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 19601980

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

Theatre

Few of his works as an actor on theatre stage:

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References

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