspecteur de police ( Actor )

... 2002

Spy Game

Dr. Ahmed ( Actor )

... 2001

Rules of Engagement

Dr. Ahmar ( Actor )

... 2000

Hideous Kinky

Sufi Sheikh ( Actor )

... 1999

Ronin

Man at Exchange ( Actor )

... 1998

Soleil

Mokzar ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1996

The Big Pardon 2

Si Ali ( Actor )

... 1992

The Beautiful Story

Le berger ( Actor )

... 1992

Hot Chocolate

Beauregard ( Actor )

... 1992

Brothers in Arms

Le Kabyle ( Actor )

... 1989

Bitter Champagne

Slim ( Actor )

... 1986

Farewell Fred

Poupée ( Actor )

... 1985

Les p’tites têtes

Prince Douzami ( Actor )

... 1982

Escape to Victory

André ( Actor )

... 1981

Buddy Goes West

Girolamo / Eagle Eye ( Actor )

... 1981

Sorcerer

Kassem / 'Martinez' ( Actor )

... 1977

Rosebud

Kirkbane ( Actor )

... 1975

Man in the Trunk

Abdul ( Actor )

... 1973

The Punishment

Raymond ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1972

Smic, Smac, Smoc

Robert 'Smoc' ( Actor )

... 1971

Touch and Go

Ali ( Actor )

... 1971

The Crook

Bill ( Actor )

... 1970

Countdown to Vengeance

Macias ( Actor )

... 1970

Life Love Death

François Toledo ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1969

Heartbeat

Etienne ( Actor )

... 1968

Sorrel Flower

Francis ( Actor )

... 1967

Live for Life

photographe ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1966

Brigade Anti Gangs

Nez Cassé ( Actor )

... 1966

To Be a Crook

Amidou ( Actor )

... 1965

La parole est au témoin

(voice) ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1961