Mohammad-Ali Fardin

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Mohammad-Ali Fardin محمدعلی فردین
Born	Mohammad-Ali Fardin 07 April 1930 Tehran Iran
Died	06 April 2000 (age 70) Tehran, Iran
Spouse(s)	Mehri Khomaarloo

Medal record
Competitor for  Iran
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Championships
Silver	1954 Tokyo	73 kg

Mohammad Ali Fardin (7 April 1930 - 6 April 2000) was an Iranian wrestler and actor.

Contents 1 Life 2 Death 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Life

Fardin was a poopular leading man in scores of movies and was given the title, King of Hearts after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title. He was a former wrestler who came to fame in the 1960's. For the average Iranians, he represented a hero and served as an alternative to the foreign movie stars. He often played the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His movies include, Gedayan-e Tehran, Ganj-e Gharoon, and Parvaz dar Asemanha. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only one more film, and his earlier films were eventually banned. Subsequently, he opened a bakery in tahran.

[edit] Death

He died on April 6, 2000. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.

[edit] References

• BBC obituary, April 9, 2000

[edit] External links

• Mohamad Ali Fardin at the Internet Movie Database
• Photograph of Mohammad-Ali Fardin: [1]
• Photograph of Mohammad-Ali Fardin's grave: [2]