Nosratollah Vahdat | |
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نصرتالله وحدت | |
![]() Vahdat in The Foreign Bride (1964) | |
Born | |
Died | 6 October 2020 | (aged 95)
Occupation(s) | 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.[2][5] However, after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 he stopped acting. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad and Behrouz Vossoughi.