Khalil Vossoughi (; born 11 March 1937) known professionally as Behrouz Vossoughi (), is an Iranian

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. He has also worked in

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and

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. His work has earned him recognition at several international film festivals, including for Best Actor at the

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in 1974 and

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in 2006.

Personal life

Behrouz was born in

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. He moved to

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when he was in his teenage years. He has two brothers: Changiz Vossoughi and Shahrad Vossoughi. Vossoughi was briefly married in the 1970s to the Iranian singer Googoosh. He currently lives in Marin County,

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with his wife, Katayoun "Katty" Amjadi (also known as Catherine Vossoughi).

Career

He started acting in films with Samuel Khachikian in ''Toofan dar Shahre Ma'' and Abbas Shabaviz's ''Gole gomshodeh'' (1962), and became a major star as the brooding hero of the revenge drama '' Qeysar'' (1969), directed by Masoud Kimiai. Vossoughi received the Best Actor Award at the Sepas Film Festival for this role. He went on to collaborate with Kimiai on five more films, including '' Dash Akol'' (1971). His next collaboration with Kimiai was '' The Deer'' (1974), in which he played the role of Seyed Rasoul. Vossoughi's most acclaimed performance was as Zar Mohamad, a peasant seeking justice in '' Tangsir'' (1973) directed by Amir Naderi. In 1975 Vossoughi appeared in The Beehive in the role of Ebi. In 1978, Vossoughi partnered with Ali Hatami in another film, Sooteh-Delan. He was one of the first Iranians to appear in American and European co-productions, such as '' Caravans'' (1978), co-starring with

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, Jennifer O'Neill and Michael Sarrazin. He also appeared in '' The Invincible Six'' (1970) with Curd Jürgens, and ''

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'' (1981) with

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and Lesley-Anne Down. In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony,

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was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. In addition to his acting career, in 2012, Vossoughi was an official festival judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival. He is currently a judge on '' Persian Talent Show''.

Notable films

His most famous film works are '' Qeysar'' (1969), '' The Invincible Six'' (1970), ''Reza Motori'' (1970), '' Dash Akol'' (1971), ''Toughi'' (1971), ''Deshne'' (1972), ''Baluch'' (1972), '' Tangsir'' (1973), '' The Deer'' (1974), ''Zabih'' (1975), ''Mamal Amricayi'' (1975)'', Kandoo'' (1975), '' Hamsafar'' (1975), '' Sooteh-Delan'' (1978), '' Caravans'' (1978) and ''

'' (1981).

Filmography

Film

Television

*''Falcon Crest'' (1981) – directed by Reza Badiyi *''Nightingales'' (1989) – directed by Reza Badiyi

Awards and nominations

* Winner Statue Sepas for Best Actor Sepas Film Festival – 1969 * Winner Statue Sepas for Best Actor Sepas Film Festival – 1970 * Nominated Statue Sepas for Best Actor Sepas Film Festival – 1971 * Honorary Diploma for Best Actor Tashkent International Film Forum – 1972 * Best Actor Award

– 1974 * Winner Winged Goat Award for Best Actor Tehran International Film Festival – 1974 * Nominated Winged Goat Award for Best Actor Tehran International Film Festival – 1975 * Nominated Winged Goat Award for Best Actor Tehran International Film Festival – 1977 *

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Award

– 2000 * Lifetime Achievement Award

– 2006 * Lifetime Achievement Award

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– 2012 * Special Achievement Award Tokyo Filmex – 2012 * Winner of people's heart, presented by a heart, from a disabled Iranian-American U.S. Army ex-serviceman from Berkeley, California – January 14, 2017

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vossoughi, Behrouz Iranian male stage actors Iranian male film actors Iranian male television actors People from Khoy 1938 births Living people Actors from San Rafael, California American people of Iranian-Azerbaijani descent Iranian emigrants to the United States Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States Iranian expatriates in the United States Iranian Azerbaijanis