Jamshid Mashayekhi
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jamshid Mashayekhi
Filmography
Acting (68)
2022
Pure Whiteas Self
2017
Dead End of Trustas Mostofi
2016
6.0
2014
2014
2012
Soutedelas himself
2012
Chequeas Bahrami
5.0
2011
3.0
2011
Crimeas Morteza Afjehei
3.5
2009
6.0
2006
Being Farmanaraas (archive footage)
2005
6.3
9.0
2004
2003
2.0
2002
After the silenceas himself
2002
A House Built on Wateras Dr. Latifian
7.5
2002
Unruled Paperas Roya's Teacher
6.5
1999
Once Upon a Time in Tehranas Reza Khoshnevis
1998
1997
Punishment Committeas Reza tofangchi
6.5
4.0
1995
7.4
1995
1994
Anxiousas Uncle
1992
10.0
1991
1989
The Leadas Mirza Mohsen
6.0
1987
8.5
1986
8.0
1985
1985
The Rubbleas Mahmoud khan
1984
Kamalolmolkas Kamalolmolk
7.2
1984
6.0
1984
1984
1983
7.0
1977
Desideriumas Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
6.8
1977
Fish Die in Soilas Seyyed Hossein Khadem
1976
The Iconoclastas Fereshteh's Grandfather
2.0
1976
Honeymoonas Khan Baba
5.3
1975
Wateras Towfigh
9.0
1975
Zabihas Haj Samad
4.8
1975
Prince Ehtejabas Khosrow Khan aka "Prince Ehtejab"
6.3
8.0
1973
4.0
1973
The Springas Woman's Lover
6.0
1973
1972
Lollipopas Morteza Phantom
8.0
1972
Motrebas Eskandar
1971
1971
1971
1971
5.8
1970
Sunriseas Doctor
10.0
1969
Qeysaras Gheisar's Uncle
6.8
1969
The Cowas Abbas
7.7
8.1
1964
6.0
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