1931-02-04 ( 94 years old ) in Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.
Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957.
He was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha).
He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.
He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.
Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69. The news of his death was largely ignored by state radio and television, which was run according to the dictates of the Islamic establishment, who had disapproved of his acting career and had banned his films post the 1979 revolution. He was buried in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.
Movies
Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025-02-03
Filmfarsi
2019-07-26
The Imperilled
1983-01-02
Up in the Sky
1979-03-21
Ghazal
1976-06-30
The Big Appointment
1976-03-21
Take Care of Your Hat
1975-01-01
Salam bar Eshgh
1974-11-13
The Chivalrous
1974-09-04
Invincible
1974-03-21
The Crookes
1974-01-01
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
1973-03-21
The Night Story
1973-01-01
Hell + Me
1972-11-08
The Meeting place of Anger
1972-11-05
Baba Shamal
1971-10-05
Homaye Sa'adat
1971-03-21
Ayyoob
1971-03-21
Mard-e hezar labkhand
1971-03-21
Furious Men
1971-03-21
A Man from the South of the City
1970-12-01
Three-Eyed Ruby
1970-09-04
Sekke-ye shans
1970-04-02
Alley of Valiants
1970-03-21
The Golden Palace
1969-03-29
Gypsy's Wrath
1969-01-29
A World Full of Hope
1969-01-10
The Roar of the Storm
1969-01-01
Behesth Door Nist
1969-01-01
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968-10-26
King of Hearts
1968-03-21
Storm Over Petra
1968-03-21
Shokoh-e-javanmardi
1968-01-01
The Rotation of the Firmament
1967-09-20
Noah's Storm
1967-03-21
Valley of Death
1967-02-01
Beggars of Tehran
1967-01-01
Jahan Pahlavan
1966-03-21
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
1966-01-01
Hatam Taee
1966-01-01
The Mountain Tiger
1965-04-27
The Champion of Champions
1965-04-01
The Golden Village
1965-02-03
Mootalaie shahre ma
1965-01-01
Khoshgele khoshgela
1965-01-01
Qarun's Treasure
1965-01-01
The Humans
1964-04-23
Mr. Twentieth Century
1964-03-21
Sahel-e Entezar
1963-07-01
Women Are Angels
1963-03-21
The Bitter Land
1963-03-11
White Gold
1962-01-01
The Midnight Terror
1961-10-21
Tomorrow Is Bright
1960-01-01
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