Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Tehran, an Unfinished History
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Release Date:03/02/2025
Filmfarsi
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/2019
The Imperilled
Character:Seyyed Yaqub
Release Date:02/01/1983
Up in the Sky
Character:Ramin / Shahin
Release Date:21/03/1979
Ghazal
Character:Hojjat
Release Date:30/06/1976
The Big Appointment
Character:Amir
Release Date:21/03/1976
Take Care of Your Hat
Character:Farhad
Release Date:01/01/1975
Salam bar Eshgh
Character:Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
Release Date:13/11/1974
The Chivalrous
Character:Amir Palang
Release Date:04/09/1974
Invincible
Character:Akbar
Release Date:21/03/1974
The Crookes
Character:Eslaam
Release Date:01/01/1974
A Night Tale
Character:Mohsen Shirazi
Release Date:29/08/1973
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
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Release Date:21/03/1973
Hell + Me
Character:Fereydoun
Release Date:08/11/1972
The Meeting place of Anger
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Release Date:05/11/1972
The secret of the oleaster tree
Character:Gholam
Release Date:01/01/1972
Baba Shamal
Character:Baba Shamal
Release Date:05/10/1971
One Beautiful and 1000 Problems
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Release Date:06/07/1971
Homaye Sa'adat
Character:Aram
Release Date:21/03/1971
Ayyoob
Character:Ayyoob
Release Date:21/03/1971
Mard-e hezar labkhand
Character:Hassan Kababi
Release Date:21/03/1971
Furious Men
Character:Nasir
Release Date:21/03/1971
A Man from the South of the City
Character:Habib
Release Date:01/12/1970
Three-Eyed Ruby
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Release Date:04/09/1970
Sekke-ye shans
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Release Date:02/04/1970
Alley of Valiants
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Release Date:21/03/1970
The Golden Palace
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Release Date:29/03/1969
Gypsy's Wrath
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Release Date:29/01/1969
A World Full of Hope
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Release Date:10/01/1969
The Roar of the Storm
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Release Date:01/01/1969
Behesth Door Nist
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Release Date:01/01/1969
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Character:Stanley Maserick
Release Date:26/10/1968
King of Hearts
Character:Saeed
Release Date:21/03/1968
Storm Over Petra
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Release Date:21/03/1968
Shokoh-e-javanmardi
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Release Date:01/01/1968
The Rotation of the Firmament
Character:Mamal Feshfesheh
Release Date:20/09/1967
Noah's Storm
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Release Date:21/03/1967
That Man from Teheran
Character:Detective / Sepehr Saman
Release Date:01/02/1967
Beggars of Tehran
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Release Date:01/01/1967
Jahan Pahlavan
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Release Date:21/03/1966
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
Character:Amir Arsalan
Release Date:01/01/1966
Hatam Taee
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Release Date:01/01/1966
The Mountain Tiger
Character:Majid
Release Date:27/04/1965
The Champion of Champions
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Release Date:01/04/1965
The Golden Village
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Release Date:03/02/1965
Mootalaie shahre ma
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Release Date:01/01/1965
Khoshgele khoshgela
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Release Date:01/01/1965
Croesus' Treasure
Character:Ali bigham
Release Date:01/01/1965
Rural Songs
Character:Morad
Release Date:11/08/1964
The River Course
Character:Mahmood
Release Date:15/07/1964
Hell Under My Feet
Character:YarQoli
Release Date:24/06/1964
The Humans
Character:Amir
Release Date:23/04/1964
Mr. Twentieth Century
Character:Dash Habib
Release Date:21/03/1964
Sahel-e Entezar
Character:Ahmad
Release Date:01/07/1963
Women Are Angels
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Release Date:21/03/1963
The Bitter Land
Character:Jamal
Release Date:11/03/1963
The White Gold
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Release Date:27/10/1962
Hungry Wolves
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Release Date:27/10/1962
White Gold
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Release Date:01/01/1962
The Midnight Terror
Character:Amir
Release Date:21/10/1961
A Girl Screams
Character:Sharif
Release Date:05/07/1961
The Laughing Widows
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Release Date:14/06/1961
Tomorrow Is Bright
Character:2
Release Date:01/01/1960
Twins
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Release Date:18/10/1959
Fountain of Life
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Release Date:01/01/1959
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