Amidou

Amidou

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/08/1935

Day of Death

19/09/2013
(78) years old

Place of Birth

Rabat, Morocco

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 para... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2011

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

as Mr. Bouamaza

2009

Aïcha

as M. Bouamaza

2007

Argana

as Hamou

2002

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

as l'inspecteur de police

2001

Spy Game

as Sheik's Doctor

2000

Rules of Engagement

as Dr. Ahmar

1999

Hideous Kinky

as Sufi Sheikh

1998

Ronin

as Man at Exchange

1997

Soleil

as Mokzar

1994

Unveiled

as Det. Brahms

1992

The Big Pardon 2

as Si Ali

1992

The Beautiful Story

as Le berger

1992

Hot Chocolate

as Beauregard

1990

There Were Days... and Moons

as Le motard au radar

1989

Brothers in Arms

as Le Kabyle

1986

Bitter Champagne

as Slim

1985

Farewell Fred

as Poupée

1982

Les p’tites têtes

as Prince Douzami

1981

Escape to Victory

as André

1981

Les Avocats du Diable

as Leader of the FLN

1981

Buddy Goes West

as Girolamo / Eagle Eye

1977

Sorcerer

as Kassem / "Martinez"

1975

Rosebud

as Kirkbane

1973

Man in the Trunk

as Abdul

1973

The Punishment

as Raymond

1971

Touch and Go

as Ali

1971

Smic, Smac, Smoc

as Robert 'Smoc'

1970

The Crook

as Bill

1969

Life Love Death

as François Toledo

1968

Heartbeat

as Etienne

1968

The Girl Across the Way

as Womanizer

1967

Sorrel Flower

as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza

1967

Live for Life

as photographe

1966

Les grands moments

as Roger Amy

1966

Brigade Anti Gangs

as 'Nez Cassé'

1965

To Be a Crook

as Amidou