Faramarz Sedighi _{(November 11, 1949, Saqqez, Iran)}

Faramarz Sedighi (born 1949) is an Iranian actor and assistant director.

A theater graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts from University of Tehran, Seddighi started his professional career in 1969 with acting in "Rostam and Sohrab" theaters.

His first cinematic experience was in 1972 with the film "Cheshmeh" (Fountain) by Arbi Ovanessian.

Sedighi became famous with "Speeding Naked Till High Noon" (1972) and his outstanding performances include Snake Fang (1989) and "Blade and Silk" (1985).

Faramarz Sedighi lived and studied in Saghez until he was 17. In 1967 at age 18, he moved to Tehran to attend University.

Sedighi starred in several movies before the Iranian revolution in 1979, such as "The Virgin Woman" in 1973, alongside with Morteza Aghili and Mehdi Fakhimzadeh.

His first professional experience after the revolution was Gholam-Ali Erfan's "Said all three of them", in which he played alongside Saeed Amir Soleimani, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Homayoun Asadian.

His other films include Snake Fang, "The Last Flight", "Love-stricken", and "The Prosecutor".

Sedighi worked also as a theater teacher before the Iranian revolution, and one of his most famous students was Mehraneh Mahin Torabi.

In 1992, Faramarz Sedighi wrote and directed his first feature movie "The Bait" with Jamshid Hashempour and Reza Rooygari in major roles. The last film in which he played as an actor is "Khak va Atash" (Soil and fire) from 2010.

According to some of his colleagues, Sedighi chose to withdraw from cinema in the 1990s, and according to his relatives, Faramarz Siddiqui has developed Alzheimer's disease in recent years. (wikitia.com)


Filmography

Actor

 2011 Khak o atash
 2010 Pesare Adam Dokhtare Hava
 2004 Ghadamgah
 2003 Kalantar (TV Series)
 2003 Hengameh (TV Series)
 2003 Dayereh Tardid (TV Series)
 2001 Hezaran zan mesle man
 2001 Cheragh Hay Khamosh (TV Series)
 2001 Maral
 2000 Dastane yek shahr (TV Series)
 1999 Eshgh kafi nist
 1998 Rooz Oghabi (TV Series)
 1997 Eskadran eshgh
 1993 Paeiz Boland
 1992 The Bait | Tome (writer and director)
 1992 Del Shodegan
 1991 Dadsetan
 1990 Akharin parvaz
 1990 Zaman-e az dast rafteh
 1990 Dandan-e-mar
 1989 Rozaneh
 1988 Sayeha-ye gham
 1987 Tigh o abrisham
 1979 Emshab ashki mirizad
 1979 Goft har se nafareshan
 1976 Berehne ta zohr ba sorat
 1973 Zan-e bakere
 1972 Cheshme

2001   Maral (2001)
1992   The Love-Stricken | Del Shodegan (1992)
1986   The Blade and The Silk | Tigh va Abrisham (1986)
1976   Speeding Naked Till High Noon | Berehne ta zohr ba sorat (1976)