Reza Arham Sadr
Reza Arham Sadr (3 May 1923 – 14 December 2008) was an Iranian actor of film, stage, and television, as well as a comedian, art director, and designer. He was one of the founders of the Isfahan Theater School.
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- Name
- Reza Arham Sadr
- Born
- 3 May 1923
- Birthplace
- Isfahan, Qajar Iran
- Died
- 14 December 2008
- Place of death
- Isfahan, Iran
- Education
- University of Isfahan
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, art director, set designer, graphic artist
- Spouse
- Mehrangiz Jahanshah
- Nationality
- Iran
- Languages
- Persian
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Reza Arham Sadr (3 May 1923 – 14 December 2008) was an Iranian actor of film, stage, and television, as well as a comedian, art director, and designer. He was one of the founders of the Isfahan Theater School.
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Reza Arham Sadr (1923–2008) was an Iranian actor, designer and film director. The actor was born and died in Isfahan. Reza Arham Sadr studied at University of Isfahan. Languages used include Persian.
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• Name — Reza Arham Sadr • Native Name — رضا ارحام صدر • Born — 3 May 1923 • Birthplace — Isfahan, Qajar Iran • Died — 14 December 2008 • Place of death — Isfahan, Iran • Resting Place — Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery, Isfahan, Iran • Education — University of Isfahan • Occupation — Actor, comedian, art director, set designer, graphic artist • Spouse — Mehrangiz Jahanshah
Life and career
Life and career
• Illustration — Arham Sadr's grave (2012) at Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery in Isfahan Reza Arham Sadr was born 3 May 1923, in Isfahan, Qajar Iran. He began his career in 1947 in the theatre, and he performed on stage in Iran, England, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, and the United States. Arham Sadr and Morteza Momayezan founded the Troop-e Sepahan (English: Esfahan Troop) in 1945, a traditional comedy theatre group partially funded by the Ministry of Culture and Art (now the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance). As of 2005, the Troop-e Sepahan was still operating. Arham Sadr formed the Arham Theatre Group in 1965 in Isfahan, a professional theatre company. He was one of the founders of the Isfahan Theater School. He started his film acting career in the Iranian film A Party in Hell (1957), directed by Samuel Khachikian and Mushegh Sarvarian. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he paused his acting career for a few years, however the scope of his fame did not reach the same level in the pre-revolutionary era. Contemporary actors of his include Parviz Sayyad, Nosratollah Vahdat, and Behrouz Vossoughi.
Death
Death
Arham Sadr died of cardiac arrest on 14 December 2008, in Isfahan, Iran. He is buried at Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery in Isfahan.
Television
Television
Arham Sadr television roles • Date — Title — Role — Notes • 1973 — Hajj Lotfollah's Family — 13 episodes • 1974 — One Thousand and One Nights (1974 TV series) — as Aladdin — 10 episodes • 1976 — Vadang
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Identity and overview
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Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1923 at Isfahan. It is also recorded that reza Arham Sadr died in 2008 at Isfahan.
Film
Arham Sadr film roles • Date — Title — Role — Notes • 1957 — A Party in Hell — as Ahmad • 1961 — Ali Waxi • 1963 — A Star Twinkled • 1965 — Woman and Her Dolls — as Mehdi • 1966 — The Runaway Groom — as Mandi • 1967 — Officer 0008 • 1968 — Golden Road to Samarkand — as Hasan Ghannad • 1971 — Furious Men (film) — as Nasir's uncle • 1972 — An Isfahani in New York — as Hooshang • Stuborness — as Dash Gholam • 1973 — Who Put a Bouquet of Flowers in the Water? — as Rajab • Fairy Child • 1974 — The Greatest Dilemma — as Akbar • Baby Dandy — as Hoseyn Pashnetala • 1978 — Stories of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp • 1985 — Jafar Khan Is Back from the West — as Dr. Khoshdel • 1991 — Legend of the Azure City • 1992 — Half the World (film) — as Ketabi — documentary about the city of Isfahan and war
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- 1.رضا ارحام صدر کمدین سرشناس ایرانی درگذشت. Deutsche Welle (DW Farsi). 25 September 2008.
- 2.Habibi, Omid. نگاهي به کارنامه رضا ارحام صدر. Rooz Online. 24 December 2008.
- 3.رضا ارحام صدر: نمايشنامههايمان را براساس سليقهي مردم مينوشتيم. Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA). 5 January 2002.
- 4.In the wings. Coventry Evening Telegraph. 34. 10 January 1967.
- 5.Brisbane, Katherine. The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 5: Asia/Pacific. Routledge. 260. 16 August 2005. 978-1-134-92978-8.
- 6.یک پیشکسوت تئاتر درگذشت. Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).
- 7.رضا ارحام صدر Reza Arham Sadr. IranAct.com.
- 8.A Party in Hell (1957). Film Affinity.
- 9.ليست كامل عوامل فيلم زن و عروسك هايش (1344). Soureh Cinema.
- 10.ليست كامل عوامل فيلم مأمور 0008 (1346). Soureh Cinema.
- 11.An Esfahani in New York Yak isfahānī dar New York یک اصفهانی در نیویورک. Cinema Iranica. 3064-9617.
- 12.ليست كامل عوامل فيلم جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته (1366). Soureh Cinema.
- 13.نصف جهان ( ۱۳۷۱ ). Soureh Cinema.
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