Maurice Bénichou

Actor. Born 23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, Algeria. Died 14 June 2019.

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Born

23 January 1943, Tlemcen, Algeria

Died

14 June 2019

Biography

Maurice Bénichou was a French actor. He was born on 23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria, and died on 14 June 2019 in Paris.

Bénichou appeared in three films directed by Michael Haneke: Code Unknown (2000), Time of the Wolf (2003) and Caché (2005). He played Dominique Bretodeau in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie (2001) and featured in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata. He was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 2013.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Maurice Bénichou is known for Amélie (2001), Paris (2008), Code Unknown (2000), Pardon Mon Affaire (1976), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Rabbi's Cat (2011), I... for Icarus (1979) and Omar Killed Me (2011).

Caché

2005 · as Majid