Mohammad Ali Fardin

Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین‎‎, Born 4 February 1931 - Died 6 April 2000) was an Iranian wrestler and actor.

Life

Fardin was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, 'King of Hearts', after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha). He was a formerly a wrestler who won the silver medal at the 1952 world freestyle wrestling championships in Tokyo.

He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha.

He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.