Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
Mehdi Fakhimzadeh is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and producer.
Career
Fakhimzadeh was born in 1942 in the DarKhoongah neighborhood of Tehran. He began his artistic career in theater in 1970 and entered the film industry with a role in the movie Tapli, directed by Reza Mirlohi. He holds a bachelor's degree in French language and literature from the University of Tehran and is a graduate of the Tehran Faculty of Dramatic Arts. He portrayed the character Umar ibn Sa'd in the television series Mokhtarnameh.Fakhimzadeh has written several film reviews for Film magazine. He also holds a 6th Dan rank in karate.
Filmography
Cinema
- 1972: Sarkar Ghazanfar's Family
- 1972: Tapli
- 1973: Mokafat
- 1973: Virgin Woman
- 1974: Yavar
- 1974: The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
- 1974: Hamkhoon
- 1974: Mojazat
- 1975: Kamin
- 1975: Panther in the Night
- 1975: Hasrat
- 1976: Pishkesvat
- 1976: Pashmaloo
- 1977: No News in the City
- 1977: A Thousand Times Dying
- 1977: Fari, the Beautiful Hand
- 1977: Gharbatiha
- 1978: Wound of the Dagger of a Friend
- 1978: Come to My Rescue, Friend
- 1981: My Heritage, Madness
- 1981: Ghosts
- 1983: Zakhmeh
- 1983: Soil and Blood
- 1983: Rifleman
- 1984: Escape
- 1984: Jedal
- 1985: Ceremony
- 1986: Moonlight Travelers
- 1987: Spring in Autumn
- 1988: Tapesh
- 1989: Proposal
- 1990: Reno Tehran – 29
- 1991: Hasty
- 1991: Naive
- 1992: Tavarish
- 1993: Fellow Traveler
- 1993: Spouse
- 1997: The Marriage Key
- 2003: Hamnafas
- 2004: Marriage, Iranian Style
- 2013: Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz, and Others
- 2017: At the Time of Hangover
- 2017: Misunderstanding
- 2018: ''The Last Punch''
Awards and honors
- Honorary Diploma for Best Screenplay for the film Hasty, 10th Fajr Film Festival, 1991
- Recognition for Screenplay Writing for the film Spouse, 12th Fajr Film Festival, 1993
- Recognition as Best Supporting Actor for the role in the film Tavarish, 12th Fajr Film Festival, 1993
- The film Spouse selected as the fourth best film of the year at the 9th Annual Critics’ and Writers’ Choice Awards, 1994