Tehran hosts actor’s death anniversary

Late actor Davoud Rashidi’s first death anniversary has been held in presence of several Iranian artists at Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra.

Held on August 25, the anniversary was attended by Marzieh and Razieh Boroumand, Bahram Shahmohammadi, Vahid Mousaian, Kamram Maleki, Reza Babak, Mahmoud Basiri, Leili Rashidi and Alireza Tabesh, among other artists.

A notable thespian, Rashidi studied theater directing and acting in Geneva, Switzerland, and has a Bachelor's degree in Political Rights from the University of Geneva.

His debut movie was 'Escaping the Trap'. Besides acting, he worked in the field of film production. He achieved a First Grade Order of Art and Culture.

He played roles in several movies and TV shows, and also worked with great Iranian directors, including Ali Hatami, Davoud Mir Baqeri, Mehdi Fakhim Zadeh, Marzieh Boroumand and Behrouz Afkhami.

Rashidi has starred as Noman bin al-Bashir in the TV series 'The Rise of Mokhtar' and played the role of Priest Monsieur Alphonse in 'The Pahlavi Hat'.

'Hezar Dastan', 'Primrose Flower', 'A Place of Love', 'The Weary-Hearted' and 'The Chat' are some of the TV series in which he has played roles.

He has also taken part in several movies, such as ' Kamal-ol-Molk', 'Lean on the Wind', 'Extreme Cold' and 'Ekbatan'.

He also acted in and directed a number of plays in recent years. His last appearance in Iranian cinema was in 2012 when he acted in Mehrshad Karkhani’s ‘Ekbatan’, while he also had a role in the ‘Kolah Pahlavi’ TV series, which was produced by Ziaeddin Dorri.

Born on July 16, 1933, the celebrated actor, who had long been housebound suffering from ailment, died at the age of 83 after suffering a heart attack on August 26.

Opening on Rashidi’s birth anniversary, an exhibition of his personal properties will come to an end today.

A ceremony titled ‘The Show Goes On’ will also take place in his honor on Saturday evening, August 26, at the City Theater Hall.

Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, Behesht-e Zahra is the largest cemetery in Iran. The cemetery’s title means Zahra’s Paradise.

MG/AI