Behrouz Vossoughi | |
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 Vossoughi in 1971 | |
| Born | Khalil Vossoughi (1937-03-11)11 March 1937 (age 88) |
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| Years active | 1958–present |
| Political party | Rastakhiz Party(1975–1978)[1] |
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| Partner | Pouri Banayi (1971–1972) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official Website[usurped] |
Khalil Vossoughi (Persian:خلیل وثوقی; born 11 March 1937) known professionally asBehrouz Vossoughi (بهروز وثوقی), is an Iranianactor. He has also worked intelevision,radio andtheatre. His work has earned him recognition at several international film festivals, including for Best Actor at theInternational Film Festival of India in 1974 andSan Francisco International Film Festival in 2006.[2][3][4][5]
Behrouz was born inKhoy,Imperial State of Iran. He moved toTehran when he was in his teenage years. He has two brothers:Changiz Vossoughi and Shahrad Vossoughi.
Vossoughi was briefly married in the 1970s to the Iranian singerGoogoosh.[6] He currently lives inMarin County,California with his wife, Katayoun "Katty" Amjadi (also known as Catherine Vossoughi).[7]
He started acting in films withSamuel Khachikian inToofan dar Shahre Ma and Abbas Shabaviz'sGole gomshodeh (1962), and became a major star as the brooding hero of the revenge dramaQeysar (1969), directed byMasoud Kimiai. Vossoughi received the Best Actor Award at the Sepas Film Festival for this role.
He went on to collaborate with Kimiai on five more films, includingDash Akol (1971). His next collaboration with Kimiai wasThe Deer (1974), in which he played the role of Seyed Rasoul. Vossoughi's most acclaimed performance was as Zar Mohamad, a peasant seeking justice inTangsir (1973) directed byAmir Naderi. In 1975 Vossoughi appeared inThe Beehive in the role of Ebi. In 1978, Vossoughi partnered withAli Hatami in another film,Sooteh-Delan.He was one of the first Iranians to appear in American and European co-productions, such asCaravans (1978), co-starring withAnthony Quinn,Jennifer O'Neill andMichael Sarrazin.[8] He also appeared inThe Invincible Six (1970) withCurd Jürgens, andSphinx (1981) withFrank Langella andLesley-Anne Down.
In 2000, at theSan Francisco Film Festival award ceremony,Abbas Kiarostami was awarded theAkira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema.[9][10] In addition to his acting career, in 2012, Vossoughi was an official festival judge for theNoor Iranian Film Festival. He is currently a judge onPersian Talent Show.
His most famous film works areQeysar (1969),The Invincible Six (1970),Reza Motori (1970),Dash Akol (1971),Toughi (1971),Deshne (1972),Baluch (1972),Tangsir (1973),The Deer (1974),Zabih (1975),Mamal Amricayi (1975),Kandoo (1975),Hamsafar (1975),Sooteh-Delan (1978),Caravans (1978) andSphinx (1981).
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1958 | Storm in Our Town | Samuel Khachikian | |||
| 1961 | The Hundred Kilo Bridegroom | Abbas Shabaviz | |||
| 1962 | The Lost Flower | Abbas Shabaviz | |||
| 1963 | An Angel in My House | The Son | Aramais Aghamalian | ||
| 1964 | The Vagabond Girl | Aramais Aghamalian | |||
| The Pleasure of Sin | Jabbar | Siamak Yasemi | |||
| 1965 | The Bride of the Sea | Changiz | Armais Vartani Hovsepian | ||
| 1966 | Farewell to Tehran | Behrouz | Samuel Khachikian | ||
| The Bank Robber | Esmail Koushan | ||||
| Twenty Years of Waiting | Majid | Mehdi Reisfirooz | |||
| Hashem Khan | Ali | Tony Zarindast | |||
| Today and Tomorrow | Abbas Shabaviz | ||||
| 1967 | Faith | Mehdi Reisfirooz | |||
| Evil Temptation | Tony Zarindast | ||||
| Dalahoo | Borzou | Siamak Yasemi | |||
| A Woman Called Sharab | Mohsen | Amin Shervan | |||
| 1968 | The Whirlpool of Sin | Behrouz | Mehdi Reisfirooz | ||
| The Red Plain | Bahram | Howard Avedis | |||
| The Black Suit Thief | Hossein Simorgh | Amir Shervan | |||
| Hengameh | Behzad | Samuel Khachikian | |||
| Come Stranger | Amir Hossein | Masoud Kimiai | |||
| The Dragon Gorge | Siamak Yasemi | ||||
| It's Written in the Stars | Siamak Yasemi | ||||
| I Cried Too | Samuel Khachikian | ||||
| 1969 | Gheisar | Gheisar | Masoud Kimiai | ||
| Blue World | Saber Rahbar | ||||
| 1970 | The Window | Sohrab | Jalal Moghaddam | ||
| Wood Pigeon | Morteza | Ali Hatami | |||
| Reza Motorcyclist | Reza | Masoud Kimiai | |||
| Around the World with Empty Pockets | Khosrow Parvizi | ||||
| Layla and Majnun | Gheis | Siamak Yasemi | |||
| The Invincible Six | Jahan | Jean Negulesco | |||
| 1971 | Fleeing the Trap | Morteza | Jalal Moghaddam | ||
| Dash Akol | Dash Akol | Masoud Kimiai | |||
| A Man and a City | Officer Sharafi | Amir Shervan | |||
| 1972 | The Dagger | Abbas Chakhan | Fereydoun Gole | ||
| Stranger | Ghasem | Shapour Gharib | |||
| Baluch | Baluch | Masoud Kimiai | |||
| Rashid | Parviz Nouri | ||||
| 1973 | The Soil | Saleh | Masoud Kimiai | ||
| The Curse | The Painter | Nasser Taghvai | |||
| Tight Spot | Zaer Mamad | Amir Naderi | |||
| The Hateful Wolf | Blacksmith | Maziar Partow | |||
| 1974 | The Deer | Seyyed Rasoul | Masoud Kimiai | ||
| The Compromise | Javad | Mohammad Motevaselani | |||
| 1975 | Zabih | Zabih | Mohammad Motevaselani | ||
| American Mamal | Mamal | Shapour Gharib | |||
| Fellow Traveler | Ali | Masoud Asadollahi | |||
| The Beehive | Ebi | Fereydoun Gole | |||
| 1976 | The Idol | Sadegh | Iraj Ghaderi | ||
| Honeymoon | Reza | Fereydoun Gole | |||
| Divine One | Khosrow Haritash | ||||
| Iconoclast | Ali Ta'arofi | Shapour Gharib | |||
| 1978 | Broken | Majid Dokaleh | Ali Hatami | ||
| Cat in the Cage | Bruce Khan | Tony Zarindast | |||
| Breathless | Nabi | Sirus Alvand | |||
| Caravans | Nazrullah | James Fargo | |||
| 1981 | Sphinx | Menrephtah | Franklin J. Schaffner | ||
| 1982 | Time Walker | Abdellah | Tom Kennedy | ||
| 1989 | Terror in Beverly Hills | Abdul | John Myhers | ||
| Veiled Threat | Amir | Cyrus Nowrasteh | |||
| 1999 | Broken Bridges | Michael | Rafigh Pooya | ||
| The Crossing | Nora Hoppe | ||||
| 2005 | Zarin | Client | Shirin Neshat | Short film | |
| 2012 | Rhino Season | Sahel | Bahman Ghobadi | ||
| 2015 | Farewell My Bird | Old Man | Ameneh Moghaddam | Short film | |
| 2018 | Hidden Crimson | Bahram | Payam Jafari | Short film | |
| 2019 | Lovely Trash | Mohsen Amiryoussefi | Scenes deleted |
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