Davoud Rashidi
{{short description|Iranian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Davoud Rashidi
| native_name = داوود رشیدی
| native_name_lang = fa
| image = Davoud Rashidi by Tasnimnews 02.jpg
| caption = Rashidi in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|07|16}}
| birth_place = Tehran, Iran
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|8|26|1933|07|16}}
| death_place = Tehran, Iran
| resting_place = Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
| othername =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker|producer}}
| yearsactive = 1971–2016
| alma_mater = University of Geneva
Conservatoire de Genève
| spouse = {{marriage|Ehteram Boroumand|1968}}[http://www.bartarinha.ir/fa/news/1514/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF راز ماندگاری ازدواج داود رشیدی و احترام برومند]
| relatives = Marzieh Boroumand {{small|(sister-in-law)}}
| awards = 30px Order of Culture and Art ({{small|1st Class}}){{cite news|url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/06/02/122731/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84|work=Tasnim News Agency|script-title=fa:نشانهای دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدینژاد به چه کسانی رسید؟ |language=fa|date=24 August 2013|access-date=15 April 2016}}
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Davoud Rashidi ({{langx|fa|داوود رشیدی}}; July 16, 1933 – August 26, 2016) was an Iranian actor. Rashidi, along with Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Mohammad Ali Keshavarz is known as one of "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" due to their significant influence. His daughter, Leili Rashidi, is also an actress.
Career
His first film was Escape from the Trap (1971, directed by Jalal Moghadam), which came after years of stage acting. He also had a successful career in television series.
Selected filmography
- Fleeing the Trap (1971) - directed by Jalal Moghadam
- The Beehive (1975) - directed by Fereydun Gole
- Hezar Dastan, 1978–1987, TV series
- Mr. Hieroglyph, 1980
- The Border, 1981
- The Liberation
- The Prize, 1982
- The Spider's House, 1983
- Kamalolmolk, 1984
- The Inner Devil, 1984
- Through the Trap, 1993
- Loneliest Leader, 1997
- Leaning on the Wind, 2000
- Reign of Love (TV series), 2000
- Mokhtarnameh, 2012
- Ekbatan, 2012
See also
- Ibn al-Sheikh, grandfather of Davoud Rashidi
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0711153|name=Davoud Rashidi}}
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Category:20th-century Iranian male actors
Category:Alumni of the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
Category:Iranian male stage actors
Category:Iranian male television actors
Category:Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art
Category:Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema
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