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Occupation
  
Actor

Role
  
Film actor


Children
  
Souad Amidou

Grandchildren
  
Enzo Onteniente

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Name
  
Hamidou Benmessaoud

Full Name
  
Hamidou Benmessaoud

Born
  
2 August 1935 (
1935-08-02
)

Died
  
September 19, 2013, Paris, France

Movies
  
Sorcerer, Life Love Death, Ronin, Spy Game, And Now Ladies and Gentlemen

Similar People
  
Claude Lelouch, William Friedkin, Alexandre Arcady, Roger Pigaut, Enzo Onteniente

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 because of an illness.

Filmography

Actor
2009
Aïcha (TV Series) as
Monsieur Bouamaza / Monsieur Bouamazza
- Vacances infernales (2012) - Monsieur Bouamaza
- La grande débrouille (2011) - Monsieur Bouamazza
- Job à tout prix (2011) - Monsieur Bouamaza
- Pilote (2009) - Monsieur Bouamaza
2010
Comme les cinq doigts de la main as
Lakdar
2009
Moussem lamchaoucha as
Haj Lamfadel
2007
Ali Baba (TV Movie) as
Le Caliphe
2006
Heaven's Doors as
Mansour
2002
And Now Ladies & Gentlemen as
Police Inspector
2001
Spy Game as
Dr. Ahmed - Beirut
2001
Joséphine, ange gardien (TV Series) as
Farid
- Romain et Jamila (2001) - Farid
2000
Rules of Engagement as
Doctor Ahmar
1998
Hideous Kinky as
Sufi Sheikh
1998
Ronin as
Man at Exchange (as Amidou Ben Messaoud)
1998
Drôle de père (TV Movie) as
Lacombe
1997
Soleil as
Mokzar
1996
Lalla Hobby as
Haj Moussa
1996
L'insoumise (TV Movie) as
Medhi
1994
Unveiled as
Det. Brahms (as Amidou Ben Messaoud)
1992
Le grand pardon II as
Si Ali
1992
Hot Chocolate (TV Movie) as
Beauregard
1992
Jo and Milou (TV Movie) as
Commissaire Falco
1992
Prêcheur en eau trouble (TV Movie) as
Le commissaire
1992
Police Secrets (TV Series) as
Amin Sanchez
- Le vin qui tue (1992) - Amin Sanchez
1992
La belle histoire as
Le berger
1990
Sixième gauche (TV Series) as
Saïd Ben Amar
1990
There Were Days... and Moons as
The incredulous policeman
1990
Navarro (TV Series) as
Rubio Manico
- Fils de périph (1990) - Rubio Manico
1989
L'union sacrée as
Le Kabyle
1989
Secret Obsession as
Slim
1986
Catherine, il suffit d'un amour (TV Series) as
Abou-al-Khayr
- Episode dated 19 March 1986 (1986) - Abou-al-Khayr
1985
La nuit et le moment (TV Movie) as
Kerchouch
1985
Adieu blaireau as
Poupée
1985
The Night Wears Suspenders
1983
Afghanistan pourquoi?
1982
Les p'tites têtes as
Le Prince Douzami
1981
Victory as
The French - Andre
1981
Les dossiers de l'écran (TV Series) as
Le chef du FLN
- Les avocats du diable (1981) - Le chef du FLN
1981
Buddy Goes West as
Girolamo
1977
Sorcerer as
Kassem / 'Martinez'
1975
Rosebud as
Kirkbane
1973
Man in the Trunk as
Le lieutenant Abdul Fouad
1973
The Punishment as
Raymond
1972
What a Flash! as
Bit part (uncredited)
1972
Trois milliards sans ascenseur as
José
1971
Touch and Go as
Ali - le patron du bateau tunisien
1971
Smic Smac Smoc as
Amidou dit Smoc
1971
Countdown to Vengeance as
Macyas
1970
The Crook as
Bill
1969
Soleil de printemps
1969
Life Love Death as
François Toledo
1968
Heartbeat as
Etienne
1968
La fille d'en face as
Le dragueur
1967
Antoine et Cléopâtre (TV Movie) as
Sesotris
1967
Fleur d'oseille as
Francis
1967
Live for Life as
Un photographe
1966
Les grands moments as
Roger Amy
1966
Brigade antigangs as
Nez Cassé
1966
Cécilia, médecin de campagne (TV Series) as
Ricardo Pozzoni
- Un Homme en Trop (1966) - Ricardo Pozzoni
1965
Une fille et des fusils as
Amidou
1963
La parole est au témoin (voice)
1962
Thé a la menthe (Short)
1962
L'ascenseur (TV Movie) as
Dubois
1962
L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête (TV Series) as
Un blouson gris
- Les blousons gris (1962) - Un blouson gris
1961
Flore et Blancheflore (TV Movie) as
L'aubergiste
1961
Le propre de l'homme
Miscellaneous
2000
Rules of Engagement (assistant: Mr. Friedkin)
Self
2002
Vivement dimanche (TV Series) as
Self
- Claude Lelouch 2 (2010) - Self
- Patricia Kaas (2002) - Self
1995
Un siècle d'écrivains (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- La passion selon Jean Genet (1995) - Self
1973
Sport en fête (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 21 January 1973 (1973) - Self
Archive Footage
2014
Colorspace Vol. 4 (Video) as
Self
2010
What War May Bring as
Cameo appearance (uncredited)

References

Amidou Wikipedia


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