Littleknownbythegeneralpublic,Moroccan-bornAmidoucanneverthelessboastanonstageandonscreencareerspanningalmostfivedecades.AppearinginFrenchfilmsmostofthetime,healsoworkedinMorocco,inTunisiaandinAmericanactionmovieslikeWilliamFriedkin's'TheSorcerer'and'RulesofEngagement',JohnFrankenheimer's'Ronin'andTonyScott's'SpyGame'.Good-lookingandcharming,Amidoucaneasilybecomefrighteningandthreatening.Heisasconvincingintheroleofafriendlybluecollarin'SmicSmacSmoc'asinthatofadim-wittedhenchmanin'Fleurd'Oseille'.Tobefair,heappearedmoreoftenasadropoutorathugthanaspositivefigure,butthisisduetothefactthathestartedhiscareerinthenineteensixties,whenFrenchcinemawasnotyetreadytoshowaNorthAfricanasjustanothercitizen.HadAmidoudebutedlaterhewouldhavelandedmorerewardingroleslikethosenowinterpretedbyRoschdyZemorSamiBouajila.Bornin1942inRabat,AmidouBenMessaoudwasthesonofajusticeofthepeaceandthenephewoftheownerofseveralmovietheaters,whichgavehimtheopportunitytoseelotsoffilms.Ontheotherhand,theyoungboydiscoveredatschoolthat,althoughhewasabadpupil,hecouldcaptivateanaudiencewhen,duringFrenchlessons,hetoldandmimickedfablesbyLaFontaine.Lateron,hestudieddramaattheConservatoiredeParisandwasimmediatelyhiredbyJean-LouisBarraultin1961.NoticedbyJeanGenetwhilehewasrehearsingforabitpart,hewasgiventheroleofSaidinstead.Atthesametime,ClaudeLelouchgavehimhisfirstpartin'LePropredel'Homme'AmidouwouldthenappearinnineotherfilmsdirectedbyLelouch,whoalsogavehimhisonlystarringroleinaFrenchmovieentitled'LaVie,l'Amour,laMort',apamphletagainstthedeathpenalty.Keptbusybythebigscreen,Amidouwaslessactiveinthetheatrebutplayedaonemanshowinthelate1990s('LePiston')andheldtheleadinMehdiCharef's'1962'in2005.HealsooccasionallyappearedonTV.LatelyAmidouhasbeenhonoredtwice-andquitedeservedlyso.Hewasindeedawardedtwobestactorprizes,oneattheCairoInternationalFestival,forLeilaTriquie's'Poursuite'(2005)andtheotherattheTangiersFilmFestivalfor'IcietLà'byRachidBoutounès(2005)

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