Parviz Fannizadeh
| Parviz Fannizadeh (پرویز فنیزاده) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Parviz Fannizadeh January 27, 1938 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tehran, Iran |
| Years active | 1960–1980 |
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 Ragbaar.
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
By the mid 1970s Fannizadeh had become a heroin addict. Although his drug use never affected his work it was known very publicly that he had a drug problem. In 1979 he was found dead at the age of 42 in his house in Tehran.
Filmography
- Sorkhpustha (1979)
- Ghadeghan (1978)
- Daii jan Napelon (1976) as Mash Ghasem, directed by Nasser Taghvai
- Gavaznha (The Deer) (1976), directed by Masoud Kimiai
- Sham-e akhar (The Last Supper) (1976), directed by Shahyar Ghanbari
- Boof-e koor (The Blind Owl) (1975), directed by Kiumars Derambakhsh
- Soltan-e_Sahebgharan (1974) (mini) TV Series .... as Malijak, directed by Ali Hatami
- Tangsir (film) (1974), directed by Amir Naderi
- Gharibe (1972), directed by Shapoor Gharib
- Ragbar (Downpour) (1971) as Mr. Hekmati, directed by Bahram Bayzai
- Gāv (The Cow (film)) (1969), directed by Dariush Mehrjui
- Khesht va Ayeneh (1966), directed by Ebrahim Golestan
Theatre
Few of his works as an actor on theatre stage:
- Morts sans sépulture, Jean-Paul Sartre, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1964 and 1979
- The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1964
- The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Molière, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1965
- Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore, Luigi Pirandello, directed by Pari Saberi, co-starring Forough Farrokhzad
External links
- Parviz Fannizadeh at the Internet Movie Database
- Photograph of Parviz Fannizadeh:[1]
- Photograph of Parviz Fannizadeh's grave:[2]
