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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.
Filmography
all 52
Movies 49
TV Shows 3
self 3
Voice 1
Aïcha : Vacances infernales (2012)
Aïcha : La grande débrouille (2011)
Aïcha : Job à tout prix (2011)
Comme les 5 doigts de la main (2010)
Aïcha (2009)
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves (2007)
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (2007)
Argana (2007)
Heaven's Doors (2006)
Here and There (2004)
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
Une histoire d'amour (2002)
Spy Game (2001)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Hideous Kinky (1998)
Ronin (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Soleil (1997)
Lalla Hobby (1996)
Unveiled (1994)
The Big Pardon 2 (1992)
The Beautiful Story (1992)
Hot Chocolate (1992)
Brothers in Arms (1989)
Catherine (1986)
Bitter Champagne (1986)
The Night Wears Suspenders (1985)
Farewell Fred (1985)
Les p’tites têtes (1982)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Les avocats du diable (1981)
Buddy Goes West (1981)
Sorcerer (1977)
Rosebud (1975)
Man in the Trunk (1973)
The Punishment (1973)
Smic, Smac, Smoc (1971)
Touch and Go (1971)
The Crook (1970)
Countdown to Vengeance (1970)
Life Love Death (1969)
Soleil de Printemps (1969)
Heartbeat (1968)
The Girl Across the Way (1968)
Sorrel Flower (1967)
Live for Life (1967)
Les grands moments (1966)
Brigade Anti Gangs (1966)
To Be a Crook (1965)
La Parole est au témoin (1963)
Thé a la menthe (1962)
Le propre de l'homme (1961)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1935-08-02
Deathday2013-09-19 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceRabat, Morocco
ChildrenSouad Amidou
CitizenshipsMorocco, France
Also Known AsHamidou Benmassoud, Amidou Ben Messaoud
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