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Ezzatollah Entezami

Ezzatollah Entezami

Acting

Born: January 1, 1924Tehran, Iran

Ezzatolah Entezami (also spell Ezatollah Entezami, born 1924 in Tehran, Iran) was an award-winning Iranian actor. Graduated from theater and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958, Entezami started his career on stage in 1941. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance in Darius Mehrjui's admired classic film, The Cow(Gaav), received the Golden Hugo in Chicago International Film Festival in 1971. He shined in the role of a naive villager who cannot endure the death of his beloved cow and starts to believe that he is the cow himself. He is known as one of the most prominent actors in Iranian cinema and has been labeled as the greatest actor in history of the cinema of Iran. He has worked with most of the prominent Iranian film directors, including Darius Mehrjui (eight films), Ali Hatami (four films), Nasser Taqvaee, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Behrouz Afkhami and Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. He has been awarded the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Actor twice from the International Fajr Film Festival, for Grand Cinema and The Day of Angel. His work and accomplishments were recognized in October 2006 at the Iran cultural center in Paris.

Known For
Filmography
Oboist

Oboist

as Himself

2017
The Teacher without Master

The Teacher without Master

2016
Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report

Self

2016
Shabi Ba Setareha

Shabi Ba Setareha

2013
The Maritime Silk Road

The Maritime Silk Road

Slave Merchant

2011
And the blue sky

And the blue sky

Himself

2010
Forties

Forties

Judge

2010
Motherland

Motherland

Colonel Amiri

2009
The Green Fire

The Green Fire

Judge

2008
Colors of Memory

Colors of Memory

Ghanati

2008
The Night

The Night

Dr Parviz

2007
Jamshid Mashayekhi

Jamshid Mashayekhi

2007
Verdict

Verdict

Reza Ma'roofi

2005
To be a Star

To be a Star

Rafi Golkar

2005
A Place to Live

A Place to Live

Eydi Mohammad

2004
The River's End

The River's End

2004
The Insane Flew Away

The Insane Flew Away

Mostofi

2003
Summit of the Wave

Summit of the Wave

2003
A House Built on Water

A House Built on Water

Dr. Sepidbakht's father

2002
Twilight

Twilight

Detective Alavi

2001
The Mix

The Mix

2000
Once Upon a Time in Tehran

Once Upon a Time in Tehran

Khan-e Mozaffar

1999
Takhti

Takhti

Takhti's father

1997
Punishment Committe

Punishment Committe

Khan-e Mozaffar

1997
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait

Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait

Self

1996
The Fateful Day

The Fateful Day

1995
The Blue-Veiled

The Blue-Veiled

Rasul Rahmani

1995
Battle of Oil Tankers

Battle of Oil Tankers

1994
Baziche

Baziche

Ghadir zafarlu

1993
Day of the Angel

Day of the Angel

Niyyatollah

1993
The Quiet Home

The Quiet Home

Ghadir zafarlu

1992
Once Upon a Time, Cinema

Once Upon a Time, Cinema

Nassereddin Shah

1992
The Lady

The Lady

Ghorban Salar

1992
The Shadow of Imagination

The Shadow of Imagination

1991
Hamoon

Hamoon

Dabiri

1990
Eye of the Hurricane

Eye of the Hurricane

Amir Houshang

1989
The Ship Angelica

The Ship Angelica

1989
Grand Cinema

Grand Cinema

Aghaiev

1989
Shirak

Shirak

Haj Khaloo

1988
The Suitcase

The Suitcase

Mr. Sajjadi

1988
The Stone Lion

The Stone Lion

Namdar khan

1987
The Tenants

The Tenants

Abbas

1987
Jafar Khan is back from the West

Jafar Khan is back from the West

1985
Kamalolmolk

Kamalolmolk

Nasereddin Shah

1984
The House of Spider

The House of Spider

1983
Hajji Washington

Hajji Washington

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori

1983
The School We Went To

The School We Went To

The librarian

1980
First Case, Second Case

First Case, Second Case

Self

1979
The Cycle

The Cycle

Dr. Sameri

1978
The Condemned

The Condemned

1977
The Sleeping Lion

The Sleeping Lion

Mahmoud Khan

1977
The Divine One

The Divine One

M.L.

1976
Resurrection of Love

Resurrection of Love

Mr. Kamal

1973
Sattar Khan

Sattar Khan

Heydar Khan Amoo-Ughli

1972
Sadegh the Kurd

Sadegh the Kurd

Sergeant Vali Khan

1972
Bita

Bita

Bita's Father

1972
The Postman

The Postman

Niyatollah

1972
Mr. Gullible

Mr. Gullible

Mohammadipoor / Fathollah Khan

1970
The Cow

The Cow

Masht Hassan

1969