Years active 1960–1980 Name Parviz Fannizadeh | Role Actor | |
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Full Name Parviz Fannizadeh Born January 27, 1938 Tehran, Iran Died February 24, 1980, Tehran, Iran Movies Downpour, The Cow, Tight Spot, My Uncle Napoleon, Adobe and Mirror Similar Amir Naderi, Bahram Beyzai, Dariush Mehrjui | ||
Parviz Fannizadeh (Persian: پرویز فنیزاده, January 27, 1938 - February 24, 1980) was an Iranian actor, film and television star. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fanizadeh is best known for his roles as Mash Ghaasem in My Uncle Napoleon aka Daii jan Napelon and Hekmati in ِDownpour.
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Early life
Fannizadeh was born and raised in Tehran. 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 1979 he was found dead at the age of 42 in his home in Tehran.
Family
He had two daughters, Donya and Hasti.
Filmography
Theatre
Few of his works as an actor on theatre stage: