Bahman Mofid

Bahman Mofid (Persian: بهمن مفید; 27 July 1942 – 16 August 2020)[1] was an Iranian actor.[2]

Bahman Mofid
Mofid in 2017
Born
Bahman Mofid

(1942-07-27)27 July 1942
Garakan, Iran[1]
Died16 August 2020(2020-08-16) (aged 78)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeBehesht-e Zahra Cemetery
Other namesBahman Farivar
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, voice actor
Years active1969–2020
Notable workQeysar
Reza Motori
Dash Akol
Spouses
Soraya Helly-Mofid
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(m. 1968⁠–⁠1985)​
    Sudabeh Mofid
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    (m. 1999)​
    RelativesBijan Mofid (brother)
    Hengameh Mofid (sister)

    Biography

    Bahman Mofid was born in Garakan, a village near Arak,[1] to father Gholam-Hossein Mofid a stage director and actor.[1][3] His siblings included Bijan Mofid, a playwright; Ardavan Mofid, an actor; and sister Hengameh Mofid, a poet and songwriter.[1] He started acting in childhood, under the direction of his father.[1]

    He died 16 August 2020 after battling cancer.[3]

    Filmography
    • Qeysar (1969)[1]
    • Reza Motorcyclist (Reza Motori) (1970) – directed by Masoud Kimiai, as "Abbas Ghorazeh"
    • Raghase-ye Shahr (1970)
    • Wood Pigeon (Toghi) (1970) – directed by Ali Hatami
    • Se-Ghap (1971)
    • Rashid (1971)
    • Pol (1971)
    • Faryad (1971)
    • Dash Akol (1971) as "Kaka Rostam"
    • Baba Shamal (1971)
    • Reza Haft-khat (1972) as "Reza Haft-khat”
    • Khanevade-ye Sarkar Ghazanfar (1972) as "Akbar"
    • Ghalandar (1972) as "Davood"
    • Agha Mehdi Vared Mishavad (1974)
    • Jooje Fokoli (1974)
    • Tuti (1978)
    • Faryad-e Mojahed (1979)
    • Nafas-borideh (1980) as "Jalil"
    • Hejrat (1981) as "Abdol"
    • Veiled Threat (1989) as "Haji Firuz"
    • Once Upon a Time (1999)

    Voice acting

    References
    1. ""Qeisar" star Bahman Mofid passes on at 78". Tehran Times. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
    2. Culture and Customs of Iran, p. 117, 0313320535, Elton L. Daniel, ʻAlī Akbar Mahdī, 2006 – Sa'id Soltânpur was executed for his political activism, Gholâm-Hosayn Sâ'edi, Parviz Sayyâd, Parviz Kardân, Bijan and Bahman Mofid, as well as most actors and actresses, had to flee the country to avoid persecution for their allegedly "corrupt" past writings and performances.
    3. "نگاهی به زندگی و آثار «بهمن مفید» هنرمندی که سالها در ایران اجازه کار نداشت". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). VOA News. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
    4. "دیدار دو حکیم نام آشنا صدا و سینمای ایران". myindustry.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
    5. "دیدار دو حکیم نام آشنا صدا و سینمای ایران". banounews.ir news agency (in Persian). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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