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Ahmed Benaissa
Acting
02 Mar 1944
† 20 May 2022
Tlemcen, Algeria
Biography
Ahmed Benaïssa (in Arabic: أحمد بن عيسى), born March 2, 1944 in Algiers and died May 20, 2022 in Cannes, is a Franco-Algerian actor. As a child, Ahmed Benaïssa was fascinated by the religious festivals of Nédroma where he spent his summer holidays and at the age of 9, in Mazouna, he played in front of another kid's 9.5mm camera for 1mn30! The magic of the show leads him to make his own cinema with cardboard. He joined his father in Paris who had retreated there after his release following indep...
Also Known As
Ahmed Benaïssa, Ahmed Ben Aïssa, Ahmed Ben Aissa, أحمد بن عيسى























