
Known for
Acting
Born
August 2, 1935
Birthplace
Rabat, French Morocco
Died
September 19, 2013 (aged 78)
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, inclu...
2012
as M. Bouamaza
2011
as M. Bouamaza
2011
as Mr. Bouamaza
2010
as Lakdar
2009
as M. Bouamaza
2007
as Le Caliphe
2007
2007
as Hamou
2006
2004
2002
as l'inspecteur de police
2002
2001
as Sheik's Doctor
2000
as Dr. Ahmar
1999
as Sufi Sheikh
1998
as Man at Exchange
1998
1997
1997
as Mokzar
1996
1994
as Det. Brahms
1992
as Si Ali
1992
as Le berger
1992
as Beauregard
1990
as Le motard au radar