Ali Nassirian is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian film and theater actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, respected for both character and leading roles.

Acting career

He first appeared in a supporting role in Dariush Mehrjui's The Cow

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The Cow is a 1969 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui, written by Gholam-Hossein Saedi based on his own play and novel, and starring Ezatolah Entezami as Masht Hassan. Some believe that "New Wave" of Persian cinema emerged after this film.-Plot:...

(1969), which was also the first film of Ezatollah Entezami, another famous Iranian actor. Nasirian then shined in the title role of Mr. Simpleton (1970), also by Mehrjui. His other memorable films include: The Postman (1971), The Cycle (1974), The Mandrake

The Mandrake (1975 film)

The Mandrake is a 1975 black-and-white Iranian film....

(1975), Kamalolmolk (1983), Mirza Norouz's Shoes (1985), Stony Lion (1986), Captain Khorshid

Captain Khorshid

Captain Khorshid , is a 1987 Iranian film written and directed by Nasser Taghvai. It is based on Ernest Hemingway's 1937 novel To Have and Have Not, but it moves the setting from Cuba to the south of Iran and the shores of the Persian Gulf, all the events of the film are nationalized.It is...

(1987), and The Scent of Joseph's Shirt (1995).

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