Hadj Abderrahmane
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Hadj Abderrahmane was an Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n actor from Télemly, Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

. He was best known for his portrayal of Inspector Tahar alongside his shorter sidekick Yahia Ben Mabrouk, in the Adventures of Inspector Tahar film comedy series in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Biography

Abderrahmane was born in Algiers. His family had settled there, originally coming from Taher
Taher
Taher est une ville de l'Est d'Algérie commune de Jijel Province, Algeria. 2008 la population était 78500....

 in Jijel Province
Jijel Province
Jijel is a province in Algeria in the eastern Mediterranean cost. The capital is Jijel . Taza National Park is there.-Administrative divisions:...

 which resulted in the creation of his character "Inspector Tahar".

He began as a technical operator and cameraman. Before embarking on the adventures of Inspector Tahar, he appeared in the theatre with Allel El Mouhib, who was his drama teacher.

Abderrahmane played the monk in the play Montserrat by Emmanuel Robles
Emmanuel Roblès
Emmanuel Roblès was an Algerian-French author. He was elected a member of the Académie Goncourt in 1973...

. He was a parish priest in Fusils de la mère Carare. His social life, his childhood, his nature, and his deepest feelings were related to the drama but the performance was seen as comical overall.

In 1967 he starred as Inspector Taher in the film L'Inspecteur mène l'enquête, directed by Moussa Haddad which spawned several sequels, including Les Vacances de l'inspecteur Tahar (1973) and L'inspecteur marque le but (1977).

He was preparing to shoot Le cadavre du domaine when he died on October 5, 1981 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

.

Filmography

  • L'Inspecteur mène l'enquête - 1967 Moustapha Badie
  • La Souris - 1968
  • La Poursuite - 1968
  • Les Vacances de l'inspecteur Tahar - 1973
  • L'inspecteur marque le but - 1977
  • Le chat - 1978
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