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Nosratollah Vahdat _{(September 7, 1925 - October 6, 2020)}

Nosratollah Vahdat was an Iranian comedian, actor, and film director. He is best known in Iran for his Isfahani-accent.

Nosratollah Vahdat was born on 7 September 1925 in Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran. He was a pioneer of the Isfahan Theater.

Vahdat was one of the founders of Isfahan Theater. He started to work professionally in theatre at the age of 18. His sweet way of speaking and expressing himself made people happy, what finally made him to turn to the sweet world of comedy.

His first play was "Khalifa for a day" in the Olymp Theater and after that he worked in this and Sepahan Theatre together with Reza Arham Sadr. After a while he entered the cinema. "Since I entered the cinema, I was on the set during the day and at night I went to the theater at 6 o'clock and practiced until 8 o'clock, when 8 o'clock was the time for the public performance."

In addition to acting, Vahdat was also successful in directing. He directed the scenario for many films.

In 1964, he won the Golden Dolphin award for his film "The Bride" at the Asian Film Festival.

After the Iranian Revolution in 1979 he stopped acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi.

Selected filmography

Director

Shohar joonam ashegh shode (1976)
Yek Esfahani dar sarzamin-e Hitler (1976)
Naghs-e fanni (1976)
Shohar-e kerayei (1974)
Farar az behesht (1974)
Ki daste gol be ab dade? (1973)
Khoshgozaran (1973)
Nakhoda bakhoda (1973)
Tavallodet mobarak (1973)
Shohar-e pastorize (1971)
Zendegi-e varoone (1971)
Taxi-e eshgh (1970)
Ajal-e moallagh (1970)
Do del va yek delbar (1969)
Shekar-e shohar (1968)
Majeraye shabe janveye (1968)
Jostojoei shohar (1968)
Nim Vajabi (1967)
Yek ghadam ta behesht (1966)
Mardi dar ghafas (1966)
Zabun basteh (1965)
Arouse farangi (1964)
Mosaferi az behesht (1963)
Morghabi sorkhkardeh (1961)
Asemun jol (1960)
Panjomin ezdevaj (1956)


Actor

1976 – Naghs-e Fanni
1977 – Unaware Days (Roozha-ye bikhabari)
1977 – Mr. Etemad's Trouble (Moshkel-e agha-ye Etemad)
1976 – An Isfahani in Hitler's Land (Yek Esfahani dar sarzamin-e Hitler)
1976 – My Husband Has Fallen in Love (Shohar joonam ashegh shode)
1974 – A Husband to Rent (Shohar-e Kerayei)
1974 – Escaping the Paradise (Farar az Behesht)
1973 – Ki daste gol be ab dade?
1972 – An Isfahani in New York (Yek Esfahani dar New York)
1965 – Poor Thing!
1964 – The Bride (Arouse Farangi)
1963 – A Passenger from Heaven
1961 – The Roasted Duck
1960 – The Nobody
1960 – The Doll Behind the Window
1960 – Safarali
1959 – Luck and Love and Coincidence
1958 – A Ray of Hope (Rowzanehe Omid)
1957 – Ladder of Progress (Nardebane Taraghi)
1956 – The Sun Shines
1956 – The Fifth Marriage

Director - Selected filmography

1. Yek Esfahani dar sarzamin-e Hitler (1976)
   
2. Ki daste gol be ab dade? (1973)
   
3. A Man in the Cage | Mardi dar Ghafas (1966)
   
4. Mosaferi az Behesht | A Traveler from Heaven (1963)