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Ahmed Benaïssa(1944-2022)

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Ahmed Benaïssa was born on 2 March 1944 in Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]. He was an actor, known for Ismael's Ghosts (2017), Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique (1971) and Mostefa Ben Boulaid (2008). He died on 20 May 2022 in Cannes, France.
BornMarch 2, 1944
DiedMay 20, 2022(78)
BornMarch 2, 1944
DiedMay 20, 2022(78)
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Known for

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Marion Cotillard in Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
Ismael's Ghosts
5.5
  • Farias
  • 2017
Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique (1971)
Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique
  • Jibé(as Ahmed Benaissa)
  • 1971
Mostefa Ben Boulaid (2008)
Mostefa Ben Boulaid
7.8
  • Si Lakhdar(as Ahmed Benaissa)
  • 2008
The Arab (2026)
The Arab
7.4
  • Haroun
  • 2026

Credits

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Actor

  • The Arab (2026)
    The Arab
    7.4
    • Haroun
    • 2026
  • Bastien Ughetto in Habib: La grande aventure (2022)
    Habib: La grande aventure
    6.2
    • Le père de Habib
    • 2022
  • Sons of Ramses (2022)
    Sons of Ramses
    5.8
    • Younes
    • 2022
  • Or de lui (2021)
    Or de lui
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Gilles (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2021
  • Le sang des loups (2019)
    Le sang des loups
    7.6
    • Le commissaire (as commissaire)
    • 2019
  • Shirine Boutella, Hilda Amira Douaouda, Zahra Manel Doumandji, and Lyna Khoudri in Papicha (2019)
    Papicha
    7.1
    • Hafid (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2019
  • Reda Kateb in Close Enemies (2018)
    Close Enemies
    6.4
    • Raji (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2018
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Marion Cotillard in Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
    Ismael's Ghosts
    5.5
    • Farias
    • 2017
  • My Revolution (2016)
    My Revolution
    5.3
    • Rida
    • 2016
  • Lotfi (2015)
    Lotfi
    8.5
    • Si Abdellah (as Ahmed Ben Aissa)
    • 2015
  • Mista (2015)
    Mista
    • (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2015
  • Krim Belkacem (2014)
    Krim Belkacem
    6.8
    • (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2014
  • Les portes du soleil: Algérie pour toujours (2014)
    Les portes du soleil: Algérie pour toujours
    3.7
    • Mohamed (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2014
  • The Man from Oran (2014)
    The Man from Oran
    6.9
    • Hassan (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2014
  • Sotto Voce (2013)
    Sotto Voce
    6.9
    • (as Ahmed Benaissa)
    • 2013

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • Theater_org
  • Alternative names
    • Ahmed Ben Aissa
  • Born
    • March 2, 1944
    • Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]
  • Died
    • May 20, 2022
    • Cannes, France(heart attack)

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