Amidou

Amidou

1935-08-02 Rabat, Morocco 51 Credits

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 ...

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Aïcha : Vacances infernales

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

2012

as M. Bouamaza

6.2
Acting
Aïcha : La grande débrouille

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

2011

as M. Bouamaza

6.2
Acting

Rid of her rival Gloria, Aïcha will do everything to make her boss proud, with Ginette's help. Patrick presents her with a love ultimatum: their mothe...

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

2011

as Mr. Bouamaza

5.3
Acting
Comme les 5 doigts de la main

Comme les 5 doigts de la main

2010

as Lakdar

6.2
Acting

Five brothers similar yet different, raised by a mother widowed too early. One of them had left the family when he returns, pursued by a gang of smugg...

Aïcha

Aïcha

2009

as M. Bouamaza

6.3
Acting
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

2007

as Le Caliphe

5.4
Acting

The story of Ali Baba, who takes on forty thieves to save the Caliph of Baghdad and prevent a war between the Orient and the Occident.

Argana

Argana

2007

as Hamou

Acting

After the death of her husband Amghar, killed by the settlers, Tamghart resists the maneuvers of the traitor Hammou who quietly negotiates, despite th...

Heaven's Doors

Heaven's Doors

2006

4.0
Acting

As co-directed by brothers Swad and Imad Noury (and produced by their mother, Pilar Cazorla), The Moroccan picture Heaven's Doors (2005) employs an ep...

Here and There

Here and There

2004

Acting

“Rahal” immigrated to Europe forty years ago. Scandalized by the behavior of his eldest son who participated in a heist, he decides to return to Moroc...

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

2002

as l'inspecteur de police

5.8
Acting

A jazz singer and a British jewel thief are brought together by their mutual desire to forget the past.

Une histoire d'amour

2002

Acting

Aziz meets Wafaa, a young prostitute and tries to get out of his condition. His task won't be easy.

Spy Game

Spy Game

2001

as Sheik's Doctor

6.9
Acting

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in B...

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2000

as Dr. Ahmar

6.2
Acting

A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.

Hideous Kinky

Hideous Kinky

1999

as Sufi Sheikh

6.1
Acting

In 1972, disenchanted about the dreary conventions of English life, 25-year-old Julia heads for Morocco with her daughters, six-year-old Lucy and prec...

Ronin

Ronin

1998

as Man at Exchange

7.0
Acting

A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembl...

Soleil

Soleil

1997

as Mokzar

6.6
Acting

During a happy evening, the famous professor Levy, one of the masters of cardiac surgery, collapses, struck by a heart attack. His whole life comes ba...

Lalla Hobby

Lalla Hobby

1996

Acting

As Haj Moussa is caught by border guards while trying to reach Gibraltar in a small boat, he is sent to prison, and his family tries to help him retur...

Unveiled

1994

as Det. Brahms

2.7
Acting

An American woman uses herself as bait to help a CIA agent trap an alleged serial killer in Morroco.

The Big Pardon 2

The Big Pardon 2

1992

as Si Ali

5.9
Acting

The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he ...

The Beautiful Story

The Beautiful Story

1992

as Le berger

7.1
Acting

A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief an...

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

1992

as Beauregard

1.7
Acting

B.J. Cassidy, a rich businesswoman, has to invest several billion dollars for fiscal reasons. She undertakes to buy back a small French factory, speci...

There Were Days... and Moons

There Were Days... and Moons

1990

as Le motard au radar

6.5
Acting

How can moon and time affect human mood and fate? In the manner of a Greek tragedy , this movie shows how the chaos of life ineluctably propels its ch...

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

1989

as Le Kabyle

6.8
Acting

Simon, a Jewish police inspector, arrests Karim, a Muslim, in the bust of a drug smuggling cargo ship, only to realize that Karim is an undercover age...

Bitter Champagne

Bitter Champagne

1986

as Slim

Acting

In North Africa, a father and his illegitimate son are in love with the same woman.

The Night Wears Suspenders

The Night Wears Suspenders

1985

5.1
Acting

Jézabel, a worldly young woman, takes hold of Ariel, a shy and inexperienced young man, and leads him by hook or by crook through the wild side of Par...

Farewell Fred

Farewell Fred

1985

as Poupée

2.5
Acting

Fred is a gambler and deep in debt. He owes crime boss Victor a lot of money and the time to pay has come. He decides to take a massive risk to refund...

Les p’tites têtes

Les p’tites têtes

1982

as Prince Douzami

7.0
Acting

Henri, Daniel and Xavier have just opened a travel agency in Paris. Henri runs the agency while Daniel and Xavier go on trip to take care of the group...

Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory

1981

as André

6.9
Acting

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners...

Les Avocats du Diable

Les Avocats du Diable

1981

as Leader of the FLN

10.0
Acting

In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against parat...

Buddy Goes West

Buddy Goes West

1981

as Girolamo / Eagle Eye

6.2
Acting

Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doct...

Sorcerer

Sorcerer

1977

as Kassem / "Martinez"

7.4
Acting

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting...

Rosebud

Rosebud

1975

as Kirkbane

4.9
Acting

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film c...

Man in the Trunk

Man in the Trunk

1973

as Abdul

6.4
Acting

Bloch, an Israeli secret agent, seeks refuge in the French embassy in Libya to escape being killed. Augier, his French opposite number, has to get him...

The Punishment

The Punishment

1973

as Raymond

4.8
Acting

Britt, deluxe call-girl, is punished by the brothel owner because she was not accomodating enough to a customer. From now on, she must obey to all cus...

3000 Million Without an Elevator

3000 Million Without an Elevator

1972

as José

5.1
Acting

Seven small rogues dream of stealing the beautiful jewels which are in Paris for an exhibition.

Touch and Go

Touch and Go

1971

as Ali

4.6
Acting

North Africa, December 1942. Valentin, a professional gardener ruined by the bombings of 1940, has fled to Tunis, where he traffics stolen goods, tran...

Smic, Smac, Smoc

Smic, Smac, Smoc

1971

as Robert 'Smoc'

5.2
Acting

Charles, Jean and Amidou are workmen at the La Ciotat shipyards and live in the same construction facility. One day, Amidou leaves them to marry Cathe...

The Crook

The Crook

1970

as Bill

7.1
Acting

A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.

Countdown to Vengeance

Countdown to Vengeance

1970

as Macias

6.1
Acting

10 years ago, François Nolan and his brother have been betrayed by one of their accomplices after a break-in. During the fight with the police, Franco...

Life Love Death

Life Love Death

1969

as François Toledo

5.3
Acting

François Toledo, married businessman and father, falls head-over-heels in love with Janine, a work colleague. However, he is soon found out: after thr...

Soleil de Printemps

Soleil de Printemps

1969

Acting

The story of a young man of peasant origin, a minor official in Casablanca, which can not adapt to life in the big city.

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1968

as Etienne

6.4
Acting

The mistress of a wealthy man misses material comforts when she leaves him for a younger lover.

The Girl Across the Way

The Girl Across the Way

1968

as Womanizer

1.0
Acting

A young student visits the home of a friend who has all the good looks, women and luck. Every day, through binoculars from his friend's window, he see...

Sorrel Flower

Sorrel Flower

1967

as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza

5.3
Acting

Catherine is left unmarried and pregnant when her mobster sweetheart is killed in this gangster comedy. With the help of another unmarried mother-to-b...

Live for Life

Live for Life

1967

as photographe

6.2
Acting

Famous TV newscaster Robert Colomb is married to Catherine, but is continually unfaithful to her. Then he meets, and becomes fascinated with Candice.

Les grands moments

Les grands moments

1966

as Roger Amy

Acting

Four prisoners are gathered in the same cell. Each tells the others how he got there.

Brigade Anti Gangs

Brigade Anti Gangs

1966

as 'Nez Cassé'

6.6
Acting

The struggle between a ruthless leader of a bank robbers and the cops who are determined to put him in jail for long.

To Be a Crook

To Be a Crook

1965

as Amidou

5.6
Acting

Four young people, tired of working life, decide that they can earn money from crime than they can from work. The film follows their training at the f...

La parole est au témoin

La parole est au témoin

1963

as (voice)

10.0
Acting

Mustapha, a cab driver in Paris, charges a customer in a hurry, without realizing that he is in a hurry to escape his pursuers after robbing a jewelry...

Thé a la menthe

1962

Acting

A man sits at a cafe in Paris and watches the world go by.

The Right of Man

The Right of Man

1961

Acting

At a friend's house, Claude meets Janine. The two young people spend the day wandering around Paris, from the café to the Foire du Trône, together or ...