Iranian actor (1930–2021)
Jalal Pishvaian |
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Born | 10 June 1930
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Died | 11 December 2021(2021-12-11) (aged 91)
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Years active | 1962–2011 |
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Jalal Pishvaian (10 June 1930[1] – 11 December 2021) was an Iranian actor. He acted in over 80 films.[2][3]
Life and career
Jalal Pishvaian was born on 10 June 1930 in Tehran, Iran. Prior to acting, he owned a gym and was involved in boxing and Judo.[4]
Pishvaian is associated with Iranian New Wave, Persian film, and popular film; he often played villainous characters.[3][5] One of his first films was in 1962 with A Girl Is Screaming. Before 1978 and the Iranian Revolution, his other notable films were The Hungry Wolves (1962), Qeysar (1969; English: Caesar), Khodahafez Rafigh (1971; English: Goodbye Friend), and Reza, the Motorcyclist (1970).[6]
During the period of the Iranian Revolution and immediately after, Pishvaian was considered as one of the symbols of the "vulgarity".[3] In 1985, Pishvaian emigrated to Germany, with the intention of retiring from acting; however 10 years in 1995 later he returned to acting again.[3]
He died after fracturing his pelvis in Germany, on 11 December 2021, at the age of 91.[3]
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