- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 4, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Tehran, Iran
- Died
- April 6, 2000
Mohamad Ali Fardin
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. He was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha). He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Gh…
Filmography
movieTehran, an Unfinished History
2025
movieFilmfarsi
2019 · (archive footage)
movieThe Imperilled
1983 · Seyyed Yaqub
movieUp in the Sky
1979 · Ramin / Shahin, Director
movieGhazal
1976 · Hojjat
movieThe Big Appointment
1976 · Amir, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
movieTake Care of Your Hat
1975 · Farhad
movieSalam bar Eshgh
1974 · Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
movieThe Chivalrous
1974 · Amir Palang
movieInvincible
1974 · Akbar
movieThe Crookes
1974 · Eslaam
movieA Night Tale
1973 · Mohsen Shirazi, Director, Writer, Producer
movieJabbar, Runaway Sergeant
1973
movieHell + Me
1972 · Fereydoun, Producer, Director
movieThe Meeting place of Anger
1972
movieThe secret of the oleaster tree
1972 · Gholam
movieBaba Shamal
1971 · Baba Shamal
movieOne Beautiful and 1000 Problems
1971
movieHomaye Sa'adat
1971 · Aram
movieAyyoob
1971 · Ayyoob
movieMard-e hezar labkhand
1971 · Hassan Kababi
movieFurious Men
1971 · Nasir
movieA Man from the South of the City
1970 · Habib
movieThree-Eyed Ruby
1970
movieSekke-ye shans
1970 · , Producer
movieAlley of Valiants
1970
movieThe Golden Palace
1969 · , Director
movieGypsy's Wrath
1969
movieA World Full of Hope
1969
movieThe Roar of the Storm
1969
movieBehesth Door Nist
1969
movieAnd Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968 · Stanley Maserick
movieKing of Hearts
1968 · Saeed, Director, Writer
movieStorm Over Petra
1968
movieShokoh-e-javanmardi
1968
movieThe Rotation of the Firmament
1967 · Mamal Feshfesheh
movieNoah's Storm
1967
movieThat Man from Teheran
1967 · Detective / Sepehr Saman
movieBeggars of Tehran
1967 · , Director
movieJahan Pahlavan
1966
movieAmir Arsalan-e Namdar
1966 · Amir Arsalan
movieHatam Taee
1966 · , Director, Writer
movieLove and Vengeance
1965 · , Director, Writer
movieThe Mountain Tiger
1965 · Majid
movieThe Champion of Champions
1965
movieThe Golden Village
1965
movieMootalaie shahre ma
1965
movieKhoshgele khoshgela
1965 · , Director, Producer, Writer
movieCroesus' Treasure
1965 · Ali bigham
movieRural Songs
1964 · Morad
movieThe River Course
1964 · Mahmood
movieHell Under My Feet
1964 · YarQoli
movieThe Humans
1964 · Amir
movieMr. Twentieth Century
1964 · Dash Habib
movieSahel-e Entezar
1963 · Ahmad
movieWomen Are Angels
1963
movieThe Bitter Land
1963 · Jamal
movieThe White Gold
1962
movieHungry Wolves
1962 · , Director
movieWhite Gold
1962
movieThe Midnight Terror
1961 · Amir
movieA Girl Screams
1961 · Sharif
movieThe Laughing Widows
1961
movieTomorrow Is Bright
1960 · 2
movieTwins
1959
movieFountain of Life
1959