Cihangir Ghaffari (born 9 September 1940), sometimes credited as John Ghaffari or John Foster, is an Iranian actor and film producer known for ''Les démons'' (1973), ''

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'' (1974) and ''

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'' (1988).

Career

Ghaffari starred in a large number of Turkish film productions mainly in the 1970s. His popularity in the cinema of that country led him to integrate the cast of international productions, such as '' Shaft vuelve a Harlem'' (1972) by

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, ''Los demonios'' (1973)

Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013), also commonly known as Jess Franco, was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a highly prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. He worked in many different gen ...

, '' El monte de las brujas'' (1974) by Raúl Artigot, ''

'' (1974) by Fernando Merino, ''

Hundra ''Hundra'' is a 1983 sword-and-sorcery film co-written and directed by Matt Cimber and starring Laurene Landon. Plot Hundra belongs to a tribe of Amazons. She is the only tribe member of her age who has never been with a man. She declares s ...

'' (1983) by

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, '' Ciudad del crimen'' (1984) by

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and ''

'' (1988) by

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. He also served as a producer on titles such as ''Hundra'' (1983), '' Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold'' (1984) and ''La cruz de Iberia'' (1990). In 1975 he had a small appearance on the American television series '' Medical Center''. In the early 1990s, Ghaffari retired from the film scene.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghaffari, Cihangir Living people 1940 births Iranian male film actors Iranian film producers Iranian emigrants to the United States Iranian emigrants to Spain Iranian expatriates in Turkey Iranian people of Azerbaijani descent Iranian Azerbaijanis Soviet emigrants to Iran People from Baku