Known for
Directing
Credits
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Gender
Man
Birthday
May 4, 1935
Day of death
Mar 2, 2019 (83)
Place of birth
Ain Beni Mathar, Maroc
Also known as
Abid Med Hondo
Mohamed Abid Hondo
Med Hondo
Biography
Med Hondo was a Mauritanian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and voice actor. He emigrated to France in 1959 and began to work in film during the 1960s. He received critical acclaim for his 1967 directorial début Soleil O. Son vrai nom est Mohamed Abid né le samedi 4 mai 1935, à Ain Beni Mathar au Maroc et décédé le samedi 2 mars 2019 à l'âge de 83 ans au 14ème arrondissement de Paris.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Med Hondo – Rebel African Film-maker | Self |
| 2009 | Spike | Raymon (voice) |
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Baba, la vigie des pirates (voice) |
| 2006 | Incontrôlable | Rex (voice) |
| 2002 | Funky Cops | Ace Anderson |
| 2000 | Antilles sur Seine | Horace |
| 1997 | The Gods Must Be Daring | Le pilote |
| 1997 | L'Année des Guignols - J'y arrive pas | Pierre Diouf (voice) |
| 1990 | 1871 | Karl Marx |
| 1988 | Ouaga | |
| 1979 | The Making of West Indies | |
| 1978 | Safrana or Freedom of Speech | Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | Police Commissioner Moulin | Max, le joueur de saxo |
| 1976 | The Spiral | Narrator (French version) (voice) |
| 1975 | The Ambassadors | Med |
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death | Entertainer |
| 1968 | Zita | James |
| 1967 | Shock Troops | Florent |
| 1966 | Masculin Féminin | Man in the Subway (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Môl | Narrator |
| 1965 | La Tragédie du Roi Christophe | Magny |
| 1964 | Les verts pâturages | St Pierre |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar | Director |
| 2004 | Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar | Writer |
| 2004 | Fatima, the Algerian Woman of Dakar | Producer |
| 1998 | Watani: A World Without Evil | Director |
| 1998 | Watani: A World Without Evil | Writer |
| 1994 | Black Light | Director |
| 1994 | Black Light | Screenplay |
| 1994 | Black Light | Producer |
| 1986 | Sarraounia | Director |
| 1986 | Sarraounia | Producer |
| 1986 | Sarraounia | Writer |
| 1981 | Hunger Of The World | Director |
| 1979 | West Indies | Director |
| 1979 | West Indies | Writer |
| 1979 | West Indies | Producer |
| 1979 | Polisario, A People in Arms | Director |
| 1979 | Polisario, A People in Arms | Editor |
| 1977 | We Shall Have the Whole of Death to Sleep | Director |
| 1977 | We Shall Have the Whole of Death to Sleep | Editor |
| 1974 | The Black Wogs, Your Neighbors | Director |
| 1974 | The Black Wogs, Your Neighbors | Writer |
| 1973 | Oh, Sun | Director |
| 1973 | Oh, Sun | Production Design |
| 1973 | Oh, Sun | Writer |
| 1971 | My Neighbours | Director |
| 1965 | Ballade aux sources | Director |
| 1965 | Ballade aux sources | Scenario Writer |