Nosratollah Vahdat | |
Native Name: | نصرتالله وحدت |
Native Name Lang: | Fa |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1925 |
Birth Place: | Isfahan, Imperial State of Persia[1] |
Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Occupation: | Actor, film director |
Years Active: | 1950–1979 |
Spouse: | Forough Rajai |
Children: | 5 |
Nosratollah Vahdat (Persian: نصرتالله وحدت; 7 September 1925 – 6 October 2020)[2] was an Iranian comedian, actor, and film director.[3] He is best known in Iran for his Esfahani-accent.
Nosratollah Vahdat was born on 7 September 1925 in Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran. He was a pioneer of the Isfahan Theater.[4]
In 1964, he won the Golden Dolphin award for his film "The Bride" at the Asian Film Festival.[5] However, after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 he stopped acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi.