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role in the history of Iranian cinema. He is cooperated with some of the notable Iranian film directors, including

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, Dariush Mehrjoui and Davood Mirbagheri. He has received a First Grade Certificate in Art (equivalent to PhD) from the

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. Bakhshi has taken part in many movies, including '' Mr. Naive'' (1970), ''

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'' (1972), ''

Tangna ''Tangna'' is a 1973 Iranian film directed by Amir Naderi. It was Naderi's second movie. The actors were Saeed Rad, Noori Kasrai, Enayat Bakhshi, Mohammad Eskandari and Mehri Vadadian. Plot Ali Khoshdast is involved in a fight and accidentally ki ...

'' (1973), '' Tangsir'' (1973), ''

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'' (1974), ''Senator'' (1983), ''Travellers'' (1991), ''

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'' (1994), and ''

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'' (2000). He has also taken part in various TV series, such as ''The First Man'' (1976), ''Sarbadars'' (1984), ''

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'' (1991), ''Heroes Don't Die'' (1997), and '' Tabriz in Fog'' (2010).

Life and career

Bakhshi was born on March 27, 1945 in

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, a city west of

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. He taught acting from

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in the young age. In 1959, he began his acting career with the National Art Group, headed by Abbas Javanmard. After two years with the group, he joined

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and subsequent to taking several electronics and English courses, he began teaching in the two fields. After 10 years of serving the armed forces, he became employed by the Department of Theatre and began his artistic activity. In 1970, he married with Simin Bazarjani. She is the screenwriter of Iranian movies such as ''My Daughter Sahar'' (1989) and ''Bat'' (1997). Bakhshi lives in Tehran and he has two children.Enayat Bakhshi
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Selected filmography

* '' Mr. Naive'' (1970) * ''

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1973) * '' Tangsir'' (1973) * ''

The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries (in Persian: اسرار گنج درهٔ جنی, transliterated as ''Asrar-e Ganj-e Darre-ye Jenni''), also known as "The Secrets of the Treasure of the Jinn Valley", is a 1974 satirical comedy Iranian film ...

'' (1974) * ''

The Falconet The Falconet (in Persian: زنبورک; pronounced: Zænbũræk) is a 1975 Iranian film directed by Farrokh Ghaffari. It stars Parviz Sayyad, Nozar Azadi, Pouri Banayi, Jahangir Forouhar, Enayat Bakhshi, and Shahnaz Tehrani. Cast *Parviz Sayya ...

'' (1975) * ''Safe Place'' (1977) * ''Flying in a Cage'' (1978) * ''Senator'' (1983) * ''Struggle'' (1985) * ''Train'' (1988) * ''Travellers'' (1991) * ''The Devoted'' (1991) * ''The Victim'' (1991) * ''Enfejar Dar Otaghe Amal'' (1992) * ''

Love-stricken Love-stricken (in Persian:''دل‌شدگان'';) is a 1992 Iranian historical drama film directed by Ali Hatami. The movie is mainly about some Iranian classical musicians in Ghajar era and their struggle to release their first Record which tak ...

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * ''Enemy'' (1995) * ''Sharareh'' (1999) * ''The Visitor of Rey'' (2000) * ''

'' (2000) * ''Good Friends'' (2015)

Selected tv series

* ''The First Man'' (1976) * ''Sarbadars'' (1984) * ''Avicenna'' (1985) * ''

Shaheed-e-Kufa ''The Martyr of Kufa'' ( fa, شهید کوفه, Shaheed-e Kufa) original title ''Imam Ali'' ( fa, امام علی) is an Iranian epic television series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri,Hervé Dumont. ''L'Ant ...

'' (1991) * ''The Hidden Half of the Moon'' (1994) * ''Heroes Don't Die'' (1997) * ''A Place of Love'' (2000) * ''The Young Officer'' (2001) * ''Reyhaneh'' (2005) * ''

Zire Tigh ''Zire Tigh'' ( fa, زیر تیغ; English translation: ''Under the Blade'') is an Iranian drama television series that originally aired on the IRIB TV1 on October 31, 2006. The series contained 19 episodes, and was a popular success among the vie ...

'' (2006) * '' Tabriz in Fog'' (2010) * ''A Piece of Land'' (2012) * ''Breach'' (2013) * ''

The Enigma of the Shah ''The Enigma of the Shah'' () is an Iranian historical drama television series, directed by Mohammad Reza Varzi. The story focuses on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the final Shah of Iran, and the events leading up to the Iranian Revolution which led to ...

'' (2014–2016) * ''Hast'o Nist'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakhshi, Enayatollah 1945 births Living people Iranian male stage actors Iranian male film actors