Nosratollah Vahdat (; 7 September 1925 – 6 October 2020) was an Iranian

comedian A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...

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, and

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. He is best known in Iran for his Esfahani accent.

Biography

Nosratollah Vahdat was born on 7 September 1925 in

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 ...

, Pahlavi Iran. He was a pioneer of the Isfahan Theater. In 1964, he won the Golden Dolphin award for his film ''The Bride'' at the Asian Film Festival. However, after the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

in 1979 he stopped acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi.

Filmography

*1976 – Naghs-e Fanni () *1977 – () *1977 – (), as actor *1976 – (), as director and actor *1976 – (), as director and actor *1974 – () *1974 – () *1973 – Ki daste gol be ab dade? *1972 – () *1965 – Poor Thing! *1964 – () *1963 – A Passenger from Heaven *1961 – The Roasted Duck *1960 – The Nobody *1960 – The Doll Behind the Window *1960 – Safarali *1959 – Luck and Love and Coincidence *1958 – () *1957 – ' () *1956 – The Sun Shines *1956 – The Fifth Marriage

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vahdat, Nosratollah 1925 births 2020 deaths Iranian male film actors Iranian film directors Actors from Isfahan Iranian comedians Male comedians 20th-century Iranian male actors 20th-century comedians