Bahman Mofid

Bahman Mofid — Biography

Bahman Mofid was an actor from the theatre who appeared in a great many films of 1970s Iranian cinema. He played a long run of characters in films of the Pahlavi era and is remembered as a key figure of the Iranian New Wave. Besides acting he wrote poetry, sang and trained in ballet. He died in Tehran on 16 August 2020 and was buried in the artists' section of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery.

He grew up in the middle of the arts: his father, Gholamhossein Mofid, was a stage director and actor and one of the pioneers of modern Iranian theatre, and his siblings included the playwright Bijan Mofid, the theatre director Ardavan Mofid and the poet and playwright Hengameh Mofid. He began acting in childhood under his father's direction and appeared in early films such as Toofan Dar Shahre Ma, Damad Sad Kiloei and Gole Gomshodeh between 1958 and 1962.

His busiest film years began with Gheysar in 1969, and between 1970 and 1972 he took roles in a great many films: Abbas Ghorazeh in Masoud Kimiai's Reza Motorcyclist, Kaka Rostam in Dash Akol, Davood in Ghalandar, Fokoli in Baba Shamal and Ebrahim in The Lover. He also appeared in Ali Hatami's Wood Pigeon. Later notable work included Brothers in Blood (as Mostafa), Meshki and Right and Wrong (as Heydar); he continued with The Cry of the Mojahed (1979) and, in the 1980s, Hejrat. He also did voice work for Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).