---
name: "Amidou"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/amidou"
fi1m_id: "amidou"
imdb_id: "nm0024849"
tmdb_id: 20115
wikidata_id: "Q3126442"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 August 1935"
died: "19 September 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T08:11:42.759334+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Amidou

## Identity

Amidou

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amidou
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** amidou
- **IMDb ID:** nm0024849
- **TMDB ID:** 20115
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3126442
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidou, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3126442, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024849/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20115

Actor. Born 2 August 1935 in Rabat, French Morocco. Died 19 September 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 August 1935, Rabat, French Morocco
- **Died:** 19 September 2013
- **Active:** 1977–1998
- **Also known as:** Hamidou Benmassoud, Amidou Ben Messaoud
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1990s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidou, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3126442, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024849/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20115

## Biography

Amidou, born Hamidou Benmessaoud, was a Moroccan-French film, television and stage actor. He moved to Paris at the age of 17 to train at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his stage debut in 1968 in Jean Genet's *Les paravents*.

He was closely associated with director Claude Lelouch, appearing in eleven of his films from *Le propre de l'homme* (1960) onwards. His international credits include *Sorcerer* (1977) as Kassem / 'Martinez', *Escape to Victory* (1981), *Ronin* (1998) and *Spy Game* (2001). He also appeared in Spaghetti Westerns such as *Buddy Goes West* (1981).

Amidou received best actor awards at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival for *Life Love Death* (1969), the Cairo Film Festival and the Tangier Film Festival. In 2005 he was presented with a Lifetime Career Award at the Marrakech International Film Festival. He died in Paris on 19 September 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ronin* (1998), Fi1m 80, as Man at Exchange — [page](https://film.one/film/ronin.md)
- *Sorcerer* (1977), Fi1m 88, as Kassem / 'Martinez' — [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Aïcha : Vacances infernales* (2012), as M. Bouamaza
- *Aïcha : La grande débrouille* (2011), as M. Bouamaza
- *Aïcha : Job à tout prix* (2011), as Mr. Bouamaza
- *Comme les 5 doigts de la main* (2010), as Lakdar
- *Aïcha* (2009), as M. Bouamaza
- *Ali Baba and the 40 thieves* (2007), as Le Caliphe
- *Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves* (2007), series, as le Khalif
- *Argana* (2007), as Hamou
- *Heaven's Doors* (2006), Actor
- *Here and There* (2004), Actor
- *And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...* (2002), as l'inspecteur de police
- *Une histoire d'amour* (2002), Actor
- *Spy Game* (2001), as Sheik's Doctor
- *Rules of Engagement* (2000), as Dr. Ahmar
- *Hideous Kinky* (1999), as Sufi Sheikh
- *Ronin* (1998), as Man at Exchange — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ronin.md)
- *Joséphine, Guardian Angel* (1997), series, as Farid
- *Soleil* (1997), as Mokzar
- *Lalla Hobby* (1996), Actor
- *Unveiled* (1994), as Det. Brahms
- *The Big Pardon 2* (1992), as Si Ali
- *The Beautiful Story* (1992), as Le berger
- *Hot Chocolate* (1992), as Beauregard
- *There Were Days... and Moons* (1990), as Le motard au radar
- *Brothers in Arms* (1989), as Le Kabyle
- *The Passenger* (1987), Actor
- *Bitter Champagne* (1986), as Slim
- *The Night Wears Suspenders* (1985), Actor
- *Farewell Fred* (1985), as Poupée
- *Les p’tites têtes* (1982), as Prince Douzami
- *Escape to Victory* (1981), as André
- *Les Avocats du Diable* (1981), as Leader of the FLN
- *Buddy Goes West* (1981), as Girolamo / Eagle Eye
- *Sorcerer* (1977), as Kassem / 'Martinez' — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Rosebud* (1975), as Kirkbane
- *Man in the Trunk* (1973), as Abdul
- *The Punishment* (1973), as Raymond
- *3000 Million Without an Elevator* (1972), as José
- *Touch and Go* (1971), as Ali
- *Smic, Smac, Smoc* (1971), as Robert 'Smoc'
- *The Crook* (1970), as Bill
- *Countdown to Vengeance* (1970), as Macias
- *Life Love Death* (1969), as François Toledo
- *Soleil de Printemps* (1969), Actor
- *Heartbeat* (1968), as Etienne
- *The Girl Across the Way* (1968), as Womanizer
- *Sorrel Flower* (1967), as Francis, le porte-flingue d'Albert Roza
- *Live for Life* (1967), as photographe
- *Les grands moments* (1966), as Roger Amy
- *Brigade Anti Gangs* (1966), as 'Nez Cassé'
- *To Be a Crook* (1965), as Amidou
- *La parole est au témoin* (1963), as (voice)
- *Thé a la menthe* (1962), Actor
- *Flore et Blancheflore* (1961), as L'aubergiste
- *The Right of Man* (1961), Actor

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