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Jamshid Mashayekhi

Actor
Died April 2, 2019 (84 years)
Jamshid Mashayekhi is a celebrated Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. 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(Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appears 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.
Known For
  • The Cow
  • Hezar Dastan
  • Kamalolmolk
  • Desiderium
  • Gheisar
  • Imam Ali (PBUH)
  • A House Built on Water

Filmography

2016
Valley of Stars · as Cast
2015
The Enigma of the Shah (TV Series) · as Kamal Davatgar
2015
2014
2012
Cheque · as Bahrami
2011
2011
Crime · as Morteza Afjehei
2009
2005
2004
A Candle in the Wind · as Farzin's Father
2004
2003
Black Eyes · as Ghazal's Father
2002
Unruled Paper · as Roya's Teacher
2002
A House Built on Water · as Dr. Latifian
1999
Once Upon a Time in Tehran · as Reza Khoshnevis
1997
Imam Ali (PBUH) (TV Series) · as Abdullah Ibn Masud
1997
Heroes Never Die (TV Series) · as Cast
1997
Punishment Committe · as Reza Tofangchi
1995
1989
The Lead · as Mirza Mohsen
1988
Hezar Dastan (TV Series) · as Reza Khoshnevis (tofangchi)
1988
Retribution · as Cast
1987
1985
1984
Kamalolmolk · as Kamalolmolk
1984
The Odd People · as Doctor
1983
1983
Dada · as Dada's Father
1978
Desiderium · as Habib Agha Zoroof-Chi
1976
The Iconoclast · as Fereshteh's Grandfather
1976
Honeymoon · as Khan Baba
1975
Zabih · as Haj Samad
1974
Prince Ehtejab · as Khosrow Khan Aka "prince Ehtejab"
1973
1972
1971
Manhunt · as Cast
1969
Gheisar · as Gheisar's Uncle
1969
The Cow · as Abbas
1966

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