Mohammad Ali Fardin
Mohammad Ali Fardin | |
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محمدعلی فردین | |
Born | Mohammad Ali Fardin 4 February 1931 |
Died | 6 April 2000 Tehran, Iran | (aged 69)
Resting place | Number 10 Grave, Artists Segment, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |
Years active | 1959–1983 |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Spouse(s) | Mehri Khomaarloo |
Children | 4 |
Sport | |
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling |
Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran.[1] He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957.[2][1]
Acting[]
Fardin was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha).[2]
He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.
He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham[3] (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.
Death[]
Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69.[4] The news of his death was largely ignored by state radio and television, which was run according to the dictates of the Islamic establishment, who had disapproved of his acting career and had banned his films post the 1979 revolution. He was buried in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.[5]
Filmography[]
Director
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Producer
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Writer
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Actor
- Cheshme-ye Ab-e Hayat (1960)
- Farda Roshan Ast (1960)
- Faryad-e Nime Shab (1961) - Amir
- Bive-haye Khandan (1961)
- Dokhtari Faryad Mikeshad (1962)
- Tala-ye Sefid (1962)
- Gorg-haye Gorosne (1962)
- Zamin-e Talkh (1962)
- Zan-ha Fereshte-and (1963)
- Sahel-e Entezar (1963) - Ahmad
- Agha-ye Gharn-e Bistom (1964) - Dash Habib
- Masir-e Roodkhaneh (1964) - Mahmood
- Ensan-ha (1964) - Amir
- Tarane-haye Roostaei (1964)
- Jahanam Zir-e Pa-ye Man (1964) - Yargholi
- Dehkade-ye Talaei (1965)
- Ghahraman-e Gharamanan (1965) - Hassan Ferfere
- Babr-e Koohestan (1965) - Majid
- Eshgh-o Entegham (1965)
- Khoshgel-e Khoshgela (1965)
- Ganj-e Gharoon (1965) - Ali bigham
- Moo Tatalei-e Shahre Ma (1965)
- Hatam-e Taei (1966) - Jalal
- AmirArsalan-e Namdar (1966) - Amir Arsalan
- Mardi az Tehran (1966)
- Gadayan-e Tehran (1966)
- Jahan Pahlavan (1966)
- Wadi al mot (1967)
- Toofan-e Nooh (1967)
- Charkh-e Falak (1967) - Mamal Feshfesheh
- Toofan Bar Faraz-e Patra (1968)
- Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio! (1968) - Stanley Maserick
- Soltan-e Ghalb-ha (1968) - Saeed
- Shokooh-e Javanmardi (1968)
- Khashm-e Kowli (1968)
- Mardan-e Bokos (1968)
- Na’re Toofan (1969) - Toofan
- Donya-ye Por Omid (1969)
- Ghasr-e Zarrin (1969) - The Youngest Son
- Donya-ye poromid (1969)
- Behesht Door Nist (1969)
- Sekke-ye Shans (1970)
- Yaghoot-e Se Cheshm (1970)
- Mardi az Jonoob-e Shahr (1970) - Hadi
- Kooche Mard-ha (1970) - Ali
- (1971) - Aarun
- Ayoob (1971) - Ayyoob
- Yek Khoshkel va Hezar Moshkel (1971)
- Mard-e Hezar Labkhand (1971)
- Baba Shamal (1971) - Baba Shamal
- Mi’adGah-e Khashm (1971) - Ghadam
- Mardan-e Khashen (1971) - Nasir
- Homa-ye Sa’adat (1971) - Aram
- Raze Derakhte Senjed (1971)
- Jahanam + Man (1972)
- Jabbar, Sarjookhe Farari (1973)
- Ghesse-ye Shab (1973) - Mohsen
- Shekast Napazir (1974) - Akbar
- Salam bar Eshgh (1974)
- Najoor-ha (1974)
- Javanmard (1974)
- Movazebe Kolat Bash (1975) - Farhad
- Ta’asob (1975)
- Gharar-e Bozorg (1975) - Amir
- Ghazal (1976) - Hojjat
- Bar Faraz-e Aseman-ha (1978) - Ramin / Shahin
- Barzakhi-ha (1982) - Seyyed Yaqub (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Akrami 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Fardin, Mohammad-Ali (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Chanakya, Tapi (1 January 2000), Subha-O-Sham, retrieved 28 January 2016
- ^ "Iranian 'King of Hearts' dies". BBC. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Mohammad-Ali Fardin, 70, Iranian Film Star". NY Times. 11 April 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
Sources[]
- Akrami, Jamsheed (2009). "FARDIN, Moḥammad ʿAli". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
External links[]
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- World Wrestling Championships medalists
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- Iranian wrestlers