
Mohamad Ali Fardin
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1931-02-04
- Died
- 2000-04-06
- Place of birth
- Tehran, Iran
- Also known as
- محمد علی فردین · محمدعلی فردين · Mohamad-Ali Fardin · Mohamadali Fardin · محمدعلی فردین
Biography
Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler.
Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957.
He 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 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.
Known For
Movies (66)

The Imperilled
1983
as Seyyed Yaqub

Three-Eyed Ruby
1970

Salam bar Eshgh
1974
as Habib Khalkoub / Iraj

Baba Shamal
1971
as Baba Shamal

Tomorrow Is Bright
1960
as 2

Mootalaie shahre ma
1965

Take Care of Your Hat
1975
as Farhad

The Roar of the Storm
1969

And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968
as Stanley Maserick

King of Hearts
1968
as Saeed

The Midnight Terror
1961
as Amir

The Golden Palace
1969

Alley of Valiants
1970

Twins
1959

Filmfarsi
2019
as (archive footage)

The Crookes
1974
as Eslaam

The Meeting place of Anger
1972

Jahan Pahlavan
1966

Mr. Twentieth Century
1964
as Dash Habib

Noah's Storm
1967

Sahel-e Entezar
1963
as Ahmad

Storm Over Petra
1968

The Champion of Champions
1965

Sekke-ye shans
1970

Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
1973

The Chivalrous
1974
as Amir Palang

Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025

The Humans
1964
as Amir

Furious Men
1971
as Nasir

The Bitter Land
1963
as Jamal

Ayyoob
1971
as Ayyoob

The Rotation of the Firmament
1967
as Mamal Feshfesheh

Gypsy's Wrath
1969

Croesus' Treasure
1965
as Ali bigham

Invincible
1974
as Akbar

One Beautiful and 1000 Problems
1971

Fountain of Life
1959

The Big Appointment
1976
as Amir

That Man from Teheran
1967
as Detective / Sepehr Saman

Ghazal
1976
as Hojjat

A World Full of Hope
1969

Homaye Sa'adat
1971
as Aram

Beggars of Tehran
1967

Love and Vengeance
1965

A Man from the South of the City
1970
as Habib

Khoshgele khoshgela
1965

Hell Under My Feet
1964
as YarQoli

Hell + Me
1972
as Fereydoun

Behesth Door Nist
1969

A Night Tale
1973
as Mohsen Shirazi

White Gold
1962

Up in the Sky
1979
as Ramin / Shahin

Hatam Taee
1966

A Girl Screams
1961
as Sharif

Shokoh-e-javanmardi
1968

Hungry Wolves
1962

The Golden Village
1965

The secret of the oleaster tree
1972
as Gholam

Rural Songs
1964
as Morad

The Laughing Widows
1961

The River Course
1964
as Mahmood

The White Gold
1962

Women Are Angels
1963

Mard-e hezar labkhand
1971
as Hassan Kababi

Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
1966
as Amir Arsalan

The Mountain Tiger
1965
as Majid
About Mohamad Ali Fardin
Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler. Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957. He was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after… With 66 credits spanning from 1959 to 2025, Mohamad Ali Fardin has appeared in 66 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mohamad Ali Fardin Movies
- The Imperilled (1983) — as Seyyed Yaqub
- Three-Eyed Ruby (1970)
- Salam bar Eshgh (1974) — as Habib Khalkoub / Iraj
- Baba Shamal (1971) — as Baba Shamal
- Tomorrow Is Bright (1960) — as 2
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