Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
Mohamad Ali Keshavarz (Persian: محمدعلی کشاورز; April 15, 1930 – June 14, 2020) was an Iranian cinema and theater actor.
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.jpg) Keshavarz in July 2007 | |
| Born | April 15, 1930 |
| Died | June 14, 2020 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Mona Taheri (div.) |
| Children | 1 |
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Early life
He was born on 15 April 1930 in Sichan (neighbourhood), Isfahan. He was the second child of the family of Keshavarz, an artificer family.
Career
Mohammad Ali Keshavarz graduated from Art School for Acting. He started stage acting in 1960 and began film acting with Night of Hunchback (1964, Farrokh Ghaffari). He was one of the most experienced and prominent actors of Iranian cinema. He has also appeared in a few television series.[2]
Personal life
He was divorced and had one daughter who lives in Austria. Keshavarz was hospitalized in August 2011 after a heart attack.[3] He passed away on June 14, 2020 in Atieh Hospital in Tehran at the age of 90 following a long illness.[4][5]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Ali Akbar Moalem Damghani | ||
| 1998 | Legion | ||
| 1997 | Komiteh mojazat | Shaban ostekhani | |
| 1996 | The Gazelle | Ghazaal's grandfather | |
| 1995 | The Fateful Day | ||
| 1994 | A Man, a Bear | Kamali | |
| Through the Olive Trees | Film director | ||
| 1992 | Nassereddin Shah | Farrash bashi | |
| Khosoof | Fattah | ||
| Del Shodegan | Mirza Mahmoud | ||
| Dear Wednesday | |||
| 1991 | Mother | ||
| Jostojoo dar jazireh | |||
| Aghay-e bakhshdar | |||
| 1990 | The Rose | ||
| 1989 | Foreign Currency | ||
| The Searcher | |||
| 1987 | Jamil | ||
| 1985 | Tael | ||
| Mardi ke moosh shod! | |||
| Mirza Norooz's Shoes | Mirza Norouz | ||
| Jafar Khan az farang bargashte | Jafar | ||
| 1984 | Kamalolmolk | ||
| 1982 | The imperilled | ||
| 1981 | Gerdab | ||
| 1980 | Zemzeme-ye mohabbat | ||
| 1978 | Caravans | Shakkur | |
| Dust-dwellers | |||
| 1977 | The Condemned | ||
| 1976 | Vaghti ke aseman beshkafad | ||
| Shatranje bad | |||
| Sham-e akhar | |||
| The Desert of the Tartars | |||
| 1973 | Ghesseye mahan | ||
| 1972 | Downpour | Nazem | |
| Sadegh Korde | |||
| 1964 | Adobe and Mirror | ||
| Shabe ghuzi | Jamal |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Pedar Salar | Asadollah Vaezian | |
| 1983 | Sarbedaran | Khaje Ghosheyri | |
| 1978–1987 | Hezar Dastan | Shaban Ostekhani (Shaban Jafari) | |
| 1976 | My Uncle Napoleon | Sarhang | |
| 1970 | Mr. Naive |
References
- نشانهای دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدینژاد به چهکسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- A talk with Mohammad Ali Keshavarz
- Mohammad Ali Keshavarz was hospitalized
- "Veteran and legendary Iranian actor, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz passes away". Iran Press (in Persian). 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- "Actor Mohamad Ali Keshavarz passes away at 90". June 14, 2020.
External links
- Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz on IMDb
- Naghsh Āfarin-i az Esfahan (A Character Actor from Esfahan), in Persian, Jadid Online, 27 January 2009, .
A series of photographs of Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, old and new, Jadid Online: .
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