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Amidou
Acting

Amidou
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-08-02,Rabat, French Morocco
Gender
Male
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 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

5.118

Rosebud
1975-03-24

3.2

Hot Chocolate
1992-01-01

Rules of Engagement

6.247

Rules of Engagement
2000-04-07

6.423

Soleil
1997-06-11

The Girl Across the Way

4

The Girl Across the Way
1968-01-14

Life Love Death

5.458

Life Love Death
1969-01-29

6.971

Ronin
1998-09-25

5.8

To Be a Crook
1965-06-01

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

6.203

Comme les 5 doigts de la main
2010-04-28

The Beautiful Story

7.1

The Beautiful Story
1992-03-18

6.352

Heartbeat
1968-10-30

7.472

Sorcerer
1977-06-24

Buddy Goes West

6.233

Buddy Goes West
1981-05-14

5.231

Sorrel Flower
1967-09-22

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

5.8

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002-05-29

Man in the Trunk

6.317

Man in the Trunk
1973-10-12

La parole est au témoin

10

La parole est au témoin
1963-11-17

6.4

Live for Life
1967-09-13

Thé a la menthe

7

Thé a la menthe
1962-01-01

Les grands moments

8

Les grands moments
1966-09-30

Les Avocats du Diable

8.5

Les Avocats du Diable
1981-05-19

7.1

The Crook
1970-11-20

5

Farewell Fred
1985-01-30

Brothers in Arms

6.7

Brothers in Arms
1989-03-15

10

Lalla Hobby
1996-12-15

Les p’tites têtes

8.5

Les p’tites têtes
1982-06-09

3.6

Unveiled
1994-08-03

5.152

Touch and Go
1971-09-01

Brigade Anti Gangs

6.5

Brigade Anti Gangs
1966-08-18

6.3

Aïcha
2009-05-13

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

6.2

Aïcha : La grande débrouille
2011-09-07

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

6.2

Aïcha : Vacances infernales
2012-06-20

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

5.3

Aïcha : Job à tout prix
2011-03-02

4.575

The Punishment
1973-06-28

Soleil de Printemps

8

Soleil de Printemps
1969-01-02

Bitter Champagne

8

Bitter Champagne
1986-01-01

6

Hideous Kinky
1999-02-04

Countdown to Vengeance

5.833

Countdown to Vengeance
1970-01-29

Smic, Smac, Smoc

5.5

Smic, Smac, Smoc
1971-09-01

4

Heaven's Doors
2006-01-01

6.922

Spy Game
2001-11-18

Une histoire d'amour

0

Une histoire d'amour
2002-01-01

The Right of Man

0

The Right of Man
1961-09-30

Escape to Victory

6.882

Escape to Victory
1981-06-17

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

5.391

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves
2007-11-10

The Big Pardon 2

5.9

The Big Pardon 2
1992-12-09

0

Argana
2007-01-01

0

Here and There
2004-10-02

The Night Wears Suspenders

5.278

The Night Wears Suspenders
1985-04-20

3000 Million Without an Elevator

5.6

3000 Million Without an Elevator
1972-08-18

There Were Days... and Moons

6.2

There Were Days... and Moons
1990-04-11

9.5

The Passenger
1987-01-01

Flore et Blancheflore

0

Flore et Blancheflore
1961-12-24

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

5

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
2007-10-29

Vivement dimanche

3.556

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

Joséphine, Guardian Angel

5.95

Joséphine, Guardian Angel
1997-12-15