
Mohamad Ali Fardin
Born: 1931-02-04
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Biography
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.
Known For

The Champion of Champions

Filmfarsi

Three-Eyed Ruby

Khoshgele khoshgela

Tehran, an Unfinished History

Homaye Sa'adat

A Night Tale

Storm Over Petra

A World Full of Hope

The Golden Palace

The Bitter Land

Ghazal

Sekke-ye shans

Alley of Valiants

Tomorrow Is Bright

A Man from the South of the City

Up in the Sky

The Meeting place of Anger

Take Care of Your Hat

The Midnight Terror

Mootalaie shahre ma

The Crookes

Invincible

Baba Shamal

The Big Appointment

Twins

King of Hearts

Fountain of Life

Noah's Storm

That Man from Teheran

Love and revenge

Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant

Amir Arsalan-e Namdar

Behesth Door Nist

Shokoh-e-javanmardi

Hatam Taee

The Laughing Widows

Rural Songs

The Humans

Salam bar Eshgh

Ayyoob

The Imperilled

White Gold

Beggars of Tehran

One Beautiful and 1000 Problems

Mard-e hezar labkhand

Hell + Me

The Chivalrous

A Girl Screams

The Mountain Tiger

And Now... Make Your Peace with God

Croesus' Treasure

Hell Under My Feet

Sahel-e Entezar

The secret of the oleaster tree

The River Course

Women Are Angels

Gypsy's Wrath

The Golden Village

The Roar of the Storm

The Rotation of the Firmament

Furious Men

Jahan Pahlavan

Mr. Twentieth Century

Hungry Wolves
