Davoud Rashidi

Davoud Rashidi (; July 16, 1933 – August 26, 2016) was an Iranian actor. Rashidi, along with Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Mohammad Ali Keshavarz is known as one of "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" due to their significant influence. His daughter, Leili Rashidi, is also an actress.

Career

His first film was Escape from the Trap (1971, directed by Jalal Moghadam), which came after years of stage acting. He also had a successful career in television series.

Selected filmography

Fleeing the Trap (1971) - directed by Jalal Moghadam

The Beehive (1975) - directed by Fereydun Gole

Hezar Dastan, 1978-1987, TV series

Mr. Hieroglyph, 1980

The Border, 1981

The Liberation

The Prize, 1982

The Spider's House, 1983

Kamalolmolk, 1984

The Inner Devil, 1984

Through the Trap, 1993

Loneliest Leader, 1997

Leaning on the Wind, 2000

Reign of Love (TV series), 2000

Mokhtarnameh, 2012

Ekbatan, 2012

See also

Ibn al-Sheikh, grandfather of Davoud Rashidi

References

External links

1933 births

2016 deaths

20th-century Iranian male actors

Alumni of the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève

Iranian male stage actors

Male actors from Tehran

Iranian male television actors

Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art

People from Babol

Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema