Nosratollah Vahdat
Nosratollah Vahdat | |
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نصرت‌الله وحدت | |
 Vahdat in The Foreign Bride (1964) | |
| Born | 7 September 1925 |
| Died | 6 October 2020 (aged 95) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1950–1979 |
| Spouse | Forough Rajai |
| Children | 5 |
Nosratollah Vahdat (Persian: نصرت‌الله وحدت; 7 September 1925 – 6 October 2020)[2] was an Iranian comedian, actor, and film director.[3] He is best known in Iran for his Esfahani-accent.
Biography
[edit]Nosratollah Vahdat was born on 7 September 1925 in Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran. He was a pioneer of the Isfahan Theater.[4]
In 1964, he won the Golden Dolphin award for his film "The Bride" at the Asian Film Festival.[2][5] However, after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 he stopped acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi.
Filmography
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- 1976 – Naghs-e Fanni (Persian: نقص فنی)
- 1977 – Unaware Days (Persian: روزهای بی‌خبری, romanized: Roozha-ye bikhabari)
- 1977 – Mr. Etemad's Trouble (Persian: مشکل آقای اعتماد, romanized: Moshkel-e agha-ye Etemad), as actor
- 1976 – An Isfahani in Hitler's Land (Persian: یک اصفهانی در سرزمین هیتلر, romanized: Yek Esfahani dar sarzamin-e Hitler), as director and actor
- 1976 – My Husband Has Fallen in Love (Persian: شوهر جونم عاشق شده, romanized: Shohar joonam ashegh shode), as director and actor
- 1974 – A Husband to Rent (Persian: شوهر کرایه‌ای, romanized: Shohar-e Kerayei)
- 1974 – Escaping the Paradise (Persian: فرار از بهشت, romanized: Farar az Behesht)
- 1973 – Ki daste gol be ab dade?
- 1972 – An Isfahani in New York (Persian: یک اصفهانی در نیویورک, romanized: Yek Esfahani dar New York)
- 1965 – Poor Thing!
- 1964 – The Bride (Persian: عروس فرنگی, romanized: Arouse Farangi)
- 1963 – A Passenger from Heaven
- 1961 – The Roasted Duck
- 1960 – The Nobody
- 1960 – The Doll Behind the Window
- 1960 – Safarali
- 1959 – Luck and Love and Coincidence
- 1958 – A Ray of Hope (Persian: روزنه امید, romanized: Rowzanehe Omid)
- 1957 – Ladder of Progress (Persian: نردبان ترقی, romanized: Nardebane Taraghi)
- 1956 – The Sun Shines
- 1956 – The Fifth Marriage
References
[edit]- ^ "نصرت الله وحدت: دوست دارم دوباره مقابل دوربین سینما بازی کنم". Pana.ir (in Persian). 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ a b "نصرت الله وحدت از دنیا رفت" [Nusratullah Vahdat passed away]. ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ "Doc on Isfahan theater history to hit silver screen". Tehran Times. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "نصرت‌الله وحدت درگذشت" [Nusratullah Vahdat died]. خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "نصرت الله وحدت هنرمند پیشکسوت سینما درگذشت". ایرنا (IRNA) (in Persian). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.