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and

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are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" because of their influence.

Career

Ezzatolah Entezami started his career on stage in 1941 and graduated from theatre and cinema school in

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in 1958. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance was in

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’s film, '' The Cow''. He shined in the role of a naive villager who cannot endure the death of his beloved cow and starts to believe that he is the cow himself. Entezami was known as one of the most prominent actors in

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and has been labeled as the greatest actor in the history of the cinema of Iran. He worked with most of the prominent Iranian film directors, including

(eight films),

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, Behrouz Afkhami and Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. He was awarded the

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for the Best Actor twice from the International Fajr Film Festival, for ''Grand Cinema'' and ''The Day of Angel''. His work and accomplishments were recognized in October 2006 at the Iran cultural center in

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Personal life

His son,

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Selected filmography

* ''Vareite bahari'' (1949) * '' The Cow'' (1969) - Masht Hassan * '' Mr. Naive'' (1970) - Mohammadipoor / Fathollah Khan * ''The Postman'' (1972) - Niyatollah * ''Bita'' (1972) - Bita's father * ''Sattar Khan'' (1972) - Heydar Khan Amoo-Ughli * ''Sadegh the Kurdish'' (1972) - Sergeant Vali Khan * ''Love’s Tumult'' (1973) - Kamal * ''Kingdom of Heaven'' (1975) * ''Sleeping Lion'' (1976) * ''The Cycle'' (1976) * ''The Dust Dwellers'' (1977) - Dr. Sameri * ''In Grouhe Mahkoomin'' (1977) - Hossein General * ''Condemned'' (1978) * ''The School We Went To'' (1980) * '' Hadji Washington'' (1982) * ''Hajji Washington'' (1983) - Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori * ''The Spider’s House'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1984) - Nasereddin Shah * ''The Suitcase'' (1985, released in 1988) * ''Jafar Khan Returns from Europe'' (1985) * ''Stony Lion'' (1986) * ''In the Wind’s Eye'' (1986) * '' The Tenants'' (1987) - Abbas * ''Shirak'' (1988) - Haj Khaloo * ''

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'' (1988, TV Mini-Series) - Hezardastan * ''The Ship Angelica'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) - Aghaiev * '' Eye of the Hurricane'' (1989) - Amir Houshang * '' Hamoun'' (1990) - Dabiri * ''The Shadow of Imagination'' (1990) * ''Saye khial'' (1991) * ''Banu'' (1991, released in 1998) * ''The Quiet Home'' (1991) * '' Once Upon a Time, Cinema'' (1992) - Nassereddin Shah / Mozzaffaeddin Shah / Mash Hasan * ''Baanoo'' (1992) - Ghorban Salar * ''The Toy'' (1992, released in 1994) - Ghadir zafarlu * ''The Battle of Oil Tankers'' (1993) * ''Day of the Angel'' (1993, also-sc.) - Amir Jalaleddin * ''Rooz-e fereshte'' (1994) - Niyyatollah * ''Jang-e naftkesh-ha'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' The Fateful Day'' (1995) - Rasul Rahmani * ''Typhoon'' (1997) * ''The Punishment Committee'' (1997) - Khan-e Mozaffar * ''Wind and Anemone'' (1997) * ''Takhti, the World Champion'' (1998, the first version, unfinished) - Takhti's father * ''Tehran Rozegar-e No'' (1999) - Khan-e Mozaffar * ''The Mix'' (2000) - (guest star) * ''The Dark Room'' * ''Twilight'' (2001) - Detective Alavi * ''

A House Built on Water ''A House Built on Water'' () is a 2001 Iranian film written, produced and directed by Bahman Farman-Ara. Starring Reza Kianian, Hedieh Tehrani, Ezzatolah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Bita Farrahi and Behnaz Jafari. Plot At the beginning of th ...

'' (2002) - Dr. Sepidbakht's father * ''Divanei az ghafas parid'' (2003) - Mostofi * ''Jayi baraye zendegi'' (2003) - Eydi Mohammad * ''A Place to Live'' (2003) * ''Gav khuni'' (2003) * ''Order'' (2004) * ''Stars'' (2005) * '' The Command'' (2005) - Reza Ma'roofi * ''Setareh Mishavad'' (2006) - Rafi Golkar * ''Colors of Memory'' (2007) - Ghanati * ''Shab'' (2008) - Dr. Parviz * ''Atash-e sabz'' (2008) - Judge * ''Zadboom'' (2009) - Colonel Amiri * '' Forty Years Old'' (2010) - Judge * ''The Maritime Silk Road'' (2011) - Slave Merchant (final film role) * ''Gohar Kheirandish a Filmography'' (2015) - Himself

References

External links

* * An interview with ''Ezzatollah Entezami'' in connection with the recently produced

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"''... and the Blue Sky''", directed by Ghazaleh Soltani and produced by Ghasem Gholipour,

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, 21 November 2010

(in Persian). Photo reportage of the interview

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