Parviz Pourhosseini
Date of birth: 1941-09-11
Place of birth: Tehran, Iran
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Parviz Poor Hosseini, Parviz Poor Hoseini, Parviz Poorhosseini, Parviz Poorhoseini, پرویز پورحسینی, Parviz Pour Hosseini, Parviz Pour Hoseini
Biography
Parviz Pourhosseini (Persian: پرویز پورحسینی , 11 September 1941 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian film, theater and television actor. He died of COVID-19 at age 79, in Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran. He was best known for his roles in Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989), The Fifth Season (1997) and Saint Mary (1997). Other well-known films he had performed in include The Man Who Became a Mouse (1985), The Night it Happened (1988), Angel Day (1993), and Leila's Sleep (2007). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in performance arts from Tehran University's Faculty of Fine arts. In 1961, with director Hamid Samandarian, he and other artists formed an acting troupe named Pasargad. Since then, Poorhosseini had appeared in more than 35 movies, over 70 TV shows and 60 theater performances.
Movie Credits
Ballad of Bahram
2018-09-01
A documentary about Bahram Beyzai (Persian: بهرام بیضایی; born 26 December 1938). He is an Iranian p
The Station
1989-04-01
A genius man in the field of electronics who left his education incomplete, under the influence of t
Time to Love
2014-02-01
Bita (Hatami), a successful lawyer specializing in championing the cause of women’s rights in divorc
Asphyxia
2017-10-18
I was suffocating, but I don't kill her. I love it.
The Spell
1987-01-01
A young couple accept an arranged marriage to stop the fighting between their respective clans. On t
Day of the Angel
1993-01-01
Nyatollah is a rich stingy guy who loves money. One day when he goes to the court to do a job for a
Doctor Faustus
1985-01-01
An Iranian TV-play adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus.
Behind the Wall of Silence
2018-08-15
The story of a young girl Setareh who is trying very hard to make a change in her life and others to
Domestic Killer
2017-06-17
The story of this film is about the life of Dr. Jalal Soroush.
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
Salandar
1980-01-25
The Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in th
The Ship Angelica
1989-04-01
Many years ago The Angelica which was carrying gold and silver from the Portuguese to the Arab Sheyk
Kamalolmolk
1984-11-09
The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various k
Resurrection
2014-02-01
The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effec
The Fifth Season
1997-09-02
The fight for power in an isolated village. Two families have been enemies for so long they cannot e
Nadhr
2004-04-01
Saint Mary
2001-07-26
In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of t
Bashu, the Little Stranger
1991-04-03
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks i
Mute Contact
1986-04-01
Nasser, a 15 year old mute youth, lives with his parents and onlty sister. Because of his disability
Summit of the Wave
2003-01-01
Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatr
Leila's Dream
2010-05-04
The story is about a 26-year-old girl who lives alone in the house inherited from her parents...
Braille Line
2017-02-07
A theater directed by Mehdi Sheikhvand