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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
Character:M. Bouamaza
Release Date:20/06/2012
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
Character:M. Bouamaza
Release Date:07/09/2011
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
Character:Mr. Bouamaza
Release Date:02/03/2011
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Character:Lakdar
Release Date:28/04/2010
Aïcha
Character:M. Bouamaza
Release Date:13/05/2009
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
Character:Le Caliphe
Release Date:10/11/2007
Argana
Character:Hamou
Release Date:01/01/2007
Heaven's Doors
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2006
Here and There
Character:
Release Date:02/10/2004
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Character:l'inspecteur de police
Release Date:29/05/2002
Une histoire d'amour
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2002
Spy Game
Character:Sheik's Doctor
Release Date:18/11/2001
Rules of Engagement
Character:Dr. Ahmar
Release Date:07/04/2000
Hideous Kinky
Character:Sufi Sheikh
Release Date:05/02/1999
Ronin
Character:Man at Exchange
Release Date:25/09/1998
Soleil
Character:Mokzar
Release Date:11/06/1997
Lalla Hobby
Character:
Release Date:15/12/1996
Unveiled
Character:Det. Brahms
Release Date:03/08/1994
The Big Pardon 2
Character:Si Ali
Release Date:09/12/1992
The Beautiful Story
Character:Le berger
Release Date:18/03/1992
Hot Chocolate
Character:Beauregard
Release Date:01/01/1992
There Were Days... and Moons
Character:Le motard au radar
Release Date:11/04/1990
Brothers in Arms
Character:Le Kabyle
Release Date:15/03/1989
The Passenger
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1987
Bitter Champagne
Character:Slim
Release Date:01/01/1986
The Night Wears Suspenders
Character:
Release Date:20/04/1985
Farewell Fred
Character:Poupée
Release Date:30/01/1985
Les p’tites têtes
Character:Prince Douzami
Release Date:09/06/1982
Escape to Victory
Character:André
Release Date:17/06/1981
Les Avocats du Diable
Character:Leader of the FLN
Release Date:19/05/1981
Buddy Goes West
Character:Girolamo / Eagle Eye
Release Date:14/05/1981
Sorcerer
Character:Kassem / "Martinez"
Release Date:24/06/1977
Rosebud
Character:Kirkbane
Release Date:24/03/1975
Man in the Trunk
Character:Abdul
Release Date:12/10/1973
The Punishment
Character:Raymond
Release Date:28/06/1973
3000 Million Without an Elevator
Character:José
Release Date:18/08/1972
Touch and Go
Character:Ali
Release Date:01/09/1971
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Character:Robert 'Smoc'
Release Date:01/09/1971
The Crook
Character:Bill
Release Date:20/11/1970
Countdown to Vengeance
Character:Macias
Release Date:29/01/1970
Life Love Death
Character:François Toledo
Release Date:29/01/1969
Soleil de Printemps
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1969
Heartbeat
Character:Etienne
Release Date:30/10/1968
The Girl Across the Way
Character:Womanizer
Release Date:14/01/1968
Sorrel Flower
Character:Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
Release Date:22/09/1967
Live for Life
Character:photographe
Release Date:13/09/1967
Les grands moments
Character:Roger Amy
Release Date:30/09/1966
Brigade Anti Gangs
Character:'Nez Cassé'
Release Date:18/08/1966
To Be a Crook
Character:Amidou
Release Date:01/06/1965
La parole est au témoin
Character:(voice)
Release Date:17/11/1963
Thé a la menthe
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1962
The Right of Man
Character:
Release Date:30/09/1961
Television Appearances
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