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