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Amidou
Rabat, French Morocco
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. Bor…
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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.
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2012
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
Movie M. Bouamaza
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2011
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
Movie M. Bouamaza
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2011
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
Movie Mr. Bouamaza
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2010
Comme les 5 doigts de la main
Movie Lakdar
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2009
Aïcha
Movie M. Bouamaza
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2007
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
Movie Le Caliphe
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2007
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
TV show le Khalif
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2007
Argana
Movie Hamou
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2006
Heaven's Doors
Movie
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2004
Here and There
Movie
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2002
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Movie l'inspecteur de police
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2002
Une histoire d'amour
Movie
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2001
Spy Game
Movie Sheik's Doctor
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2000
Rules of Engagement
Movie Dr. Ahmar
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1999
Hideous Kinky
Movie Sufi Sheikh
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1998
Ronin
Movie Man at Exchange
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1998
Vivement dimanche
TV show Self
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1997
Joséphine, Guardian Angel
TV show Farid
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1997
Soleil
Movie Mokzar
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1996
Lalla Hobby
Movie
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1994
Unveiled
Movie Det. Brahms
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1992
The Big Pardon 2
Movie Si Ali
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1992
The Beautiful Story
Movie Le berger
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1992
Hot Chocolate
Movie Beauregard
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1990
There Were Days... and Moons
Movie Le motard au radar
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1989
Brothers in Arms
Movie Le Kabyle
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1987
The Passenger
Movie
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1986
Bitter Champagne
Movie Slim
- 1985
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1985
Farewell Fred
Movie Poupée
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1982
Les p’tites têtes
Movie Prince Douzami
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1981
Escape to Victory
Movie André
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1981
Les Avocats du Diable
Movie Leader of the FLN
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1981
Buddy Goes West
Movie Girolamo / Eagle Eye
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1977
Sorcerer
Movie Kassem / 'Martinez'
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1975
Rosebud
Movie Kirkbane
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1973
Man in the Trunk
Movie Abdul
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1973
The Punishment
Movie Raymond
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1972
3000 Million Without an Elevator
Movie José
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1971
Touch and Go
Movie Ali
