Cihangir Ghaffari (born 9 September 1940) is an Iranian actor and film producer, known for ''Les démons'' (1973), ''

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'' (1974) and '' Bloodsport'' (1988).

Career

Ghaffari starred in a large number of Turkish film productions mainly in the 1970s. His popularity in the cinema of that country led him to integrate the cast of international productions, such as '' Shaft vuelve a Harlem'' (1972) by

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, ''Los demonios'' (1973)

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, '' El monte de las brujas'' (1974) by Raúl Artigot, ''

'' (1974) by Fernando Merino, '' Hundra'' (1983) by

Matt Cimber Matt Cimber (born Thomas Vitale Ottaviano; 1936) is an American producer, director, writer, and occasional actor in films, television, and theatre. He is known for directing genre films including '' The Candy Tangerine Man, The Witch Who Ca ...

, '' Ciudad del crimen'' (1984) by

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and '' Bloodsport'' (1988) by Newt Arnold. He also served as a producer on titles such as ''Hundra'' (1983), ''

Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold ''Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold'' is a 1984 Spanish western comedy adventure film directed by Matt Cimber and starring Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari and Claudia Gravy. It is also known the alternative title ''Yellow Hair and the Peco ...

'' (1984) and ''La cruz de Iberia'' (1990). In 1975 he had a small appearance on the American television series '' Medical Center''. In the early 1990s, Ghaffari retired from the film scene.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghaffari, Cihangir Living people 1940 births Iranian male film actors Iranian film producers Iranian emigrants to the United States Iranian emigrants to Spain Iranian expatriates in Turkey Iranian Azerbaijanis