Faramarz Sedighi


Faramarz Sedighi is an Iranian actor and assistant director. He is a theater graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. Sedighi started his professional career in 1969 with acting in "Rostam and Sohrab" theaters. He experienced his cinematic activity in 1972 with his role in the film "Cheshmeh" directed by Arbi Evansian. He became famous with his film "Naked to Noon with Speed" and his outstanding works include Snake Fang and "Blade and Silk".

‌‌Biography

Faramarz Sedighi was born in Saqqez to an ethnic Kurdish family. He lived and studied in Saqqez until he was 17, when he moved to Tehran after being accepted to the University of Tehran in 1967 when he was 18 years old. He starred in several movies before the Iranian revolution in 1979. The film "The Virgin Woman" was one of the famous films in 1973, which starred alongside Morteza Aghili and Mehdi Fakhimzadeh. After the revolution in 1980, he made his first film. The film "Said all three of them", directed by Gholam-Ali Erfan, were his first professional activities after the revolution and played alongside Saeed Amir Soleimani, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Homayoun Asadian. His other films include Snake Fang, "The Last Flight", Love-stricken, and "The Prosecutor". Sedighi started working as a theater teacher before the Iranian revolution, and one of his most famous students was Mehraneh Mahin Torabi
In 1992, Faramarz Sedighi made a screenplay and directed the movie "The Bait" with the presence of Jamshid Hashempour and Reza Rooygari. The last film in which this actor played a role is "Khak va Atash", produced in 2010. According to some of his colleagues, Sedighi chose to withdraw in the 1990s, and according to Parviz Parastui, who first published Sedighi's controversial photo, he did not even open his home door on the production cast when they followed him for the 2016 film "The Domestic Killer", directed by Masoud Kimiai
According to his relatives explanations, Faramarz Sedighi has developed Alzheimer's disease in recent years.

Filmography

Movies

Movie NameYearRole
The Bait1992writer and director
Soil and Fire2010Actor
Son of Adam, Daughter of Eve2010Actor
Ghadmagah2003Actor
Maral2000Actor
A Thousands Women like Me2000Actor
Love is not enough1998Actor
The Love Squadrons1997Actor
Long Autumn1993Actor
Attorney General1991Actor
Love-stricken1991Actor
Last Flight1989Actor
Snake Fang1989Actor
Lost Time1989Actor
The Aperture1988Actor
Shadows of Sorrow1987Actor
The Blade and The Silk1985Actor
Said all three of them1980Actor
Tonight a Tear Is fallen1980Actor
Naked until noon with speed1976Actor
Female Virgin1973Actor
Cheshmeh1972Actor