- Parviz Fannizadeh
Infobox actor
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name = Parviz Fannizadeh
caption = Parviz Fannizadeh during filming of My Uncle Napoleon
birthname = Parviz Fannizadeh
birthdate = 1938
location =Tehran ,Iran
deathdate = February 23, 1979
deathplace =Tehran ,Iran
yearsactive = 1960–1979Parviz Fannizadeh (1938 - February 23, 1979) was a legendry award winning
Iran ian film and television star. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fanizadeh is best known for his roles as Mash Ghaasem in "My Uncle Napoleon " aka "Daii jan Napelon " and Hekmati in Ragbaar.Early life
Fannizadeh was born and raised in
Tehran . He had a passion in acting and started his career and an early age. He graduated from the The Iranian Academy of the Dramatic Arts in 1961. In 1966 he played his first role.Death
By the mid 1970s Fannizadeh had become a heroin addict . Although his drug use never affected his work it was known very publicly that he had a drug problem. In 1979 he was found dead at the age of 41 in his house in Tehran. The cause of his death was a
heroin overdose .Filmography
*Sorkhpustha (1979)
*Ghadeghan (1978)
*Daii jan Napelon (1976) Mash Ghasem
*Gavaznha (1976)
*Sham-e akhar (1976)
*Boof-e koor (1975)
*"Soltan-e sahebgharan" (1974) (mini) TV Series .... Malijak
*Tangsir (1974)
*Gharibe (1972)
*Ragbar (1971) Hekmati
*Gāv (1969)
*Khesht va Ayeneh (1966)External links
*imdb name|id=0266792
* Photograph of Parviz Fannizadeh: [http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/42695/2201514100061594669S600x600Q85.jpg]
* Photograph of Parviz Fannizadeh's grave: [http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/39614/2914341510061594669S600x600Q85.jpg]
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