Ali Nassirian ( fa, علی نصیریان; born 4 February 1935) is an Iranian actor and director. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award.

Film career

He first appeared in a supporting role in Dariush Mehrjui's '' The Cow'' (1969) alongside Ezatollah Entezami, another Iranian actor. Nassirian then played the title role of '' Mr. Naive'' (1970), also by Mehrjui. His other films include: ''The Postman'' (1971), '' The Cycle'' (1974), ''The Mandrake'' (1975), ''

Kamalolmolk Mohammad Ghaffari ( fa, محمد غفاری), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan. Biography Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in Kashan in 1848, to a family w ...

'' (1983), ''Mirza Norouz's Shoes'' (1985), ''Stone Lion'' (1986), ''

Captain Khorshid ''Captain Khorshid'' ( fa, ناخدا خورشید, Nakhoda Khorshid) is a 1987 Iranian film written and directed by Nasser Taghvai. It is based on Ernest Hemingway's 1937 novel ''To Have and Have Not'', but it moves the setting from Cuba to the s ...

'' (1987), '' The Scent of Joseph's Shirt'' (1995), and '' Iron Island'' (2005), ''Masxarebaz'' (2019) for which he received the Crystal Simorgh award for the best supporting actor. He played the lead role in ''The Saturday Hunter'' (2011), and ''

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'' (2020).

Filmography

Film

* ''

'' (2020) *''Laminor'' (2020) *''A Hairy Tale'' (2019) *''Emperor of Hell (2017)'' *''Tale of The Sea'' (2017) *''Iran Burger'' (2015) * ''Cage Sauts Fous'' (2003) * ''The Scent of Joseph's Coat'' (1995) * ''Le grand jour'' (1989) * ''

'' (1987) * ''Routes Frosty'' (1985) * ''Chaussures Mirza Norooz'' (1985) * ''

'' (1984) * '' The Cycle'' (1974) * ''

Sattar Khan Sattar Khan ( fa, ستارخان, , October 20, 1866 – November 17, 1914), honorarily titled Sardār-e Melli ( fa, سردار ملی meaning ''National Commander'') was a pivotal figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and is considered ...

'' (1972) * '' Mr. Naive'' (1971) * '' The Cow'' (1969)

Television

* ''Sarbedaran'' (1983–1984) * ''

Hezar Dastan ''Hezardastan'' ( fa, هزاردستان, translit=Hezār Dastān) also known as ''Hezar Dastan'', was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most ...

'' (1987) * ''

The Forbidden Fruit ''The Forbidden Fruit'' ( fa, میوه ی ممنوعه, romanized as ''Mive-ye mamnooe'' or ''Mive mamnooe'') is an Iranian drama television series created for the channel IRIB TV2. It was filmed in Tehran, Iran. It was directed by Hassan Fathi a ...

'' (2007–2008)

Web

* '' Shahrzad'' (2015)

Plays

* 2012:

The Actor and His Wife ''The Actor and His Wife'' is a play directed by Mohsen Moeini and produced by Negin Mirhasani Vahed, starring Ali Nassirian and Mahboobeh Bayat. It went on stage in 2012 in Niavaran Cultural Center, Iran. This play is written by Ali Nassiria ...

, Niavaran Cultural Center, writer and actor, direct by

Mohsen Moeini Mohsen Moeini (born 27 March) is an Iranian author and director. His work mainly centers around his philosophical and historical preoccupations. As well as directing his own plays, he has directed plays by foreign authors such as Peter Handke a ...

Negin Mirhasani Vahed Negin Mirhasani Vahed is an Iranian artist manager, producer and costume designer and the first female theater producer in Iran. She has also been responsible for the costume design of a variety of plays and television series. Work TV series * ...

* 2012:

Dozing-off ''Dozing-off'' ( fa, آدم خوابش می‌گیره) is a 2012 play by Ali Nassirian which depicts the relationship between an actor and his wife on a journey. Mohsen Moeini worked on the project as a dramaturgist, using "Memories of Destruc ...

Niavaran Cultural Center, writer and actor, direct by

References

Ali Nassirian's profile at IranActor.com

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nassirian, Ali Male actors from Tehran Iranian male stage actors 1935 births Living people 20th-century Iranian male actors 21st-century Iranian male actors Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor winners