Mohamed Majd
Biography
Mohamed Majd was a Moroccan actor born in Casablanca, reported as 30 November 1939 by TMDB and as 1940 in other biographical sources. He began his performing career on stage in the late 1950s and, after a decade in theatre, moved to film, appearing first in short films directed by Abdelmajid R’chich. His early screen work included a role opposite Anthony Quinn in Moustapha Akkad’s historical epic The Message (1975). At age 47 he was selected by casting director Ahmed Boulane to act with John Hurt in the Richard Stroud film Deadline, and later appeared in Philippe de Broca’s The Thousand and One Nights (1989). Majd’s television debut came in 1965 with the series The Victim. He died on 25 January 2013 at the age of 73.
Career overview
Mohamed Majd was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on 30 November 1939 and died on 25 January 2013 at the age of 73. He began his performing career on stage in the late 1950s, spending roughly a decade in theatre before moving into film. His early screen work included short films directed by Abdelmajid R’chich, and he made his television debut in 1965 with the series The Victim.
Majd’s first major cinematic appearance came in the historical epic The Message (1975), directed by Moustapha Akkad, where he acted alongside Anthony Quinn. In his late forties, he achieved broader international recognition when casting director Ahmed Boulane selected him for a role opposite John Hurt in the Richard Stroud film Deadline. He later appeared in Philippe de Broca’s The Thousand and One Nights (1989).
Over a career that spanned more than four decades, Majd accumulated credits in 39 productions, working across theatre, television and film. He is remembered as a prominent Moroccan actor whose work reached both regional and global audiences.
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- Shining (2017)
- Atlantic (2014) as Hakim
- Zaynab, the Rose of Aghmat (2014) as Isaac zaynab's father
- The Golden Calf (2014) as Moulay
- Prisoners of the Sun (2013) as High Priest
- Homeland (2013) as Hadj
- Exit Marrakech (2013) as Karima's Father
- Malak (2012) as Jefe
- Androman - De sang et de charbon (2012)
- Zero (2012) as Abbas Bertale
- Hanna (2011) as Moroccan Hotel Owner
- The Source (2011) as Hussein
- Rabat (2011) as Old man
- Incendies (2010) as Man from Chamseddine #2
- Sayidat Al Fajr (2009) as The grandfather
- The Shell Necklace (2008)
- Terre de lumière (2008) as Cheik Yacoub el Mansour
- The Scent of the Sea (2007)
- Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (2007) as l'imam
- Waiting for Pasolini (2007)
- The Outskirts (2006) as Mokhtar
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) as Bédouin
- The Great Journey (2004) as The Father
- Tenja (2004) as Le père
- Eclats du passé (2003)
- Under Another Sky (2003) as Le père
- A Thousand Months (2003) as Grandfather
- A Minute of Sun Less (2003)
- Wind Horse (2002) as Tahar
- Et après? (2002) as Rais
- Oueld Al Hamria (2002) as Officier jaâjâ
- Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2001) as Le pêcheur
- The Shore Waves (2001)
- Whispers (1999)
- Jeremiah (1998) as Eliakim
- Solomon (1997) as Hanani
- Deadline (1988) as Nasir
- Afghanistan For What? (1984)
- The Message (1976)