Reza Arham Sadr

Reza Arham Sadr was an Iranian actor of film, stage, and television, as well as a comedian, art director, and designer. He was one of the founders of the Isfahan Theater School.

Life and career

Reza Arham Sadr was born 3 May 1923, in Isfahan, Qajar Iran. He began his career in 1947 in the theatre, and he performed on stage in Iran, England, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, and the United States.
Arham Sadr and Morteza Momayezan founded the Troop-e Sepahan in 1945, a traditional comedy theatre group partially funded by the Ministry of Culture and Art. As of 2005, the Troop-e Sepahan was still operating.
Arham Sadr formed the Arham Theatre Group in 1965 in Isfahan, a professional theatre company. He was one of the founders of the Isfahan Theater School.
He started his film acting career in the Iranian film A Party in Hell, directed by Samuel Khachikian and Mushegh Sarvarian. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he paused his acting career for a few years, however the scope of his fame did not reach the same level in the pre-revolutionary era. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad, Nosratollah Vahdat, and Behrouz Vossoughi.
Arham Sadr died of cardiac arrest on 14 December 2008, in Isfahan, Iran. He is buried at Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery in Isfahan.