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name: "Si Mohamed Baghdadi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/si-mohamed-baghdadi"
fi1m_id: "si-mohamed-baghdadi"
imdb_id: "nm16812346"
tmdb_id: 5107215
roles: []
born: "26 June 1937"
died: "2 September 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:33:27.909123+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."
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# Si Mohamed Baghdadi

## Identity

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/si-mohamed-baghdadi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** si-mohamed-baghdadi
- **IMDb ID:** nm16812346
- **TMDB ID:** 5107215
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16812346/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5107215

Actor. Born 26 June 1937 in Souk Ahras, Algeria. Died 2 September 2023.

## Details

- **Born:** 26 June 1937, Souk Ahras, Algeria
- **Died:** 2 September 2023
- **Also known as:** Mohamed Baghdadi, سي محمد بغدادي
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16812346/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5107215

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Battle of Algiers*](https://film.one/film/the-battle-of-algiers.md) (93)

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## Biography

Si Mohamed Baghdadi (also credited as Mohamed Baghdadi) was an Algerian actor, born on 26 June 1937 in Souk Ahras and who died on 2 September 2023. He is known for his uncredited performance as Larbi Ben M'hidi in Gillo Pontecorvo's *The Battle of Algiers* (1966). He also appeared as narrator or in his own role in the 1965 documentary *Les Mains Libres*.

Baghdadi had a distinguished career in sport and education. A national champion in the 800 m and 4×400 m, he served as president of the Algerian Athletics Federation from 1967 to 1969 and as president of the Algerian Olympic Committee from 1988 to 1989. He worked as a professor of literature and school administrator before holding senior positions in the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

*Sources: imdb.com, dia-algerie.com, olympedia.org, metacritic.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Battle of Algiers* (1966), Fi1m 93, as Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-of-algiers.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *The Battle of Algiers* (1966), as Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-of-algiers.md)
- *Les Mains Libres* (1965), as Narrator

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