Jahangir Forouhar (; May 24, 1916 – November 6, 1997) was an Iranian actor.

Biography

Forouhar was born in 1916 in the city of

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

. His father was Mustafa Khan Davam al-Saltanah. His grandfather was Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan Ghavam al-Dawlah and he was descendant of Mirza Abbas Khan Ghavam al-Dawlah. He was father of Iranian entertainer

Leila Forouhar Leila Forouhar ( fa, لیلا فروهر, ''Leilâ Foruhar'') (born 23 February 1959) is an Iranian pop and classical singer. She was a child star, acting from the age of 3. She relocated to next door Turkey in 1986, then to Paris, before emigrat ...

.Jahangir Forouhar, He started in theater at the age 18. He started acting in cinemas in 1945 with the film ''Ganjineh Soleiman''. After the

revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...

, he was summoned to the courts of the

Islamic Revolutionary Court Islamic Revolutionary Court (also Revolutionary Tribunal, ''Dadgahha-e Enqelab''Bakhash, Shaul, ''Reign of the Ayatollahs'', Basic Books, 1984, p.59-61) (Persian: دادگاه انقلاب اسلامی) is a special system of courts in the Islamic ...

. In 1970, he received a commendation for the second role of a man for the film ''House of Solitude'' (Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh) from the 10th

Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

Filmography

* '' Dash Akol'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

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) * '' Mozaffar'' (1974) * ''

Soltan-e Sahebgharan ''Soltan-e Sahebgharan'' ( fa, سلطان صاحبقران; also Romanized as ''Soltān-e Sāhebgherān'') is an Iranian historical 1974 TV series directed by Ali Hatami. It stars Jamshid Mashayekhi, Naser Malek Motiee, Iren, Parviz Fanizadeh, Za ...

'' (1974, TV series) * ''

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) * ''

My Uncle Napoleon ''My Uncle Napoleon'' ( fa, دایی جان ناپلئون, italic=yes, ''Dâ'i jân Nâpel'on'', literal translation: ''Dear Uncle Napoleon'') is a coming of age novel by Iranian author Iraj Pezeshkzad published in Tehran in Persian in 1973. The ...

'' (1976, TV series) * ''

Dar Emtedade Shab ''Dar Emtedade Shab'' ( fa, در امتداد شب; literally: ''Throughout the Night'') is a 1977 Iranian drama film directed by Parviz Sayyad. It stars Iranian singer Googoosh and actor Saeed Kangarani. Plot Parvaneh (Googoosh), who is a famou ...

'' (1978) * '' Desiderium'' (1978) * ''

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, TV series) * ''

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 ...

'' (1992–1998, TV series)

References

External links

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Photograph of Jahangir Forouhar:

Photograph of Jahangir Forouhar's grave:
1916 births 1997 deaths Actors from Isfahan People from Isfahan People from Tehran Iranian male film actors Iranian male television actors 20th-century Iranian male actors Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra {{Iran-actor-stub