Parviz Fannizadeh (; January 27, 1938 – February 24, 1980) was an Iranian film and television actor. He was one of Iran's first

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s. Fannizadeh is best known for his roles as "Mash Ghaasem" in '' My Uncle Napoleon'' (aka ''Daii jan Napelon'' and "Hekmati" in ''Downpour''.

Career

Fannizadeh was born and raised in

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. He had a passion for acting and started his career at an early age. He graduated from the Iranian Academy of the Dramatic Arts in 1961. In 1966 he played his first role. He won the best actor prize at the Fifth Iranian National Film Festival ''"Sepas"'' in 1973 for portraying Mr. Hekmati in Bahram Bayzai's film '' Downpour'' (''Ragbar'') (1972). He acted in several plays on theatre stage including plays directed by Hamid Samandarian.

Death

In 1980 he was found dead at the age of 42 at his home in Tehran.

Family

He had two daughters, Donya and Hasti. Donya Fannizadeh died of cancer on December 28, 2016 at the age of 49 at

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in Tehran.

Filmography

*''Sorkhpustha'' (1979) *''Ghadeghan'' (1978) *'' Daii jan Napelon'' (1976) as ''Mash Ghasem'', directed by Nasser Taghvai *'' Gavaznha'' (''The Deer'') (1976), directed by

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*''Sham-e akhar'' (''The Last Supper'') (1976), directed by Shahyar Ghanbari *''Boof-e koor'' (''The Blind Owl'') (1975), directed by Kioumars Derambakhsh * Soltan-e Sahebgharan (1974) (mini) TV Series .... as Malijak, directed by Ali Hatami *'' Tangsir'' (1974), directed by Amir Naderi *''Gharibe'' (1972), directed by Shapoor Gharib *''Ragbar'' ('' Downpour'') (1971) as ''Mr. Hekmati'', directed by Bahram Bayzai *'' Gāv'' ('' The Cow'') (1969), directed by

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*''Khesht va Ayeneh'' (1966), directed by Ebrahim Golestan

Theatre

Few of his works as an actor on theatre stage: * ''Morts sans sépulture'',

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, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1964 and 1979 * ''The Glass Menagerie'',

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, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1964 * ''The Doctor in Spite of Himself'',

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, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1965 * ''Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore'',

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, directed by

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, co-starring

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External links

* * Photograph of Parviz Fannizadeh: * Photograph of Parviz Fannizadeh's grave:

References

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