Jamshid Mashayekhi
Acting
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.
Known for
Desiderium
1977
همه چیز آنجاست
2014
Furious Men
1971
Kamalolmolk
1984
The Lead
1989
The Cow
1969
Honeymoon
1976
Anxious
1994
Crime
2011
Cheque
2012
Abadan
2004
The Rubble
1985
A Little Kiss
2005
The Curse
1973
Malek khatoon
1990
Tornado
1985
Zabih
1975
The Fateful Day
1995
Qeysar
1969
The Grandfather
1986