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Amidou

ACTOR · FROM RABAT, FRENCH MOROCCO

Amidou

1935–201355 credits since 1961

FunnyThe underworldAnti heroBittersweetClass

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In the pictureSorcerer

ABOUT 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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born2 August 1935

Died19 September 2013

BirthplaceRabat, French Morocco

Known forActing

On Cineora31 of 55 titles

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Known for

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Sorcerer poster

Movie

1977IMDb7.7

Buddy Goes West poster

Movie

Buddy Goes West

1981IMDb6.5

The Crook poster

Movie

1970IMDb6.9

Heartbeat poster

Movie

1968IMDb6.4

Man in the Trunk poster

Movie

Man in the Trunk

1973IMDb6.1

Touch and Go poster

Movie

1971IMDb5.7

Sorrel Flower poster

Movie

1967IMDb6.1

Life Love Death poster

Movie

Life Love Death

1969IMDb6.9

Smic, Smac, Smoc poster

Movie

Smic, Smac, Smoc

1971IMDb5.3

To Be a Crook poster

Movie

1965IMDb6.1

Aïcha : Job à tout prix poster

Movie

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

2011IMDb5.8

Aïcha : La grande débrouille poster

Movie

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

2011IMDb6.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 31
Average IMDb: 6.1
Highest rated: SorcererIMDb 7.7
Working since: 1961

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

55 credits

The 2010s

4 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average

Not on Cineora

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

2012

as M. Bouamaza

Aïcha : La grande débrouille poster

Movie

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

2011IMDb6.6

as M. Bouamaza

Aïcha : Job à tout prix poster

Movie

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

2011IMDb5.8

as Mr. Bouamaza

Comme les 5 doigts de la main poster

Movie

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

2010IMDb5.3

as Lakdar

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Aïcha poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.8

as M. Bouamaza

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves poster

Movie

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

2007IMDb5.8

as Le Caliphe

Not on Cineora

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

2007

as le Khalif · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Argana

2007

as Hamou

Not on Cineora

Heaven's Doors

2006

Not on Cineora

Here and There

2004

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... poster

Movie

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

2002IMDb6.1

as l'inspecteur de police

Une histoire d'amour

Not on Cineora

Une histoire d'amour

2002

The 1990s

10 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average

Hideous Kinky poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.0

as Sufi Sheikh

Ronin poster

Movie

1998IMDb7.2

as Man at Exchange

Joséphine, Guardian Angel poster

Series

Joséphine, Guardian Angel

1997–IMDb4.0

as Farid · 1 episode

Soleil poster

Movie

1997IMDb5.7

as Mokzar

Not on Cineora

Lalla Hobby

1996

Not on Cineora

Unveiled

1994

as Det. Brahms

The Big Pardon 2 poster

Movie

The Big Pardon 2

1992IMDb4.3

as Si Ali

The Beautiful Story poster

Movie

The Beautiful Story

1992IMDb6.6

as Le berger

The 1980s

9 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Brothers in Arms poster

Movie

Brothers in Arms

1989IMDb5.8

as Le Kabyle

Not on Cineora

The Passenger

1987

Not on Cineora

Bitter Champagne

1986

as Slim

Not on Cineora

The Night Wears Suspenders

1985

Not on Cineora

Farewell Fred

1985

as Poupée

Not on Cineora

Les p’tites têtes

1982

as Prince Douzami

Escape to Victory poster

Movie

Escape to Victory

1981IMDb6.7

as André

Not on Cineora

Les Avocats du Diable

1981

as Leader of the FLN

The 1970s

9 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average

Sorcerer poster

Movie

1977IMDb7.7

as Kassem / 'Martinez'

Rosebud poster

Movie

1975IMDb5.2

as Kirkbane

Man in the Trunk poster

Movie

Man in the Trunk

1973IMDb6.1

as Abdul

The Punishment poster

Movie

1973IMDb4.2

as Raymond

Not on Cineora

3000 Million Without an Elevator

1972

as José

Touch and Go poster

Movie

1971IMDb5.7

as Ali

Smic, Smac, Smoc poster

Movie

Smic, Smac, Smoc

1971IMDb5.3

as Robert 'Smoc'

The Crook poster

Movie

1970IMDb6.9

as Bill

The 1960s

13 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Life Love Death poster

Movie

Life Love Death

1969IMDb6.9

as François Toledo

Not on Cineora

Soleil de Printemps

1969

Heartbeat poster

Movie

1968IMDb6.4

as Etienne

Not on Cineora

The Girl Across the Way

1968

as Womanizer

Sorrel Flower poster

Movie

1967IMDb6.1

as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza

Live for Life poster

Movie

1967IMDb6.3

as photographe

Not on Cineora

Les grands moments

1966

as Roger Amy

Not on Cineora

Brigade Anti Gangs

1966

as 'Nez Cassé'

Often works with

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Claude LelouchAnd Now... Ladies and Gentlemen..., The Crook and 6 more

Francis LaiThe Crook, The Beautiful Story and 3 more

Jean CollombLive for Life, Life Love Death and 2 more

Pierre UytterhoevenWriter · And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen..., The Crook and 2 more

Paul PréboistThe Beautiful Story, There Were Days... and Moons and 1 more

Alexandre ArcadyDirector · Brothers in Arms, Comme les 5 doigts de la main and 1 more

Sofia EssaïdiAïcha : Job à tout prix, Aïcha and 1 more

BiyounaAïcha : Job à tout prix, Aïcha and 1 more

Yamina BenguiguiDirector · Aïcha : Job à tout prix, Aïcha and 1 more

Shemss AudatAïcha : Job à tout prix, Aïcha and 1 more