Sid Ahmed Agoumi (; 5 October 1940 – 20 September 2026) was an Algerian actor, playwright and theatre director.
Agoumi was awarded the male performance prize for "Les Diseurs de Vérité" by Karim Traïda. He died on 20 September 2026, at the age of 85.
Filmography Film 1968: La Voie by Mohamed Slim Riad 1969: Z by Costa-Gavras : le chauffeur personnel 1969: Les Hors-la-loi by Tewfik Farès : Slimane 1974: Zone interdite by Ahmed Lallem 1983: Moissons d'acier by Ghaouti Bendedouche 1983: Le Moulin de monsieur Fabre by Ahmed Rachedi 1989: Layla, My Reason by Taïeb Louhichi : l'envoyé du Prince 1993: Autumn: October in Algiers by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina : Yazid 1997: L'Autre Côté de la mer by Dominique Cabrera 1998: La vie sauve by Alain Raoust 1999: Paddy by Gérard Mordillat 2000: Les Diseurs de vérité by Karim Traïdia 2005: Once Upon a Time in the Oued by Djamel Bensalah : M. Mohamed Sabri 2006: Gourbi Palace by Bachir Derrais : Hamid 2007: Morituri by Okacha Touita : M. Lankabout 2008: Lorsque les Rebelles éthique 2009: Llob by Bachir Derrais 2010: L'Italien by Olivier Baroux : Mohamed Ben Saoud, le père de Dino 2010: Taxiphone: El Maktoub by Mohammed Soudani : Youssouf 2011: Beur sur la ville by Djamel Bensalah : le vieux Chibani 2012: Black Really Suits You by Jacques Bral : Rachid 2013: Cheba Louisa by Françoise Charpiat : Tayeb, le père de Djemila 2013: Les Invincibles by Frédéric Berthe : fonctionnaire consulat 2016: Timgad by Fabrice Benchaouche : Mokhtar, l'instituteur
Television 1965: La nuit a peur du soleil (The Night Is Afraid of the Sun) 1975: Les Enfants de novembre (The Children of November) 1980: Kahla Oua Beida (Black and White), directed by Abderrahmane Bouguermouh (television film) 1999: La Vocation d'Adrienne (Adrienne's Calling): Mustapha (one episode) 2000: Vent de colère (Winds of Anger), directed by Michael Raeburn: Kabril (television film) 2003: Simon le juste (Simon the Just), directed by Gérard Mordillat (television film) 2007: Avocats et Associés (Lawyers and Associates): Imam Shadili (one episode) 2007: Rendez-vous avec le destin (Appointment with Destiny): Inspector Allal 2007: La Commune (The Commune): Amir Mahmoud (4 episodes) 2008: Djemai Family : Inspector Allal (season 1, episode 3) 2008: Indama Tatamarradou El Akhlak (When Morality Rebels) 2009: Aïssat Idir (Aïssat Idir) 2010: Llob (Llob), directed by Bachir Derrais (10-episode television series) 2011: Djemai Family (Djemai Family): Car dealer (season 3, one episode) 2012: Les Cinq parties du monde (The Five Parts of the World), directed by Gérard Mordillat: the Niçois (television film) 2012: Dar Louzir (The Minister's House), directed by Slaheddine Essid: Merzek 2013: Nsibti Laaziza (My Dear Sister-in-Law), directed by Slaheddine Essid: Ayachi (season 3) 2014: L'Esprit de famille (The Family Spirit), directed by Frédéric Berthe: Farid Sahel (television film) 2015–2021: Sultan Achour 10 (Sultan Achour 10): Minister Qandil 2016: B73: Djamal 2016: El Assrar (The Secrets) 2019: Rais Corso (Captain Corso) 2019: AM l'Bac (AM the Baccalaureate) 2020: Yemma (Mother): Omar 2025: El Ardh (The Earth): Lakhdar
Theatre His stage credits included:
1963: Les Enfants de la Casbah, by Abdelhalim Raïs, directed by Mustapha Kateb.
1963: Hayat Helm, an adaptation of Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, adapted by Kasdarli and directed by Mustapha Kateb.
1963: Hassan Terro, by Rouiched, directed by Mustapha Kateb.
1964: Warda Hamra Min Ajli, an adaptation of Red Roses for Me by Seán O'Casey, adapted by Mustapha Kateb and directed by Allel El-Mouhib.
1964: Chouyoukh (Les Vieux), written and directed by Ould Abderrahmane Kaki.
1964: La Femme rebelle, based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, adapted by Mustapha Kasdarli and directed by Allel El-Mouhib.
1966: Anbassa.
1968: Le Cadavre encerclé, by Kateb Yacine.
1969: Rouge l'aube, by Assia Djebar and Walid Garn, directed by Mustapha Kateb.
1980s: Babor Ghraq (Le Bateau coule), by Slimane Benaïssa, alongside Benaïssa and Omar Guendouz. Mustapha Ayad took over Agoumi's role in the 2017 revival.
1995: Les Généreux (El Ajouad), by Abdelkader Alloula, directed by Jean-Yves Lazennec, at the Avignon Festival.
1995: Le Retour au désert, by Bernard-Marie Koltès, directed by Jacques Nichet, at the Théâtre de la Ville, playing Se and Sablon.
2004: L'Homme-poubelle, by Matei Vișniec, directed by Gabriel Garran, at the Théâtre international de langue française.
2010: Bonté divine, by Frédéric Lenoir and Louis-Michel Colla, directed by Christophe Lidon, at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse.
He also appeared in Le Foehn, by Mouloud Mammeri, directed by Jean-Marie Boeglin, and in L'Homme aux sandales de caoutchouc, by Kateb Yacine.
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