Parviz Fannizadeh

Parviz Fannizadeh (پرویز فنی‌زاده)
Parviz Fannizadeh during filming of My Uncle Napoleon
Born	Parviz Fannizadeh January 27, 1938 Tehran, Iran
Died	February 24, 1980 Tehran, Iran
Years active	1960–1980

Parviz Fannizadeh (Persian: پرویز فنی‌زاده‎) was an Iranian actor, film and television star. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fanizadeh is best known for his roles as Mash Ghaasem in My Uncle Napoleon aka Daii jan Napelon and Hekmati in Ragbaar.

Early life

Fannizadeh was born and raised in Tehran. He had a passion for acting and started his career at an early age. He graduated from the Iranian Academy of the Dramatic Arts in 1961. In 1966 he played his first role. He won the best actor prize at the Fifth Iranian National Film Festival "Sepas" in 1973 for portraying Mr. Hekmati in Bahram Bayzai's film Downpour (Ragbar) (1972). He acted in several plays on theatre stage including plays directed by Hamid Samandarian.

Death

By the mid 1970s Fannizadeh had become a heroin addict. Although his drug use never affected his work it was known very publicly that he had a drug problem. In 1979 he was found dead at the age of 42 in his house in Tehran.

Filmography

Sorkhpustha (1979)
Ghadeghan (1978)
Daii jan Napelon (1976) as Mash Ghasem, directed by Nasser Taghvai
Gavaznha (The Deer) (1976), directed by Masoud Kimiai
Sham-e akhar (The Last Supper) (1976), directed by Shahyar Ghanbari
Boof-e koor (The Blind Owl) (1975), directed by Kiumars Derambakhsh
Soltan-e_Sahebgharan (1974) (mini) TV Series .... as Malijak, directed by Ali Hatami
Tangsir (film) (1974), directed by Amir Naderi
Gharibe (1972), directed by Shapoor Gharib
Ragbar (Downpour) (1971) as Mr. Hekmati, directed by Bahram Bayzai
Gāv (The Cow (film)) (1969), directed by Dariush Mehrjui
Khesht va Ayeneh (1966), directed by Ebrahim Golestan

Theatre

Few of his works as an actor on theatre stage:

Morts sans sépulture, Jean-Paul Sartre, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1964 and 1979
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1964
The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Molière, directed by Hamid Samandarian, 1965
Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore, Luigi Pirandello, directed by Pari Saberi, co-starring Forough Farrokhzad

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