Amidou
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-08-02 (78 years old)
Deathday
2013-09-19
Place of Birth
Rabat, Morocco
Also known As
Hamidou Benmassoud
Amidou Ben Messaoud
Amidou
Biography
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...
Acting
1975
as Kirkbane
1992
as Beauregard
2000
as Dr. Ahmar
1997
as Mokzar
1968
as Womanizer
1969
as François Toledo
1998
as Man at Exchange
1965
as Amidou
2010
as Lakdar
1992
as Le berger
1968
as Etienne
1977
as Kassem / "Martinez"
1981
as Girolamo / Eagle Eye
1967
as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
2002
as l'inspecteur de police
1973
as Abdul
1963
as (voice)
1967
as photographe
1962
1966
as Roger Amy
1981
as Leader of the FLN
1970
as Bill
1985
as Poupée
1989
as Le Kabyle
1996
1982
as Prince Douzami
1994
as Det. Brahms
1971
as Ali
1966
as 'Nez Cassé'
2009
as M. Bouamaza
2011
as Mr. Bouamaza
2011
as M. Bouamaza
2012
as M. Bouamaza
1986
as Slim
1973
as Raymond
1999
as Sufi Sheikh
1970
as Macias
1971
as Robert 'Smoc'
2006
2001
as Sheik's Doctor
1961
1981
as André
2007
as Le Caliphe
1992
as Si Ali
2007
as Hamou
2004
1972
1990
as Le motard au radar
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