Fawzi B. Saichi

Biography

Fawzi B. Saichi (Arabic: فوزي بسايشي), born April 9, 1951 in Aïn Sefra, Algeria, is an Algerian actor. He is nicknamed "Rmimez" after his character in Djamel Bendeddouche's 1986 film "The Adventures of Rmimez." Fawzi has lived in Algiers since the age of 6 and made his first film appearance in Sid Ali Mazif's 1977 film "Leïla and the Others." With Rabah Laradji's 1982 film "Un Toit, Une Famille," written by Rachid Benallal, he won the Best Actor Award at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. In 1986, Djamel Bendeddouche directed "The Adventures of Rmimez (مغامرات رميمز)," a musical film starring Ouardia Hamitouche and Faouzi Saichi, who performs "Rmimez" in a series of music videos, somewhere between dream and reality, meeting various figures from the young Algerian music scene of the mid-1980s. "Rmimez" would become the nickname that would follow him throughout his career. A key actor in Algerian cinema, Fawzi was also sought after by foreign filmmakers and went on to star in more than twenty television and film productions, including "Les Folles Années Du Twist" (1986), "De Hollywood à Tamanrasset" (1991), "Beur Blanc Rouge" (2006) by Mahmoud Zemmouri, "La Route d'Istanbul" by Rachid Bouchareb (2016), and others. In 2015, a tribute was paid to him in his presence and that of many Algerian cinema figures at the Kateb Yacine Regional Theater in Tizi-Ouzou. Fawzi Saïchi passed away on September 29, 2025. Algeria lost a popular artist, both respected by his colleagues and adored by the public. Through his talent, he was able to portray memorable characters and convey the soul of a national cinema seeking recognition.

Most Known For

Frontières

Chouchou

as Le voiturier du salon de thé

Lumières

as Patron Pressing

Beur Blanc Rouge

as Aziz

Nass Mlah City

Sombréro

Dêmokratia

Viva Algeria

as Le Planton du cadastre

Road to Istanbul

as Rabatteur

White Lies

as Epicier

Cheb

as Garçon du hammam

The Honour of the Tribe

as Le joueur de Bonneteau

Leila and the Others

Les Folles Années du Twist

as Salah

Autumn, October In Algiers

Après la pluie, le beau temps

as The hunchback

Mista

Elli Fat Mat

Bab El Oued City

as The Shoemender

From Hollywood to Tamanrasset

as Rambo