

Jamshid Mashayekhi
Acting
November 26, 1934
Jajrood, Tehran, Iran
April 2, 2019
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.
The Filmography


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Crime

My Child

My Lady

Unruled Paper

Punishment Committe

The Lead

The Spell

Kamalolmolk

Chrysanthemum

Desiderium

The Iconoclast

Honeymoon

Zabih

Prince Ehtejab

The Spring

Lollipop

Pol
