Nosratollah Vahdat

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.

Nosratollah Vahdat
Vahdat in The Foreign Bride (1964)
Born(1925-09-07)7 September 1925
Isfahan, Iran[1]
Died6 October 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 95)
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1950–1979
SpouseForough Rajai
Children5

Biography

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
Vahdat in May 2018
  • 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
  1. "نصرت الله وحدت: دوست دارم دوباره مقابل دوربین سینما بازی کنم". Pana.ir (in Persian). 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. "نصرت الله وحدت از دنیا رفت" [Nusratullah Vahdat passed away]. ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. "Doc on Isfahan theater history to hit silver screen". Tehran Times. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  4. "نصرت‌الله وحدت درگذشت" [Nusratullah Vahdat died]. خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  5. "نصرت الله وحدت هنرمند پیشکسوت سینما درگذشت". ایرنا (IRNA) (in Persian). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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