Veteran actor Mohammad Kasbi dies

Veteran Iranian actor Mohammad Kasbi passed away at the age of 74.

The actor of iFilm’s series and movies ‘3×4’, ‘The Friendly Ghost’, ‘The Spiritualists’ and ‘Yavar’ passed away in Tehran on Sunday.

Born in 1951, Kasbi graduated in Cinema Acting and Directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at Tehran University.

He began his career with stage acting when he was 13 years old.

In 1991, he was nominated for the Best Male Actor award at the Fajr International Film Festival’s Crystal Simorgh for his role in 'Badook' (1991).

Four years later, he received a Crystal Simorgh and the Best Actor Award at Malaysia’s East Asia Film and Television Festival for his role in 'Father' (1995).

Kasbi appeared in many movies, including 'Eternal Repentance', 'The Calls', 'Boycott', 'The Crisis', 'The Refugee', 'Attack on H-3', 'The Moon and the Sun', 'Slivers of the Sun', 'The World Upside-Down', 'Saint Mary', 'Dear, I'm In No Mood', 'The Foreign Doll', 'The Wall', and 'Ominous Seed'.

He also acted in several TV series, including 'Rana', 'Sweet Ride', 'Until Morning', 'Let's Not Turn Around', 'The Occupiers', 'Stepmother', 'Three Shares Each', and 'Dementia'.

Kasbi was also the founder of the Play Department of National Radio, the founder of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance’s Center for Performance Arts, and the authority in charge of managing the Play Division and Township Affairs of the Artistic Center.

He had some directing experience in 1987 and 1989 as well.