Cihangir Ghaffari (born 9 September 1940) 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 ''Shaft's Big Score!'' is a 1972 American blaxploitation action-crime film starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. It is the second entry in the ''Shaft'' film series, with both director Gordon Parks and screenwriter Erne ...

'' (1972) by

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, ''Los demonios'' (1973)

Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. In a career spanning from 1959 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acte ...

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

'' (1974) by Fernando Merino, ''

Hundra ''Hundra'' is a 1983 Italian-American-Spanish fantasy 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. Sh ...

'' (1983) by

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, ''

Ciudad del crimen ''Fear City'' is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, and Melanie Griffith. The screenplay was written by longtime Ferrara collaborator Nicholas ...

'' (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 ''Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold'' is a 1984 Spanish western comedy adventure film directed by Matt Cimber and starring Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari and Claudia Gravy. It is also known the alternative title ''Yellow Hair and the Pecos K ...

'' (1984) and ''La cruz de Iberia'' (1990). In 1975 he had a small appearance on the American television series ''

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''. 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 Azerbaijanis