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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 4, 1931
Died
April 6, 2000
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Also Known As
- محمد علی فردین
- محمدعلی فردين
- Mohamad-Ali Fardin
- Mohamadali Fardin
- محمدعلی فردین
Mohamad Ali Fardin
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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
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Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025
2.0
(archive footage)
Filmfarsi
2019
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Seyyed Yaqub
The Imperilled
1983
6.0
Ramin / Shahin
Up in the Sky
1979
7.2
Hojjat
Ghazal
1976
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Amir
The Big Appointment
1976
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Farhad
Take Care of Your Hat
1975
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Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
Salam bar Eshgh
1974
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Amir Palang
The Chivalrous
1974
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Akbar
Invincible
1974
Credits
Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025
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Filmfarsi
as (archive footage)
2019
2.0
The Imperilled
as Seyyed Yaqub
1983
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Up in the Sky
as Ramin / Shahin
1979
6.0
Ghazal
as Hojjat
1976
7.2
The Big Appointment
as Amir
1976
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Take Care of Your Hat
as Farhad
1975
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Salam bar Eshgh
as Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
1974
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The Chivalrous
as Amir Palang
1974
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Invincible
as Akbar
1974
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The Crookes
as Eslaam
1974
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Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
1973
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The Night Story
1973
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Hell + Me
as Fereydoun
1972
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The Meeting place of Anger
1972
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The secret of the oleaster tree
as Gholam
1972
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Baba Shamal
as Baba Shamal
1971
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One Beautiful and 1000 Problems
1971
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Homaye Sa'adat
as Aram
1971
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Furious Men
as Nasir
1971
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Ayyoob
as Ayyoob
1971
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Mard-e hezar labkhand
as Hassan Kababi
1971
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A Man from the South of the City
as Habib
1970
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Three-Eyed Ruby
1970
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Sekke-ye shans
1970
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Alley of Valiants
1970
5.5
The Golden Palace
1969
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Gypsy's Wrath
1969
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A World Full of Hope
1969
10.0
The Roar of the Storm
1969
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Behesth Door Nist
1969
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And Now... Make Your Peace with God
as Stanley Maserick
1968
6.5
Storm Over Petra
1968
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King of Hearts
as Saeed
1968
7.4
Shokoh-e-javanmardi
1968
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The Rotation of the Firmament
as Mamal Feshfesheh
1967
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Noah's Storm
1967
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That Man from Teheran
as Detective / Sepehr Saman
1967
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Beggars of Tehran
1967
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Jahan Pahlavan
1966
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Hatam Taee
1966
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Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
as Amir Arsalan
1966
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The Mountain Tiger
as Majid
1965
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The Champion of Champions
1965
2.0
The Golden Village
1965
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Khoshgele khoshgela
1965
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Mootalaie shahre ma
1965
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Croesus' Treasure
as Ali bigham
1965
4.3
Rural Songs
as Morad
1964
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The River Course
as Mahmood
1964
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Hell Under My Feet
as YarQoli
1964
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The Humans
as Amir
1964
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Mr. Twentieth Century
as Dash Habib
1964
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Sahel-e Entezar
as Ahmad
1963
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Women Are Angels
1963
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The Bitter Land
as Jamal
1963
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Hungry Wolves
1962
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The White Gold
1962
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White Gold
1962
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The Midnight Terror
as Amir
1961
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A Girl Screams
as Sharif
1961
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The Laughing Widows
1961
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Tomorrow Is Bright
as 2
1960
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Twins
1959
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Fountain of Life
1959
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Love and revenge
N/A
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