Davoud Rashidi

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Davoud Rashidi
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Rashidi in 2015
Native name داوود رشیدی
Born (1933-07-16)July 16, 1933
Tehran, Iran
Died August 26, 2016(2016-08-26) (aged 83)
Tehran, Iran
Burial place Behesht Zahra
Alma mater University of Geneva
Conservatoire de Genève
Occupation
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • producer
Years active 1971–2016
Spouse(s) Ehteram Boroumand (m. 1968)[1]
Children Farhad
Leili
Relatives Marzieh Boroumand (sister-in-law)
Awards Order of Culture and Art.png Order of Culture and Art (1st Class)[2]

Davoud Rashidi (Persian: داوود رشیدی‎‎; July 16, 1933 – August 26, 2016) was an Iranian actor. His daughter, Leili Rashidi, is also an actress.

Education[edit]

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Geneva in 1960 and also attended the Conservatoire de Genève in theatre.

Career[edit]

His first film was Escape from the Trap (1971, Jalal Moghadam) after years of stage acting. He has also had a career in television series.

Selected filmography[edit]

  • Fleeing the Trap (1971) - directed by Jalal Moghadam
  • The Beehive (1975) - directed by Fereydun Gole
  • Hezar Dastan, 1978-1987, TV series
  • Mr. Hieroglyph, 1980
  • The Border, 1981
  • The Liberation
  • The Prize, 1982
  • The Spider's House, 1983
  • Kamalolmolk, 1984
  • The Inner Devil, 1984
  • Through the Trap, 1993
  • Leaning on the Wind, 2000

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