Jamshid Mashayekhi
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-11-26 in Jajrood, Tehran, Iran
Died
2019-04-02
Biography
Jamshid Mashayekhi is a celebrated Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror(1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Kaiser(Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appears as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea.
Most Known For
Hezar Dastan
as Reza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)
The Sound of the Desert
The Enigma of the Shah
The fall of Sahra
Baghe Gilas (1994)
Tabriz dar meh
The Cow
as Abbas
A Little Kiss
The Brick and the Mirror
Alma
Qeysar
as Gheisar's Uncle
Crime
as Morteza Afjehei
Dead End of Trust
as Mostofi
Thirteen 59
A House Built on Water
as Dr. Latifian
Desiderium
as Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
Cheque
as Bahrami
Pure White
as Self
My Child
Once Upon a Time in Tehran
as Reza Khoshnevis