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]

| children = Farhad
Leyli

| 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

See also

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