Mohamad Ali Fardin
Acting
Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler. Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. 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. He 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). 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 (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. Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69. 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.
Known for
Acting66
movieFilmfarsi
2019
(archive footage)
movieThe Imperilled
1983
Seyyed Yaqub
movieUp in the Sky
1979
Ramin / Shahin
movieGhazal
1976
Hojjat
movieSalam bar Eshgh
1974
Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
movieThe Chivalrous
1974
Amir Palang
movieInvincible
1974
Akbar
movieThe Crookes
1974
Eslaam
movieA Night Tale
1973
Mohsen Shirazi
movieHell + Me
1972
Fereydoun
movieBaba Shamal
1971
Baba Shamal
movieAyyoob
1971
Ayyoob
movieMard-e hezar labkhand
1971
Hassan Kababi
movieFurious Men
1971
Nasir
movieAnd Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968
Stanley Maserick
movieThe Rotation of the Firmament
1967
Mamal Feshfesheh
movieThat Man from Teheran
1967
Detective / Sepehr Saman
movieAmir Arsalan-e Namdar
1966
Amir Arsalan
movieCroesus' Treasure
1965
Ali bigham
movieRural Songs
1964
Morad
movieThe River Course
1964
Mahmood
movieHell Under My Feet
1964
YarQoli
movieMr. Twentieth Century
1964
Dash Habib
movieA Girl Screams
1961
Sharif
Directing11
movieUp in the Sky
1979
Director
movieThe Big Appointment
1976
Director
movieA Night Tale
1973
Director
movieHell + Me
1972
Director
movieThe Golden Palace
1969
Director
movieKing of Hearts
1968
Director
movieBeggars of Tehran
1967
Director
movieHatam Taee
1966
Director
movieLove and Vengeance
1965
Director
movieKhoshgele khoshgela
1965
Director
movieHungry Wolves
1962
Director
Writing6
Production5
movieThe Big Appointment
1976
Producer
movieA Night Tale
1973
Producer
movieHell + Me
1972
Producer
movieSekke-ye shans
1970
Producer
movieKhoshgele khoshgela
1965
Producer