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Jamshid Mashayekhi

Acting Born Nov 26, 1934 Jajrood, Tehran, Iran 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Hezar Dastan

as Reza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)

Full filmography

  • Hezar Dastan (1988) as Reza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)
  • The Enigma of the Shah (2016)
  • The Cow (1969) as Abbas
  • Qeysar (1969) as Gheisar's Uncle
  • Desiderium (1977) as Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
  • The Lead (1989) as Mirza Mohsen
  • Kamalolmolk (1984) as Kamalolmolk
  • A Little Kiss (2005)
  • Honeymoon (1976) as Khan Baba
  • The fall of Sahra (1986)
  • Pure White (2022) as Self
  • The Fateful Day (1995)
  • Malek Khatoon
  • The Curse (1973)
  • Thirteen 59 (2011)
  • Abadan (2004)
  • The Brick and the Mirror (1966)
  • Zabih (1975) as Haj Samad
  • My Child (2009)
  • Dead End of Trust (2017) as Mostofi
  • Tabriz dar meh (2011)
  • The Spring (1973) as Woman's Lover
  • Lollipop (1972) as Morteza Phantom
  • Crime (2011) as Morteza Afjehei