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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-01-23

Day of Death

2019-06-14 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Tlemcen, Algeria

Also Known As

André Bénichou

Maurice Bénichou

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. Source: Article "Maurice Bénichou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

Amélie

2001

Amélie

as

Dominique Bretodeau

Caché

2005

Caché

as

Majid

The Great Alibi

2008

The Great Alibi

as

Commandant Grange

Adventures of Félix

2000

Adventures of Félix

as

Fisherman

Instinct de femme

1981

Instinct de femme

as

Rat speaker

Paris

2008

Paris

as

Le Psy

I... For Icarus

1979

I... For Icarus

as

Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra

Every Jack Has a Jill

2009

Every Jack Has a Jill

as

le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard

Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

2008

Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

as

L'agent d'Alex Fayard

The Candidate

2007

The Candidate

as

maxime

Loser Takes All!

2004

Loser Takes All!

as

Vaudier

Omar Killed Me

2011

Omar Killed Me

as

Maître Vergès

Great life

2009

Great life

as

Kowalski

The Rabbi's Cat

2011

The Rabbi's Cat

as

Rabbi (voice)

Special Delivery

2002

Special Delivery

as

Antoine

À la Mode

1993

À la Mode

as

Lucien

Off and Running

2008

Off and Running

as

Serge

The Passenger

2005

The Passenger

as

Joseph

If You Die, I'll Kill You

2011

If You Die, I'll Kill You

as

L'employé de la morgue

Mordbüro

1997

Mordbüro

as

Léo Stoychev

Cross My Heart

1991

Cross My Heart

as

The neighbour

Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or

2011

Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or

as

Le rabbin / Maurice Bénichou

Boxes

2007

Boxes

as

Max

La Cerisaie

1982

La Cerisaie

as

Yacha

Man Is a Woman

1998

Man Is a Woman

as

Rosalie's father

Sale rêveur

1978

Sale rêveur

as

Taupin

The French Calvinists

1972

The French Calvinists

as

Moïse Plantat

La Tueuse

2010

La Tueuse

as

Tarnowski

Code Unknown

2000

Code Unknown

as

The Old Arab

The Patriots

1994

The Patriots

as

Yuri

Little Marcel

1976

Little Marcel

as

Garcia

Marriage a la Mode

1973

Marriage a la Mode

as

Leporello

Time of the Wolf

2003

Time of the Wolf

as

M. Azoulay

Roads to the South

1978

Roads to the South

as

García

Pardon Mon Affaire

1976

Pardon Mon Affaire

as

Gonthier

The Question

1977

The Question

as

Vincent

Le jardinier

1981

Le jardinier

as

The overseer

The Mahabharata

1990

The Mahabharata

as

Kitchaka

Doom-doom

Doom-doom

as

Nataf

Production

Crew

Directing