Manoochehr Vossoogh
Acting
Manoochehr Vossoogh, whose real name is Abbas Rezaei Vossogh, was an established cinema actor during Iran's Pahlavi era. He began his acting career in high school, before being scouted to work live theater for Iranian national television. He became a fixed actor for Pars Film Studio. A few months before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Manoochehr went to London for a play but came back to his work and job as an actor being banned. He secretly moved back to London through the Pakistani border where he did numerous satire peices on the Islamic Republic. He was married to Lida Daneshvar. On March 8th, 2022, he died while fighting cancer in London.
Known for
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movieFilmfarsi
2019
(archive footage)
movieThe Retribution
2015
Mojtaba
movieFeri Dast Ghashang
1977
Feri Dast Ghashang
moviePerişan
1976
Murat Akel
movieUnclean
1976
Amir
movieThe Prize
1976
Mohsen
movieOutcast
1975
Iraj
movieHappy for No Reason
1974
Nader Saboor
movieMosafer
1974
Bahman
movieThievish
1974
Ali Vafadoost
movieLittle Liar
1974
Farhad
movieMorvarid (Pearl)
1973
Saleh Rafsanjani
movieThe Captain
1973
Moslem
movieThe Heart Wants It Itself
1973
Shahriar Shahriari
movieTaher
1973
Taher
movieKiss on Bloody Lips
1973
Shahbal
movieLollipop
1972
Rahbar
movieNotorious
1972
Morteza
movieThe Brother
1971
Nasrollah
movieBeauty on the Block
1971
Mehrdad
movieDestiny
1970
Ramin
movieThe Owner of Hell
1970
Mehrdad
movieDokhtar-e Shaah-e Parian
1969
Ahmad Artist
movieThe Star of the Seven Skies
1968
Manoochehr
movieFake World
1967
Nezamadollah's Worker
movieBarefoot
1967
Hamid
movieHossein Kord Shabestari
1966
Eskandar Khan
movieThe Ignorants and Gigolos
1965
Fereydoon