Soon, his popularity with the persian movie-goers placed him in high demand. During the 1960s and 1970s, he starred in more than 150 movies.He was nicknamed “The Man of Thousand Faces” by the media and received recognition as an action star as well as for his roles in comedies. He was able to reach an even larger audience by acting a comic role that was replicated by Peter Falk.[which?] This role propelled him to mainstream success in the commercial movie industry.