Mohammad Ali Fardin


Mohammad Ali Fardin was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.

Biography

Early life

Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children. After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957.

Acting

Fardin was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title.
He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.
He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.

Death

Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69. The news of his death was largely ignored by state radio and television, which was run according to the dictates of the Islamic establishment, who had disapproved of his acting career and had banned his films post the 1979 revolution. He was buried in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.

Filmography

Director
  1. Gorg-haye Gorosneh
  2. Eshgh-o Entegham
  3. Khoshgel-e Khoshgela
  4. Gadayan-e Tehran
  5. Hatam-e Tahei
  6. Solatan-e Ghalb-ha
  7. Ghasre-e Zarrin
  8. Jahannam + Man
  9. Ghesse-ye Shab
  10. Gharar-e Bozorg
  11. Bar faraz-e Aseman-ha
Producer
  1. Gorg-haye Gorosne
  2. Khoshgel-e Khoshgela
  3. Sekke-ye Shans
  4. Jahanam + Man
  5. Ghesse-ye Shab
  6. Gharar Bozorg
  7. Bar Faraz-e Aseman-ha
Writer
  1. Eshgh-o Entegham
  2. Khoshgel-e Khoshgela
  3. Hatam-e Tahei
  4. Solatan-e Ghalb-ha
  5. Ghesse-ye Shab
Actor
  1. Cheshme-ye Ab-e Hayat
  2. Farda Roshan Ast
  3. Faryad-e Nime Shab - Amir
  4. Bive-haye Khandan
  5. Dokhtari Faryad Mikeshad
  6. Tala-ye Sefid
  7. Gorg-haye Gorosne
  8. Zamin-e Talkh
  9. Zan-ha Fereshte-and
  10. Sahel-e Entezar - Ahmad
  11. Agha-ye Gharn-e Bistom - Dash Habib
  12. Masir-e Roodkhaneh - Mahmood
  13. Ensan-ha - Amir
  14. Tarane-haye Roostaei
  15. Jahanam Zir-e Pa-ye Man - Yargholi
  16. Dehkade-ye Talaei
  17. Ghahraman-e Gharamanan - Hassan Ferfere
  18. Babr-e Koohestan - Majid
  19. Eshgh-o Entegham
  20. Khoshgel-e Khoshgela
  21. Ganj-e Gharoon - Ali bigham
  22. Moo Tatalei-e Shahre Ma
  23. Hatam-e Taei - Jalal
  24. AmirArsalan-e Namdar - Amir Arsalan
  25. Mardi az Tehran
  26. Gadayan-e Tehran
  27. Jahan Pahlavan
  28. Wadi al mot
  29. Toofan-e Nooh
  30. Charkh-e Falak - Mamal Feshfesheh
  31. Toofan Bar Faraz-e Patra
  32. Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio! - Stanley Maserick
  33. Soltan-e Ghalb-ha - Saeed
  34. Shokooh-e Javanmardi
  35. Khashm-e Kowli
  36. Mardan-e Bokos
  37. Na’re Toofan - Toofan
  38. Donya-ye Por Omid
  39. Ghasr-e Zarrin - The Youngest Son
  40. Donya-ye poromid
  41. Behesht Door Nist
  42. Sekke-ye Shans
  43. Yaghoot-e Se Cheshm
  44. Mardi az Jonoob-e Shahr - Hadi
  45. Kooche Mard-ha - Ali
  46. Subha-O-Sham - Aarun
  47. Ayoob - Ayyoob
  48. Yek Khoshkel va Hezar Moshkel
  49. Mard-e Hezar Labkhand
  50. Baba Shamal - Baba Shamal
  51. Mi’adGah-e Khashm - Ghadam
  52. Mardan-e Khashen - Nasir
  53. Homa-ye Sa’adat - Aram
  54. Raze Derakhte Senjed
  55. Jahanam + Man
  56. Jabbar, Sarjookhe Farari
  57. Ghesse-ye Shab - Mohsen
  58. Shekast Napazir - Akbar
  59. Salam bar Eshgh
  60. Najoor-ha
  61. Javanmard
  62. Movazebe Kolat Bash - Farhad
  63. Ta’asob
  64. Gharar-e Bozorg - Amir
  65. Ghazal - Hojjat
  66. Bar Faraz-e Aseman-ha - Ramin / Shahin
  67. Barzakhi-ha - Seyyed Yaqub