Jamshid Mashayekhi (, November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019) was an Iranian actor. Mashayekhi, Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" because of their influence. Career Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror (1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Qeysar (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appeared as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea. Selected filmography Adobe and Mirror (1964)Kaiser (Qeysar, 1969)The Cow (Gaav, 1969) The Curse, 1973 Prince Ehtedjab, 1974 Brefts of Hope, 1977 Hezar Dastan, (1978-1987, TV series) Kamalolmolk, 1983 The Lead, 1988 Honeymoon, 1992 The Fateful Day, 1994 Khane'i Rooy-e Āb (A House Built on Water), directed by Bahman Farmān'ārā, 2001 Rising (Tolooa, 2001) directed by Hossein Shahabi Abadan, 2003 Pol-e Sizdahom (The Thirteenth Bridge), directed by Farhad Gharib, 2005 Yek Bus-e Kuchulu (A Teensy Kiss), directed by Bahman Farmān'ārā, 2005In Search of Peace'' directed by saeed soltani 2016-2017 References External links Celebrating 50-year acting career of Jamshid Mashayekhi, BBC 1934 births 2019 deaths People from Tehran Male actors from Tehran Iranian male film actors Iranian male stage actors Iranian male television actors 20th-century Iranian male actors 21st-century Iranian male actors Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema