Mohammad Ali Fardin

Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین‎, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.

Mohammad Ali Fardin
محمدعلی فردین
Born
Mohammad Ali Fardin

4 February 1931
Tehran, Iran
Died6 April 2000(2000-04-06) (aged 69)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeNumber 10 Grave, Artists Segment, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
Years active1959–1983
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)Mehri Khomaarloo
Children4
Mohammad Ali Fardin
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Iran
World Championships
1954 Tokyo-73 kg

Biography

Early life

Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran.[1] He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957.[2][1]

Acting

Fardin was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha).[2]

He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.

He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham[3] (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.

Death

Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69.[4] The news of his death was largely ignored by state radio and television, which was run according to the dictates of the Islamic establishment, who had disapproved of his acting career and had banned his films post the 1979 revolution. He was buried in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.[5]

Filmography

Actor

  1. Cheshme-ye Ab-e Hayat (1960)
  2. Farda Roshan Ast (1960)
  3. Faryad-e Nime Shab (1961) - Amir
  4. Bive-haye Khandan (1961)
  5. Dokhtari Faryad Mikeshad (1962)
  6. Tala-ye Sefid (1962)
  7. Gorg-haye Gorosne (1962)
  8. Zamin-e Talkh (1962)
  9. Zan-ha Fereshte-and (1963)
  10. Sahel-e Entezar (1963) - Ahmad
  11. Agha-ye Gharn-e Bistom (1964) - Dash Habib
  12. Masir-e Roodkhaneh (1964) - Mahmood
  13. Ensan-ha (1964) - Amir
  14. Tarane-haye Roostaei (1964)
  15. Jahanam Zir-e Pa-ye Man (1964) - Yargholi
  16. Dehkade-ye Talaei (1965)
  17. Ghahraman-e Gharamanan (1965) - Hassan Ferfere
  18. Babr-e Koohestan (1965) - Majid
  19. Eshgh-o Entegham (1965)
  20. Khoshgel-e Khoshgela (1965)
  21. Ganj-e Gharoon (1965) - Ali bigham
  22. Moo Tatalei-e Shahre Ma (1965)
  23. Hatam-e Taei (1966) - Jalal
  24. AmirArsalan-e Namdar (1966) - Amir Arsalan
  25. Mardi az Tehran (1966)
  26. Gadayan-e Tehran (1966)
  27. Jahan Pahlavan (1966)
  28. Wadi al mot (1967)
  29. Toofan-e Nooh (1967)
  30. Charkh-e Falak (1967) - Mamal Feshfesheh
  31. Toofan Bar Faraz-e Patra (1968)
  32. Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio! (1968) - Stanley Maserick
  33. Soltan-e Ghalb-ha (1968) - Saeed
  34. Shokooh-e Javanmardi (1968)
  35. Khashm-e Kowli (1968)
  36. Mardan-e Bokos (1968)
  37. Na’re Toofan (1969) - Toofan
  38. Donya-ye Por Omid (1969)
  39. Ghasr-e Zarrin (1969) - The Youngest Son
  40. Donya-ye poromid (1969)
  41. Behesht Door Nist (1969)
  42. Sekke-ye Shans (1970)
  43. Yaghoot-e Se Cheshm (1970)
  44. Mardi az Jonoob-e Shahr (1970) - Hadi
  45. Kooche Mard-ha (1970) - Ali
  46. Subah-o-Shaam (1971) - Aarun
  47. Ayoob (1971) - Ayyoob
  48. Yek Khoshkel va Hezar Moshkel (1971)
  49. Mard-e Hezar Labkhand (1971)
  50. Baba Shamal (1971) - Baba Shamal
  51. Mi’adGah-e Khashm (1971) - Ghadam
  52. Mardan-e Khashen (1971) - Nasir
  53. Homa-ye Sa’adat (1971) - Aram
  54. Raze Derakhte Senjed (1971)
  55. Jahanam + Man (1972)
  56. Jabbar, Sarjookhe Farari (1973)
  57. Ghesse-ye Shab (1973) - Mohsen
  58. Shekast Napazir (1974) - Akbar
  59. Salam bar Eshgh (1974)
  60. Najoor-ha (1974)
  61. Javanmard (1974)
  62. Movazebe Kolat Bash (1975) - Farhad
  63. Ta’asob (1975)
  64. Gharar-e Bozorg (1975) - Amir
  65. Ghazal (1976) - Hojjat
  66. Bar Faraz-e Aseman-ha (1978) - Ramin / Shahin
  67. Barzakhi-ha (1982) - Seyyed Yaqub (final film role)

References
  1. Akrami 2009.
  2. Fardin, Mohammad-Ali (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Chanakya, Tapi (1 January 2000), Subha-O-Sham, retrieved 28 January 2016
  4. "Iranian 'King of Hearts' dies". BBC. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. "Mohammad-Ali Fardin, 70, Iranian Film Star". NY Times. 11 April 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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