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Amidou was a Moroccan-French actor who starred in films by Claude Lelouch and other directors. He died in 2013 in Paris after a long career in cinema, theater and television.
Amidou (1935-2013) was a versatile and charismatic actor who appeared in films by Jean-Louis Barrault, Claude Lelouch, William Friedkin and others. He also worked in Morocco, Tunisia and the US, and won two best actor awards.
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- Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Amidou was a Moroccan actor who appeared in French and American films for almost five decades. He worked with directors like Claude Lelouch, William Friedkin and John Frankenheimer, and won two best actor prizes.
- August 2, 1935
- September 19, 2013
Amidou, de son vrai nom Hamidou Benmessaoud, est un acteur né en 1935 au Maroc et mort en 2013 en France. Il a joué dans de nombreux films français, américains et maghrébins, notamment avec Claude Lelouch, Alain Cavalier et William Friedkin.
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.
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.
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Aug 1, 2014 · A Moroccan actor who began his career in French cinema during the 1960s, Benmessaoud was better known by his stage name, Amidou, He regularly collaborated with director Claude Lelouch who gave him one of his first roles in Le proper de l’homme (1961), and Amidou also appeared in American productions such as Sorcerer (1977) and Ronin (1998).