Jahangir Forouhar (; May 24, 1916 – November 6, 1997) was an Iranian actor.

Biography

Forouhar was born in 1916 in the city of

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

. His father was Mustafa Khan Davam al-Saltanah. His grandfather was Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan Ghavam al-Dawlah and he was descendant of Mirza Abbas Khan Ghavam al-Dawlah. He was father of Iranian entertainer

Leila Forouhar Leila Forouhar (, ''Leilâ Foruhar''; born 23 February 1959) is a Persian pop and classical singer. She was a child star, acting from the age of 3. She relocated to next door Turkey in 1986, then to Paris, before emigrating to Los Angeles in 1988 ...

.Jahangir Forouhar, He started in theater at the age 18. He started acting in cinemas in 1945 with the film ''Ganjineh Soleiman''. After the

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, he was summoned to the courts of the

Islamic Revolutionary Court Islamic Revolutionary Court (), also known as the Revolutionary Tribunal (''Dadgahha-e Enqelab''Bakhash, Shaul, ''Reign of the Ayatollahs'', Basic Books, 1984, p.59-61) is a special system of courts in the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to try ...

. In 1970, he received a commendation for the second role of a man for the film ''House of Solitude'' (Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh) from the 10th

Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; ), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran), Ministry of Culture ...

Filmography

* '' Dash Akol'' (1971) * ''The Suitor'' (1972) * ''

Sattar Khan Sattar Khan (, , October 20, 1866 – November 17, 1914), honorarily titled Sardār-e Melli ( meaning ''National Commander'') was a pivotal figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and is considered a national hero by the Iranian people. ...

'' (1972) * '' Mozaffar'' (1974) * '' Soltan-e Sahebgharan'' (1974, TV series) * '' The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries'' (1974) * '' The Falconet'' (1975) * '' My Uncle Napoleon'' (1976, TV series) * '' Dar Emtedade Shab'' (1978) * ''Desiderium'' (1978) * '' Hezar Dastan'' (1987, TV series) * '' Shaheed-e Kufa'' (1992–1998, TV series)

References

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Photograph of Jahangir Forouhar:

Photograph of Jahangir Forouhar's grave:
1916 births 1997 deaths Actors from Isfahan People from Isfahan Male actors from Tehran Iranian male film actors Iranian male television actors 20th-century Iranian male actors Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra {{Iran-actor-stub