Mohamad Ali Fardin
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1931-02-04
- Died
- 2000-04-06
- Place of birth
- Tehran, Iran
- Also known as
- محمد علی فردین · محمدعلی فردين · Mohamad-Ali Fardin · Mohamadali Fardin · محمدعلی فردین
Biography
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, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.
He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.
Known For
Movies (66)
Three-Eyed Ruby
1970
Furious Men
1971
as Nasir
The Imperilled
1983
as Seyyed Yaqub
Alley of Valiants
1970
The Rotation of the Firmament
1967
as Mamal Feshfesheh
Baba Shamal
1971
as Baba Shamal
Mootalaie shahre ma
1965
Tomorrow Is Bright
1960
as 2
Up in the Sky
1979
as Ramin / Shahin
The Chivalrous
1974
as Amir Palang
White Gold
1962
Love and Vengeance
1965
Shokoh-e-javanmardi
1968
Noah's Storm
1967
Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
1973
Hell + Me
1972
as Fereydoun
Mr. Twentieth Century
1964
as Dash Habib
The secret of the oleaster tree
1972
as Gholam
Twins
1959
Croesus' Treasure
1965
as Ali bigham
Gypsy's Wrath
1969
King of Hearts
1968
as Saeed
The Roar of the Storm
1969
Hatam Taee
1966
A Man from the South of the City
1970
as Habib
The Big Appointment
1976
as Amir
Invincible
1974
as Akbar
The Laughing Widows
1961
The White Gold
1962
Fountain of Life
1959
Salam bar Eshgh
1974
as Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
Rural Songs
1964
as Morad
Behesth Door Nist
1969
Hell Under My Feet
1964
as YarQoli
A Girl Screams
1961
as Sharif
Mard-e hezar labkhand
1971
as Hassan Kababi
Ayyoob
1971
as Ayyoob
One Beautiful and 1000 Problems
1971
Take Care of Your Hat
1975
as Farhad
That Man from Teheran
1967
as Detective / Sepehr Saman
The Mountain Tiger
1965
as Majid
Women Are Angels
1963
The River Course
1964
as Mahmood
Beggars of Tehran
1967
Hungry Wolves
1962
The Humans
1964
as Amir
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968
as Stanley Maserick
Sahel-e Entezar
1963
as Ahmad
Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
1966
as Amir Arsalan
Jahan Pahlavan
1966
The Golden Village
1965
Filmfarsi
2019
as (archive footage)
The Midnight Terror
1961
as Amir
A World Full of Hope
1969
Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025
Storm Over Petra
1968
The Golden Palace
1969
Homaye Sa'adat
1971
as Aram
The Meeting place of Anger
1972
Khoshgele khoshgela
1965
The Bitter Land
1963
as Jamal
The Crookes
1974
as Eslaam
A Night Tale
1973
as Mohsen Shirazi
Sekke-ye shans
1970
The Champion of Champions
1965
Ghazal
1976
as Hojjat
About 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… With 66 credits spanning from 1959 to 2025, Mohamad Ali Fardin has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Three-Eyed Ruby (1970)
- Furious Men (1971) — as Nasir
- The Imperilled (1983) — as Seyyed Yaqub
- Alley of Valiants (1970)
- The Rotation of the Firmament (1967) — as Mamal Feshfesheh
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