Ahmed Benaissa (2 March 1944 – 20 May 2022)Le grand comédien Ahmed Benaïssa n’est plus was an Algerian actor, best known for the roles in the critically acclaimed films Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique, Gates of the Sun, and Close Enemies.
Personal life He was born in Algeria in a family of five girls and four boys. His father was an activist who was arrested and imprisoned in Algeria. However he was then released after Algerian Independence. He later moved to Paris, France where he lived for almost 18 years. During this period, he received training at the National Theater School.
He was married and was a father of two boys.
Career In 1971, Benaïssa started his cinema career with the film Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique directed by Derri Berkani. He played the role 'Jibé' in that film. With the success of the film, he received several films in the following years such as Algerian films Leïla et les autres in 1977 directed by Sid Ali Mazif, Buamama in 1985 directed by Benamar Bakhti and popular comedy Le Clandestin in 1989 directed by Bakhti.
He played the main role of 'Haroun', in the film L’Etranger de Camus. He has performed and directed at the National Theater of Algiers, as well as at the Regional Theater of Oran. He also directed the Regional Theater of Sidi-Bel-Abbès. In 2013, he won the prize for Best Direction for the film Nedjma. Benaïssa played the role 'Rida' in Ramzi Ben Sliman's first feature film, My Revolution. It was released in France in August 2015. At the Theater, the tour with Meursaults continued in France in 2017.
His final film, Sons of Ramses, premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was dedicated to him.
Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1971 Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique Jibé Film 1977 Leïla et les autres Film 1980 Kahla Oua Beida TV movie 1990 De Hollywood à Tamanrasset Rai TV Film 1994 Bab El Oued City The Imam Film 1994 Le Démon au féminin Film 2006 Mon colonel Ben Miloud Film 2006 Barakat! Homme accueil hôpital Film 2006 Rome Rather Than You The policeman Film 2006 The Colonel Ben Miloud Film 2006 Es reicht! Receptionist in the hospital Film 2007 Morituri Commissaire Dine Film 2007 Délice Paloma Monsieur Bellil Film 2007 Nuits d'Arabie The shepherd Film 2008 Gabbla Lakhdar Film 2008 Mostefa Ben Boulaid Si Lakhdar Film 2009 Harragas Père de Nasser Film 2010 Hors la loi Le père Film 2010 Outside The Law Der Vater Film 2010 The Last Passenger Short film 2010 Edikra El Akhira TV series 2011 Normal! Ahmed Film 2013 Warda Al Jazayria: Eyyam Ahmed Benaissa Video short 2013 Sotto voce Film 2014 J'ai dégagé Ben Ali Film 2014 The Man from Oran Hassan Film 2014 Gates of the Sun Mohamed Film 2014 Krim Belkacem Film 2014 Ahlam Mou'ajala Salah TV series 2015 Mista Film 2015 Lotfi Si Abdellah Film 2016 Ma révolution Rida Film 2017 Ismael's Ghosts Farias Film 2018 Close Enemies Raji Film 2019 Papicha Hafid Film 2019 Le sang des loups Le commissaire Film 2019 Wlad Lahlal father of Marzaq, Zino and Yahya TV series 2022 Sons of Ramses Younes FilmFinal role
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