Amidou

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.

Cast

Rosebud

(Kirkbane)

Hot Chocolate

(Beauregard)

Rules of Engagement

(Dr. Ahmar)

Soleil

(Mokzar)

The Girl Across the Way

Life Love Death

(François Toledo)

Ronin

(Man at Exchange)

To Be a Crook

(Amidou)

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

(Lakdar)

The Beautiful Story

(Le berger)

Heartbeat

(Etienne)

Sorcerer

(Kassem / 'Martinez')

Buddy Goes West

(Girolamo / Eagle Eye)

Sorrel Flower

(Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza)

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

(l'inspecteur de police)

Man in the Trunk

(Abdul)

La parole est au témoin

((voice))

Live for Life

(photographe)

Thé a la menthe

Les grands moments

Les Avocats du Diable

(Le chef du FLN)

The Crook

(Bill)

Farewell Fred

(Poupée)

Brothers in Arms

(Le Kabyle)

Lalla Hobby

Les p’tites têtes

(Prince Douzami)

Unveiled

(Det. Brahms)

Touch and Go

(Ali)

Brigade Anti Gangs

(Nez Cassé)

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

(M. Bouamaza)

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

(M. Bouamaza)

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

(Mr. Bouamaza)

Aïcha

(M. Bouamaza)

Soleil de Printemps

The Punishment

(Raymond)

Bitter Champagne

(Slim)

Hideous Kinky

(Sufi Sheikh)

Countdown to Vengeance

(Macias)

Smic, Smac, Smoc

(Robert 'Smoc')

Heaven's Doors

Spy Game

(Dr. Ahmed)

Une histoire d'amour

The Right of Man

Escape to Victory

(André)

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

(Le Caliphe)

The Big Pardon 2

(Si Ali)

Argana

(Hamou)

Here and There

The Night Wears Suspenders

3000 Million Without an Elevator

(José)

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

(le Khalif)

Vivement dimanche

(Self)

Joséphine, Guardian Angel

(Farid)