Parviz Pourhosseini

Born: 1941-09-11

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.


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Bashu, the Little Stranger

as Naii's husband
Released: 1991-04-03

During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he...

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Resurrection

as uncredited
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important...

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Time to Love

as Father Bita.
Released: 2014-02-01

Bita (Hatami), a successful lawyer specializing in championing the cause of women’s rights in...

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Saint Mary

as Zechariah
Released: 2001-07-26

In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead...

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Leila's Dream

as uncredited
Released: 2010-05-04

The story is about a 26-year-old girl who lives alone in the house inherited from her parents...

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The Spring

as Woman's Libertine
Released: 1973-02-14

A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend....

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Domestic Killer

as Haj Agha Nourbakhsh
Released: 2017-06-17

The story of this film is about the life of Dr. Jalal Soroush.

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Kamalolmolk

as Kamran Mirza
Released: 1984-11-09

The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with...

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Asphyxia

as uncredited
Released: 2017-10-18

I was suffocating, but I don't kill her. I love it.

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Day of the Angel

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-01

Nyatollah is a rich stingy guy who loves money. One day when he goes to the court to do a job...

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The Fifth Season

as uncredited
Released: 1997-09-02

The fight for power in an isolated village. Two families have been enemies for so long they...

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Ballad of Bahram

as as Himself
Released: 2018-09-01

A documentary about Bahram Beyzai (Persian: بهرام بیضایی; born 26 December 1938). He is an...

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Behind the Wall of Silence

as uncredited
Released: 2018-08-15

The story of a young girl Setareh who is trying very hard to make a change in her life and...

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The Spell

as uncredited
Released: 1987-01-01

A young couple accept an arranged marriage to stop the fighting between their respective clans....

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The Ship Angelica

as uncredited
Released: 1989-04-01

Many years ago The Angelica which was carrying gold and silver from the Portuguese to the Arab...

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Nadhr

as uncredited
Released: 2004-04-01

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The Station

as uncredited
Released: 1989-04-01

A genius man in the field of electronics who left his education incomplete, under the influence...

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Doctor Faustus

as Doctor Faustus
Released: 1985-01-01

An Iranian TV-play adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus.

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Summit of the Wave

as uncredited
Released: 2003-01-01

Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her...

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Salandar

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-25

The Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right...

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Mute Contact

as Nasser's father
Released: 1986-04-01

Nasser, a 15 year old mute youth, lives with his parents and onlty sister. Because of his...

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The Mokhtar Narrative

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-08-11

The Mokhtar Narrative is an Epic/History television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based...

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Hezar Dastan

as Matin -o- Saltane
First aired: 1988-01-01

Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and...

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Tehran 11 Car

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-06-13

a mini series about a green car that is sold to individuals in each episode

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The Engineer Child

as Baba Esmaeil
First aired:

The story of an orphan boy

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once upon a time

as Ghodrat
First aired: 1991-03-01

A popular bandit, Morad, is robbing trade caravans. During a fight with another bandit, he has...

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Saint Mary

as Zacharia
First aired: 2000-04-01

In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead...

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