Mohamed Hilmi (15 February 1931 – 5 January 2022) was an Algerian actor and director. He was the brother of actor
Saïd Hilmi.
Life and career
Hilmi attended his first show, ''Diviser pour régner'', at the age of 10. He left his hometown of
Azzefoun at 13 years old to live in
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
, where he began working for an insurance company. In 1947, he played a small role in the play ''Ould Ellil''.
Mahieddine Bachtarzi
Mahieddine Bachtarzi (15 December 18976 February 1986) was an Algerian singer of opera (tenor), actor, writer and director of the TNA (Théâtre National Algérien). He was also the author of some 400 musical works, with a career that spanned over ...
would only cast him into small roles, so Hilmi joined Rédha Falaki on the radio in 1949. However, he turned to the screen the following year, writing telefilms, short films, and medium-length films. He acted in his first feature film, ''El Ouelf Essaib''.
Hilmi died in Algiers on 5 January 2022, at the age of 90.
Filmography
Actor
*''El Ouelf Essaib''
Director
*''Chkoune yassbag''
*''El Ghoumouk''
*''Ec-Chitta''
*''Matfahmine''
*''Listihlak''
Screenwriter
*''Démocra-cirque ou le cri du silence''
References
1931 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Algerian male actors
Algerian film directors
Algerian male film actors
People from Azeffoun
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