
Parviz Pourhosseini
Actor · 1941 – 2020 · Tehran, Iran
Parviz Pourhosseini (Persian: پرویز پورحسینی , 11 September 1941 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian film, theater and television actor. He died of COVID-19 at age 79, in Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran. He was best known for his roles in Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989), The Fifth Season (1997) and Saint Mary (1997). Other well-known films he had performed in include The Man Who Became a Mouse (1985), The Night it Happened (1988), Angel Day (1993), and Leila's Sleep (2007). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in performance arts from Tehran University's Faculty of Fine arts. In 1961, with director Hamid Samandarian, he and other artists formed an acting troupe named Pasargad. Since then, Poorhosseini had appeared in more than 35 movies, over 70 TV shows and 60 theater performances.
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Movie6.8DramaHistoryThe story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Movie5.3AdventureMany years ago The Angelica which was carrying gold and silver from the Portuguese to the Arab Sheykhs had been sunk in the Persian Gulf. Ahmad Beyk manages to find the place of it and is after ...
Movie7.4DramaWarDuring the Iran-Iraq War, young Bashu loses his home and family. Orphaned, he sneaks into a truck leaving the area, and gets off in the Northern country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, trying to raise her two young children on a farm while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences and a language barrier, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
Movie4.5CrimeDramaI was suffocating, but I don't kill her. I love it.
MovieHistoryThe Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in their own way.
Salandar
1980
Movie7.1DramaHistoryIn the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ...
Movie7.2DramaHistoryThe movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various kings.
Movie9.0Family
MovieComedyTV Movie
MovieDocumentaryPart 3 of documentary trilogy about Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.
Movie5.9DramaBita (Hatami), a successful lawyer specializing in championing the cause of women’s rights in divorce cases, is blind to the trouble brewing in her own marriage. A snatch of gossip and a problem client with an unwanted pregnancy unexpectedly bring Bita’s problems home. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Movie3.2ActionDramaThe story of this film is about the life of Dr. Jalal Soroush.
MovieHistoryDramaThe film depicts the life story of Uwais Al-Qarni, one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad, who lived in Yemen, and the political and social situation that prevailed in Yemen before the emergence of Islam, as well as Yemen's allegiance to Iran during that period.
Uwais Al Qorni
2007
Movie7.0DramaComedyThe fight for power in an isolated village. Two families have been enemies for so long they cannot even remember why. The only hope for peace between the feuding families is lost when an arranged marriage agreement is broken. Some days later, the groom, Karamat, returns with a brand new minibus. But a fierce competition for passengers break out when the bride, Mehrbanou, decides to do the same.
Movie8.5HorrorMysteryA young couple accept an arranged marriage to stop the fighting between their respective clans. On the way home from their wedding, they get lost in a dark forest on a stormy night. They take refuge in an eerie mansion, inhabited by an old man obsessed with the past, and his creepy servant. As the night progresses, they learn the terrible secrets hidden in the house. Similar to many other films in this genre, with a few interesting plot turns.
MovieDramaFamilyNasser, a 15 year old mute youth, lives with his parents and onlty sister. Because of his disability, his family fails to satisfy his needs and his fellows don't show him any kindness. ...
Movie6.0DramaA man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When he realizes the woman's affection for a young libertine with whom she is secretly meeting in an abandoned house, he commits suicide. When the local women, out of jealousy, expose her, she also ends her life. Her husband buries her body in the abandoned bathhouse. The young libertine, driven to madness, wanders into the desert.
MovieA genius man in the field of electronics who left his education incomplete, under the influence of the unbalanced mental and psychological conditions of his childhood, at the suggestion of his uncle, who used to be the head of an unknown terrorist group, places a very powerful electronic bomb in the sewer under the central railway station building.
Movie6.0DramaNyatollah is a rich stingy guy who loves money. One day when he goes to the court to do a job for a friend he is thrown from the roof. This is the beginning of his acquaintance with Djin and the beginning of his adventure.
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TV6.8DramaHezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
TV7.0DramaWesternA popular bandit, Morad, is robbing trade caravans. During a fight with another bandit, he has been rescued from death by the rural family. He takes a profound challenge in his life with these villagers.
TV6.5DramaWar & PoliticsThe Mokhtar Narrative is an Epic/History television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based on the life of Al-Mokhtar. Over 140 actors were cast in it. Mokhtar Saqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad).
TVComedyThis series tells the story of three couples who are related by family, and different stories and adventures with a common theme are presented in each episode, and these three stories eventually reach a common conclusion.
TVa mini series about a green car that is sold to individuals in each episode
TV9.5DramaIn the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her Mary, which means "Servant of God". At the age of six, Mary is presented at the Temple, and remains there under the protection of the priest Zechariah until she turns sixteen.
TVCrimeThe story is about four young criminals who steal a safe containing two thousand Bahar Azadi coins. These coins were provided by a charity organization to be donated to needy couples, but when they are stolen, the organization faces problems...
- TVDrama
Nesa becomes the bride of a rich family by impersonating herself. This displacement, which is accompanied by the deception of a pious family, has consequences that affect those who caused it
TVMichael's dear friend and old comrade Rasoul is mistakenly the victim of a conspiracy by evildoers. Michael, a hard-working and dedicated police officer, is determined to establish more order and peace, and relying on the support of the people, he sets his heart on the sea.