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Maurice Bénichou

Acting Born Jan 23, 1943 Tlemcen, Algeria 24 credits

Biography

Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke (Code inconnu, Le Temps du Loup, and Caché), and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. He has also played in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata.

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Full filmography

  • Amélie (2001) as Dominique Bretodeau
  • Caché (2005) as Majid
  • The Mahabharata (1990) as Kitchaka
  • Animal (1977) as Le domestique
  • Pardon Mon Affaire (1976) as Gonthier
  • Code Unknown (2000) as The Old Arab
  • Paris (2008) as Le Psy
  • Between Land and Sea (1997) as Cul-Roussi
  • I... for Icarus (1979) as Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
  • Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008) as L'agent d'Alex Fayard
  • Every Jack Has a Jill (2009) as le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
  • The Patriots (1994) as Yuri
  • The Great Alibi (2008) as Commandant Grange
  • Time of the Wolf (2003) as M. Azoulay
  • The Rabbi's Cat (2011) as Rabbi (voice)
  • Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre (2002) as Célestin Angelmon
  • Doom-doom (2008) as Nataf
  • Omar Killed Me (2011) as Maître Jacques Vergès
  • Boxes (2007) as Max
  • Man Is a Woman (1998) as Rosalie's father
  • Roads to the South (1978) as García
  • À la Mode (1993) as Lucien
  • The Little Apocalypse (1993) as Arnold
  • The Candidate (2007) as maxime