Jamshid Mashayekhi
Date of birth: 1934-11-26
Place of birth: Jajrood, Tehran, Iran
Known for: Acting
Also known as: جمشید مشایخی
Biography
Jamshid Mashayekhi is a celebrated Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. 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 Kaiser(Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appears 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.
Movie Credits
Water
1975-02-25
Towfigh is a rich man who has a large number of barrels and carts to distribute water, and in order
Lollipop
1972-12-06
Morteza, a truck driver, is a family-oriented man but has a quick temper. His behavior has upset his
The Sound of the Desert
1974-01-01
Osman Adi Beyk was shot dead by Haghighat. Moghan Khan took his son (Brazil) to his wife to raise hi
Pure White
2022-02-25
This documentary movie explores the professional life of Parviz Fanizadeh, Iranian actor of the 60s
Tear and Smile
1995-01-01
Tear and Smile
Bi-hejab
1973-01-01
Charlotte be bazarche miayad
1977-01-01
Dead End of Trust
2017-02-07
It's a simple story of fondness. "Dead End of Trust" tells the story of a love - from inside - a lov
The Musketeer
1984-02-01
When an attempted breakout of a prisoner ends in mass bloodshed, a power struggle erupts between the
The Cow
1969-01-21
An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the c
Desiderium
1977-11-24
Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brot
Faryad
1971-01-01
Being Farmanara
2006-01-01
This documentary looks at different aspects of the life of Bahman Farmanara, the well known Iranian
Qeysar
1969-12-31
A young man's drive to avenge for his sister and brother.
Javani ham alamai darad
1970-01-01
Sky with No Stars
1972-01-01
Heshmat runs the factory of his wife who has a heart disease and is unhappy with his wife's decision
The Gunman
1984-01-01
At the end of the reign, the country, the north, and the south are under strain to make foreign prov
Motreb
1972-01-01
A famous singer named Eskandar who killed his cousin out of love and served 15 years in prison is re
Honeymoon
1976-02-10
Reza and his mother Mah Banu, have a good and near relationship with Hossein family known as Khan Ba
The Brick and the Mirror
1966-01-12
Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he give
The Starless Sky
1971-01-01
Abadan
2004-05-05
An old Iranian man disappears while searching for a friend who's been dead ten years, so his agitate
Unruled Paper
2002-02-01
Royaa, mother of two children, tries to follow her dream of becoming a writer, while her life and re
Prince Ehtejab
1975-01-25
Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tubercu
The Spring
1973-02-14
A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When h
Kamalolmolk
1984-11-09
The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various k
Zabih
1975-02-02
Zabih, a tough guy who committed a murder in support of his girl, Aghdas is released from prison aft
The Curse
1973-03-19
An old man who works for a landlord brings a young worker to paint the house for him. The old landlo
A Little Kiss
2005-12-14
Two old writers who one of them is returned to Iran after 38 years because of his son's suicide, are
Alma
1992-04-01
An Iranian man has been separated from his daughter, who's been in Soviet Azerbaijan, for 20 years.
The Grandfather
1986-04-01
A man decides to sell the old family house to move into a modern apartment in the suburbs, and at th
Crime
2011-05-24
Between years 1976-79 in Tehran, the story of Reza Sarcheshmeh, a man who does not want to compromis
Punishment Committe
1997-01-01
In Tehran 1916 during first world war a group of patriots make a punishment committee to punish the
The Lead
1989-02-01
Tehran, 1948. A young Jewish couple, Danial and his wife Munes, decide to immigrate to the recently
Fish Die in Soil
1977-03-21
Reza who is from a poor family and lives with his father in a rental room falls in love with a girl
Pol
1971-01-01
Jalal who is a locomotive driver meets a girl Shirin in a village and falls in love with her. They d
Dada
1983-07-06
The cruel landlord is forcing the people to give him every girl of the village who wants to get marr
I am not Scrap
2014-07-23
The story of a woman who suffers from Alzheimer and her husband tries to recall a memory for her.
Good Fellas
2016-09-15
The story a famous old actor who has not played a movie for a long time.
A Candle in the Wind
2004-08-18
Roya, Farzins's mother, has left her husbands. As young Farzin quits university, accidentally he mee
The House of Spider
1983-04-01
Four persons, each of whom represents a particular aspect of a dependent society, hide in a villa lo
All Three, He Said
1981-01-01
A young man is released from prison. Three other prisoners who where his cellmates explain his polit
Sunrise
1970-01-01
A House Built on Water
2002-04-01
Director Bahman Farmanara's second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the s
The father of other
2015-03-16
Furious Men
1971-03-21
Ayaz who has a feud with Nasir's family makes a plan and manages to get their father arrested. Nasir
The Spell
1987-01-01
A young couple accept an arranged marriage to stop the fighting between their respective clans. On t
The Fateful Day
1995-02-01
As Abdollah prepares to get married to his long-time love, he hears calls for help during his weddin
Cheque
2012-05-09
Despite their different characters and beliefs, four persons are obliged to spend two nights and one
Bitter Almonds
1998-04-01
Engineer "Zarin", the influential and creative member of Pars Electric Company finds out about curre
The Iconoclast
1976-09-22
Ali cooperates with a group of thieves led by Jafar. Ali meets a girl named Fereshteh. Fereshteh gra
Once Upon a Time in Tehran
1999-07-15
The second feature film to be edited using footage from Hatami's miniseries Hezar Dastan.
Thirteen 59
2011-06-29
What if you lived by the sea, and one day you stopped hearing the sound of the waves? What would you
My Lady
2003-04-01
Years ago, two infants were born in a hospital at the same time. A little boy named Farhad, the firs
Chrysanthemum
1984-08-01
Abbas is set to be released after 20 years in prison But on the day of his release, Abbas dies.Abbas
Serpent’s Skin
1964-10-05
Based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and one of the pioneering films of the Iranian Ne
My Child
2009-02-02
harming drama set in a rural area of post-war Iran. This heartwarming story follows a thoughtful you
The Teacher without Master
2016-10-15
The Teacher without Master
Soutedel
2012-11-01
The most complete narrative of the 52 years of life of Iranian director Ali Hatami (1944-1996).
After the silence
2002-09-01
Behind the scenes of the movie "Unruled Paper (2002)"
Fannizadeh
Fanizadeh documentary is about the famous actor of Iranian cinema Parviz Fanizadeh. This documentar
The Path of Glory
1995-05-20
The Tangfani Pump House (Tangfani Oil Transfer Center), which was bombed several times during the Ir