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Amidou
Actor
Died September 19, 2013 (78 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2012 | Aïcha : Vacances infernales · as M. Bouamaza |
| 2011 | Aïcha : La grande débrouille · as M. Bouamaza |
| 2011 | Aïcha : Job à tout prix · as Mr. Bouamaza |
| 2010 | What War May Bring · as Cameo Appearance |
| 2010 | Comme les cinq doigts de la main · as Lakdar |
| 2009 | Aïcha · as M. Bouamaza |
| 2008 | Aisha (TV Series) · as Monsieur Bouamaza |
| 2007 | Ali Baba · as Le Caliphe |
| 2006 | |
| 2002 | And Now Ladies & Gentlemen · as L'inspecteur De Police |
| 2001 | Spy Game · as Dr. Ahmed |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement · as Dr. Ahmar |
| 1998 | Hideous Kinky · as Sufi Sheikh |
| 1998 | Ronin · as Man At Exchange |
| 1997 | Josephine, Guardian Angel (TV Series) · as Farid |
| 1997 | Soleil · as Mokzar |
| 1994 | Unveiled · as Det. Brahms |
| 1992 | Hot Chocolate · as Beauregard |
| 1992 | Le grand pardon II · as Si Ali |
| 1992 | La belle histoire · as Le Berger |
| 1990 | There Were Days... and Moons · as The Incredulous Policeman |
| 1989 | Secret Obsession · as Slim |
| 1989 | Navarro (TV Series) · as Rubio Manico |
| 1989 | L'union sacrée · as Le Kabyle |
| 1985 | Farewell to Fred · as Poupée |
| 1985 | |
| 1981 | Victory · as André |
| 1981 | Buddy Goes West · as Girolamo / Eagle Eye |
| 1977 | Sorcerer · as Kassem / 'martinez' |
| 1975 | Rosebud · as Kirkbane |
| 1973 | Man in the Trunk · as Abdul |
| 1973 | The Punishment · as Raymond |
| 1972 | What a Flash! · as Bit Part |
| 1972 | 3000 Million Without an Elevator · as José |
| 1971 | Touch and Go · as Ali |
| 1971 | Smic Smac Smoc · as Robert 'smoc' |
| 1971 | Countdown to Vengeance · as Macias |
| 1970 | The Crook · as Bill |
| 1969 | Life Love Death · as François Toledo |
| 1968 | Heartbeat · as Etienne |
| 1967 | Antoine et Cléopâtre · as Sesotris |
| 1967 | Sorrel Flower · as Francis, Le Porte-Flingue D'albert Roza |
| 1967 | Live for Life · as Photographe |
| 1966 | Brigade Anti Gangs · as Nez Cassé |
| 1966 | Cécilia, médecin de campagne (TV Series) · as Ricardo Pozzoni |
| 1962 | L'Inspecteur Leclerc enquête (TV Series) · as Un Blouson Gris |
| 1961 | Flore et Blancheflore · as L'aubergiste |