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Med Hondo
Deceased

When Did Med Hondo Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83
Also known asAbid Med Hondo, Mohamed Abid HondoGenderMaleNationalityMauritaniaBorn04/05/1935Born inAin Beni Mathar, MarocDied02/03/2019 (aged 83)Died in14th arrondissement of ParisWikidataQ180886 ↗TMDb#586258 ↗

Med Hondo was a Mauritanian-French actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization. His critically acclaimed 1970 directorial début feature, Soleil O, received the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival and was chosen in 2019 by the African Film Heritage Project for restoration.

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Filmography16 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Med Hondo – Rebel African Film-makerMovieSelf87
2009SpikeMovieRaymon (voice)74
2006Asterix and the VikingsMovieLa vigie (voice)71
2000Antilles sur SeineMovieHorace65
1997The Gods Must Be DaringMovieLe pilote62
19901871MovieKarl Marx55
1988OuagaMovie—53
1978Safrana or Freedom of SpeechMovieNarrator (voice)43
1976Police Commissioner MoulinSeriesMax, le joueur de saxo41
1976The SpiralMovieNarrator (voice)41
1969A Walk with Love and DeathMovieEntertainer34
1967Shock TroopsMovieFlorent32
1966Masculin FémininMovieMan in the Subway (uncredited)31
1966MôlMovieNarrator31
1965La Tragédie du Roi ChristopheMovieMagny30
1964Les verts pâturagesMovieSt Pierre29