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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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Tehran, an Unfinished History

2025

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(archive footage)

Filmfarsi

2019

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Seyyed Yaqub

The Imperilled

1983

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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

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The Imperilled

as Seyyed Yaqub

1983

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Up in the Sky

as Ramin / Shahin

1979

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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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Baba Shamal

as Baba Shamal

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

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The Golden Palace

1969

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Gypsy's Wrath

1969

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A World Full of Hope

1969

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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

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Storm Over Petra

1968

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King of Hearts

as Saeed

1968

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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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Valley of Death

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

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The Golden Village

1965

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Khoshgele khoshgela

1965

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Mootalaie shahre ma

1965

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Qarun's Treasure

as Ali bigham

1965

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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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White Gold

1962

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The Midnight Terror

as Amir

1961

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Tomorrow Is Bright

as 2

1960

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Fountain of Life

1959

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Love and revenge

N/A

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