About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1924-01-01
Place of birth:
Tehran, Iran
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Ezzatollah Entezami

Overview

Ezzatolah Entezami (also spell Ezatollah Entezami, born 1924 in Tehran, Iran) is an award-winning Iranian actor. Graduated from theater and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958, Entezami started his career on stage in 1941. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance in Darius Mehrjui's admired classic film, The Cow(Gaav), received the Golden Hugo in Chicago International Film Festival in 1971. He shined in the role of a naive villager who cannot endure the death of his beloved cow and starts to believe that he is the cow himself. He is known as one of the most prominent actors in Iranian cinema and has been labeled as the greatest actor in history of the cinema of Iran. He has worked with most of the prominent Iranian film directors, including Darius Mehrjui (eight films), Ali Hatami (four films), Nasser Taqvaee, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Behrouz Afkhami and Rakhshan Bani-Etemad. He has been awarded the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Actor twice from the International Fajr Film Festival, for Grand Cinema and The Day of Angel. His work and accomplishments were recognized in October 2006 at the Iran cultural center in Paris.

Known for

Acting
2017 Oboist Actor as Himself N/A
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2016 The Teacher without Master Actor N/A
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2016 Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report Actor Self N/A
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2011 The Maritime Silk Road Actor Slave Merchant 58
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2010 And the blue sky Actor Himself N/A
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2010 Forties Actor Judge 58
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2009 Motherland Actor Colonel Amiri 58
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2008 The Green Fire Actor Judge 59
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2008 Colors of Memory Actor Ghanati N/A
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2007 The Night Actor Dr Parviz N/A
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2007 Jamshid Mashayekhi Actor N/A
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2005 Verdict Actor Reza Ma'roofi 58
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2005 To be a Star Actor Rafi Golkar N/A
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2004 A Place to Live Actor Eydi Mohammad 58
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2004 The River's End Actor N/A
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2003 The Insane Flew Away Actor Mostofi N/A
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2003 Summit of the Wave Actor N/A
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2002 A House Built on Water Actor Dr. Sepidbakht's father 59
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2001 Twilight Actor Detective Alavi 58
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2000 The Mix Actor N/A
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1999 Once Upon a Time in Tehran Actor Khan-e Mozaffar N/A
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1997 Takhti Actor Takhti's father 58
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1997 Punishment Committe Actor Khan-e Mozaffar 58
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1996 Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait Actor Self N/A
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1995 The Fateful Day Actor 58
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1995 The Blue-Veiled Actor Rasul Rahmani 58
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1994 Battle of Oil Tankers Actor N/A
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1993 Baziche Actor Ghadir zafarlu N/A
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1993 Day of the Angel Actor Niyyatollah 58
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1992 The Quiet Home Actor Ghadir zafarlu N/A
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1992 Once Upon a Time, Cinema Actor Nassereddin Shah 58
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1992 The Lady Actor Ghorban Salar 58
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1991 The Shadow of Imagination Actor N/A
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1990 Hamoon Actor Dabiri 59
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1989 Eye of the Hurricane Actor Amir Houshang 58
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1989 The Ship Angelica Actor 58
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1989 Grand Cinema Actor Aghaiev 58
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1988 Shirak Actor Haj Khaloo 58
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1988 The Suitcase Actor Mr. Sajjadi N/A
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1988 Hezar Dastan Actor Khan -e- Mozaffar (Hezardastan) 69
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1987 The Stone Lion Actor Namdar khan 59
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1987 The Tenants Actor Abbas 58
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1985 Jafar Khan az farang bargashte Actor 58
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1984 Kamalolmolk Actor Nasereddin Shah 59
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1983 The House of Spider Actor N/A
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1983 Hajji Washington Actor Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori 58
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1980 The School We Went To Actor N/A
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1979 First Case, Second Case Actor Self 59
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1978 The Cycle Actor Dr. Sameri 59
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1977 The Sleeping Lion Actor Mahmoud Khan N/A
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1976 The Divine One Actor M.L. 58
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1973 Resurrection of Love Actor Mr. Kamal N/A
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1972 Sattar Khan Actor Heydar Khan Amoo-Ughli 59
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1972 Sadegh the Kurd Actor Sergeant Vali Khan 58
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1972 Bita Actor Bita's Father 58
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1972 The Postman Actor Niyatollah 59
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1970 Mr. Gullible Actor Mohammadipoor / Fathollah Khan 58
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1969 The Cow Actor Masht Hassan 61
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Dariush Mehrjui: Making of the Cow Actor N/A
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Writing
1993 Day of the Angel Writing Writer 58
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