Jamshid Mashayekhi

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Jamshid Mashayekhi
جمشید مشایخی - Jamshid Mashayekhi.jpg
Mashayekhi in 2006
Born(1934-11-26)November 26, 1934
DiedApril 2, 2019(2019-04-02) (aged 84)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeNumber 42 Grave, Artists Segment, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
NationalityIranian
OccupationActor, humanitarian
Years active1956–2018
Spouse(s)
Giti Raoufi
(m. 1960)
Children3, including Nader

Jamshid Mashayekhi (Persian: جمشید مشایخی‎, November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019)[1] was an Iranian actor.

Career[]

Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror (1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Kaiser (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appeared as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea.

Selected filmography[]

References[]

  • "Jamshid Mashayekhi turned 74 today" (in Persian). ISNA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  1. ^ "Iranian Media Report Veteran Actor Mashayekhi Dead at 84". The New York Times. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

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