Actor
Mohamad Ali Fardin
February 4, 1931 · Tehran, Iran
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.
Often works with
Taghi Zohuri
6 titles together
Croesus' Treasure, The Champion of Champions, A World Full of Hope
Pouri Banaei
5 titles together
Ghazal, Alley of Valiants, Filmfarsi
Forouzan
5 titles together
Croesus' Treasure, Baba Shamal, Filmfarsi
Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui
4 titles together
King of Hearts, Alley of Valiants, Hell + Me
Azar Shiva
3 titles together
King of Hearts, The Champion of Champions, The Rotation of the Firmament
Jamshid Mehrdad
3 titles together
King of Hearts, Up in the Sky, The Mountain Tiger
Full filmography · 66
Tehran, an Unfinished History
cast
2025
Filmfarsi
as (archive footage)
2019
The Imperilled
as Seyyed Yaqub
1983
Up in the Sky
as Ramin / Shahin and Director
1979
Ghazal
as Hojjat
1976
The Big Appointment
as Amir and Writer and Director
1976
Take Care of Your Hat
as Farhad
1975
Salam bar Eshgh
as Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
1974
The Chivalrous
as Amir Palang
1974
Invincible
as Akbar
1974
The Crookes
as Eslaam
1974
A Night Tale
as Mohsen Shirazi and Writer and Director
1973