Jamshid Mashayekhi ( fa, جمشید مشایخی , November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019) was an Iranian

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Career

Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was ''Brick and Mirror ''(1965,

Ebrahim Golestan Ebrahim Golestan ( fa, , born 19 October 1922) is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. He has lived in Sussex, United Kingdom, since 1975. He was closely associated with the eminent Iranian poet Forou ...

). After a four-year break, he acted in '' The Cow'' (1969,

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) and ''

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'' (1969,

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). Mashayekhi commonly appeared 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

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Selected filmography

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Adobe and Mirror ''Brick and Mirror'' (Persian title: ''Khesht o Ayeneh'' - '' fa, خشت و آینه'') is a 1964 Iranian Persian-genre drama film directed by Ebrahim Golestan and starring Zakaria Hashemi, Akbar Meshkin, Pari Saberi, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Moha ...

'' (1964)'' *''

'' (''Qeysar'', 1969) *'' The Cow'' (''Gaav'', 1969) * ''The Curse'', 1973 * ''Prince Ehtedjab'', 1974 * ''Brefts of Hope'', 1977 * ''

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 ...

'', (1978-1987, TV series) * ''

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 * ''

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'', 1988 * ''Honeymoon'', 1992 * ''

The Fateful Day ''The Fateful Day'' ( fa, روز واقعه) is a 1995 Iranian Islamic film based on a script of the same name by Bahram Beyzai. The film is directed by Shahram Assadi. Its cast includes many Iranian cinema stars. Wheeler W. Dixon describes it ...

'', 1994 * '' Khane'i Rooy-e Āb'' (A House Built on Water), directed by Bahman Farmān'ārā, 2001 * ''Rising'' (''Tolooa'', 2001) directed by ''

Hossein Shahabi Hossein Shahabi ( fa, ; 28 November 1967 – 22 January 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Shahabi has got Cinema Directing master's degree and Classical Music B.A from Tehran University. After grad ...

'' * ''

Abadan Abadan ( fa, آبادان ''Ābādān'', ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded ...

'', 2003 * ''Pol-e Sizdahom'' (The Thirteenth Bridge), directed by ''Farhad Gharib'', 2005 * ''Yek Bus-e Kuchulu'' (A Teensy Kiss), directed by Bahman Farmān'ārā, 2005 *''

In Search of Peace ''In Search of Peace'' ( fa, در جستجوی آرامش) is a 2016-2017 Iranian TV series Drama directed by Saeed Soltani. The series has been made in 44 episodes. The series Dar Jostejoye Aramesh has been broadcast on the IRIB TV5 national tel ...

'' directed by saeed soltani 2016-2017

References

External links

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Celebrating 50-year acting career of Jamshid Mashayekhi

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1934 births 2019 deaths People from Tehran Male actors from Tehran Iranian male film actors Iranian male stage actors Iranian male television actors 20th-century Iranian male actors 21st-century Iranian male actors Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema {{Iran-actor-stub