Faramarz Gharibian


Faramarz Gharibian is a retired Iranian actor and film director. He won three Crystal Simorgh Awards for his performances in The Train, Misty Harbour, and The Rain Man.

Career

He learned film acting in the School of Visual Arts, US. He started his career with a short role in Come Stranger. His professional debut was in Soil.
In most of his films, he plays the role of a resolute man who, in order to achieve his goals or preserve his ideals, must face conflict and danger. He has some adventure films in his career and also directed three feature films, Duel in Tasuki, Law and Her Eyes. Gharibian has been nominated for the prize of Best Actor, and has won the prize for Train, Misty Harbor and The Rain Man from Fajr International Film Festival.
In recent years, he has won international awards from around the world. He won the award for Best Actor at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival and Asia Pacific Film Festival for Dancing in the Dust, he also won the Special Jury Prize in the International Film Festival of India for The Beautiful City.

Filmography

The Deers, 1974Ghazal, 1975Jong-e Athar, 1977The Tall Shadows of the Wind, 1977The Messenger, 1981Kani-Manga, 1986The Train, 1987The Wolf’s Trail, 1991Misty Harbour, 1992I Want to Live, 1994The Rain Man, 1998Dancing in the Dust, 2002Beautiful City, 2005The Wet Dream, 2005The Forbidden Chapter, 2006The Boss, 2007Alzheimer