Mohamad-Ali Keshavarz (; April 15, 1930 – June 14, 2020) was an Iranian actor. Keshavarz, Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" because of their influence. Early life He was born on 15 April 1930 in Sichan (neighbourhood), Isfahan. He was the second child of the family of Keshavarz, an artificer family. Career Mohammad Ali Keshavarz graduated from Art School for Acting. He started stage acting in 1960 and began film acting with Night of Hunchback (1964, Farrokh Ghaffari). He was one of the most experienced and prominent actors of Iranian cinema. He has also appeared in a few television series. Personal life He was divorced and had one daughter who lives in Austria. Keshavarz was hospitalized in August 2011 after a heart attack. He died on June 14, 2020 in Atieh Hospital in Tehran at the age of 90 following a long illness. Selected filmography References External links Naghsh Āfarin-i az Esfahan (A Character Actor from Esfahan), in Persian, Jadid Online, 27 January 2009, .A series of photographs of Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, old and new, Jadid Online: . 1930 births 2020 deaths Actors from Isfahan Iranian male film actors Iranian male stage actors Iranian male television actors 20th-century Iranian male actors 21st-century Iranian male actors Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Cinema