[custom_adv] He will be buried in the Artists Section of capital’s Behesht Zahra Cemetery.Mashayekhi passed away at a capital hospital last Tuesday at the age of 85. [custom_adv] Mashayekhi, who was among the golden generation of actors of pre-revolutionary homeland, was once called by veteran actor Parviz Parastui one of the top five actors of persian cinema along with Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, Ali Nasirian, Davud Rashidi and Ezzatollah Entezami. [custom_adv] He began his acting career in Luigi Pirandello’s “The Doctor’s Duty” in 1957. Gholam-Hossein Saedi hired him to act in his “Upper and Lower Case A” and he also played a role in “The Nest of Jackal and Viper” directed by Nasirian. He also collaborated with director Hamid Samandarian in staging Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Morts sans sepulture”. [custom_adv] He made his acting debut in cinema in 1964 with Ebrahim Golestan’s “The Brick and the Mirror”, which was reviewed in Venezia Classici at the 75th edition of the Venice International Film Festival in 2018.His role as Khan Dai in Masud Kimiai’s 1969 cult film “Qeisar” won him fame. [custom_adv] Mashayekhi had an exemplary career, acting in about 100 movies and over 50 TV series. In his youth, he played the roles of powerful, middle-aged men, and in his middle age, he was selected to star as mature men. He also used to play the roles of charismatic figures in his senior years. [custom_adv] Mashayekhi and his contemporaries, including Keshavarz, Nasirian, Rashidi and Entezami, were highly regarded in homeland’s post-revolution films. [custom_adv] He starred in the title role in Ali Hatami’s “Kamalolmolk”, which won him the Cyrstal Simorgh for best actor in 1984 at the Fajr Film Festival, which was established to celebrate the Islamic revolution. [custom_adv] In 1985, director Rasul Sadr-Ameli’s drama “Chrysanthemum” brought him one more Cyrstal Simorgh at the festival.In 2007, he was honored as an eternal figure of persian cinema during the Sixth Eternal Figures Gathering. [custom_adv] Many Iranian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi, sent messages of condolence to Mashayekhi’s family. [custom_adv] “By his fine performances in films and society, this stylist artist of stage and screen left a good name of himself and a brilliant career,” Rouhani wrote in his message. [custom_adv] Mashayekhi is survived by his wife, his daughter, Naghmeh, and his sons, Sam and Nader, who is a world-renowned musician. [custom_adv] “When (Davud) Rashidi died, I said I did not expect to come here and attend his funeral ceremony. I said the same when Ezzatollah Entezami died. I expected to go on stage here with you (Mashayekhi) once again,” he said with tearful eyes. [custom_adv] + “I myself am not feeling well these days. I have lost my wife. I have lost Entezami, Rashidi and now Mashayekhi. These are great losses and great pain,” he added. [custom_adv] “I happened to become acquainted with Mashsayekhi in 1957. We had a play that had one character missing and asked Mashayekhi to cooperate. He, who knew theater, began to cooperate and gradually became more experienced and expert.” He stated. [custom_adv] “Mashayekhi was a follower of Iranian morals and I have always respected his good morals and behavior,” he added. [custom_adv] Mashayekhi’s son, Sam, also expressed thanks to the crowd for their participation and said that the soul of his father is surely happy to see this warm farewell. [custom_adv] Collaboration with Iran’s New Wave filmmakers such as Dariush Mehrjui, Nasser Taqvaei and Bahman Farmanara also enriched Mashayekhi’s career in pre-revolution homeland. [custom_adv] He starred in the title role in Ali Hatami’s ‘Kamalolmolk,’ which won him the Cyrstal Simorgh for best actor in 1984 at the Fajr Film Festival, which was established to celebrate the Islamic Revolution. [custom_adv] In 1985, director Rasul Sadr-Ameli’s drama, ‘Chrysanthemum,’ brought him one more Cyrstal Simorgh at the festival.In 2007, he was honored as an eternal figure of persian cinema during the Sixth Eternal Figures Gathering. [custom_adv] Many persian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Culture Minister Abbas Salehi, sent messages of condolence to Mashayekhi’s family.
