Cihangir Ghaffari

• Name — Cihangir Ghaffari • Native Name — جهانگیر غفاری • Other Names — John Ghaffari John Foster • Born — 9 September 1940 • Birthplace — Baku, Azerbaijan SSR • Occupation — * Actor • film producer • Years Active — 1965–1990s

Originally from Baku, Ghaffari began his screen acting career in Imperial Iran in the 1960s. Beginning in the 1970s, he became a star of Turkish cinema. His popularity there led him to integrate the cast of international productions, such as Shaft vuelve a Harlem (1972) by Gordon Parks, Les démons (1973 film) (1973) by Jesús Franco, The Witches Mountain (1974) by Raúl Artigot, Dick Turpin (1974) by Fernando Merino, and Hundra (1983) by Matt Cimber. He also served as a producer on titles such as Hundra (1983), Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984) and La cruz de Iberia (1990). In 1975, he had a small appearance on the American television series Medical Center. In the early 1990s, Ghaffari retired from the film scene.

• Year — Film — Role(s) — Language — Notes • 1965 — Mootalaie shahre ma — Persian • Qahremane qahremanan • 1966 — Emrooz va farda • 1967 — Dalahoo • 1968 — Se javanmard • Dozde-siyahpoush • Ghoroube botparastan • Janjal-e pool • Majeraye shabe janveye • Mard-e-hanjare-talael • Farjam — Unfinished film; • Tahran Macerası — Cafer — Turkish, Persian — Bilingual film • 1969 — Back Long Ago — Spanish — Argentinian film; Unreleased • Ghatelin ham migeryand — Persian • Mojeze-ye ghalbha • Shar-ashoob • Tatilat-e Dash Esmal • Melikşah — Turkish, Persian — Bilingual film • Alemya — Arabic, Persian • 1970 — Dokhtar-e zalem-bala — Persian • Shahr-e hert — Parviz • Yahgoot-e se cheshm • Javani ham alamai darad • Fadime — Faruk — Turkish, Persian — Bilingual film • İşportacı Kız — Cafer • Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan — Cem Sultan • Selahattin Eyyubi — Şövalye Leopold • Ölüm Fermanı / Se delavar — Logan • Mive-ye gonah / Hak Yolu — Cihangir • Kan ve Tabanca — Fakir Ahmet — Turkish • Şimşek Hafiye • Hedefte İki Kişi • Bir Çuval Para • 1971 — Shayyadan — Persian • Hedefte İmzam Var — Tophaneli Murat — Turkish • Gurur ve Kin — Abbas • Batıdan Gelen Adam • Suçsuz Fırarı • Caniler Uyumaz • Asker Ahmet — Ahmet • Tehlikeyi Severim • Zagor — Zagor • Zapata • İpini Boynunda Bil • Sevimli Haydut — Jack • Adını Anmayacağım — Cemil Arkan • Kanunsuz Sokak — Ali Deniz • Kızgın Güneş — Ali • Afacan Küçük Serseri — Himself • Dört Ateşli Yosma • 1972 — Ölüme Yaklaşma • Kırbaçlı Yosma • Safakta Vuruşanlar • Şeytan Kan Kusturacak — Kerem / the stranger — Dual role • Shaft's Big Score — Jerry — English — Credited as John Foster • The Witches Mountain — Mario — Spanish — Spanish film; Credited as John Caffari • 1973 — Sakhreye Siah — Persian — Filmed in 1970, but released in 1973 • The Demons — Lord Jeffreys — French — French-Spanish-Portuguese film; Credited as John Foster • They Call Me Shmil — Danny — Hebrew — Israeli film; Credited as John Ghaffari • Ha-Meshahnei'a Ba'am — Tony • 1974 — Dick Turpin — Dick Turpin — Spanish — Spanish film; Credited as John Ghaffari • 1981 — Matad al buitre — John Martinelly — Spanish, English — Credited as John Ghaffari • 1983 — Hundra — Napatkin — As producer also • 1984 — Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold — Shayowteewah • 1988 — Gui ma bao biao zei mei ren — Cantonese — Hong Kong film • 1990 — Rescue Force — Jafar — English • 1990 — La cruz de Iberia — Spanish — As producer

• Year — Film — Role(s) — Language — Notes • 1975 — Medical Center — Emissary — English — 1 episode • 1977 — Hunter — Arab at Party — 2 episodes • 1978 — Keefer — Resistance Member — English — TV film