person

Amidou

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-08-02

Place of Birth

Rabat, Morocco

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 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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Rosebud

Mar 24, 1975

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Hot Chocolate

Jan 01, 1992

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Rules of Engagement

Apr 07, 2000

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Soleil

Jun 11, 1997

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The Girl Across the Way

Jan 14, 1968

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Life Love Death

Jan 29, 1969

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Ronin

Sep 25, 1998

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To Be a Crook

Jun 01, 1965

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Comme les 5 doigts de la main

Apr 28, 2010

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The Beautiful Story

Mar 18, 1992

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Heartbeat

Oct 30, 1968

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Sorcerer

Jun 24, 1977

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Buddy Goes West

May 14, 1981

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Sorrel Flower

Sep 22, 1967

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And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

May 29, 2002

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Man in the Trunk

Oct 12, 1973

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La parole est au témoin

Nov 17, 1963

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Live for Life

Sep 13, 1967

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Thé a la menthe

Jan 01, 1962

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Les grands moments

Sep 30, 1966

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Les Avocats du Diable

May 19, 1981

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The Crook

Nov 20, 1970

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Farewell Fred

Jan 30, 1985

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Brothers in Arms

Mar 15, 1989

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Lalla Hobby

Dec 15, 1996

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Les p’tites têtes

Jun 09, 1982

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Unveiled

Aug 03, 1994

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Touch and Go

Sep 01, 1971

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Brigade Anti Gangs

Aug 18, 1966

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Aïcha

May 13, 2009

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Aïcha : Job à tout prix

Mar 02, 2011

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Aïcha : La grande débrouille

Sep 07, 2011

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Aïcha : Vacances infernales

Jun 20, 2012

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Bitter Champagne

Jan 01, 1986

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Soleil de Printemps

Jan 02, 1969

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The Punishment

Jun 28, 1973

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Hideous Kinky

Feb 05, 1999

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Countdown to Vengeance

Jan 29, 1970

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Smic, Smac, Smoc

Sep 01, 1971

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Heaven's Doors

Jan 01, 2006

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Spy Game

Nov 18, 2001

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Une histoire d'amour

Jan 01, 2002

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The Right of Man

Sep 30, 1961

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Escape to Victory

Jun 17, 1981

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Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

Nov 10, 2007

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The Big Pardon 2

Dec 09, 1992

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Argana

Jan 01, 2007

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Here and There

Oct 02, 2004

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The Night Wears Suspenders

Apr 20, 1985

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3000 Million Without an Elevator

Aug 18, 1972

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There Were Days... and Moons

Apr 11, 1990

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NA

Wages of Fear

Mar 22, 1978

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Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

Oct 29, 2007

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Vivement dimanche

Sep 20, 1998

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Joséphine, Guardian Angel

Dec 15, 1997