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.
Life and career
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 Arham Sadr died of cardiac arrest on 14 December 2008, in Isfahan, Iran. He is buried at Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery in Isfahan.
Filmography
Film +Arham Sadr film rolesDateTitleRoleNotes1957A Party in Hellas Ahmad196119631965as Mehdi1966as Mandi19671968as Hasan Ghannad1971as Nasir's uncle1972An Isfahani in New Yorkas Hooshangas Dash Gholam1973as Rajab1974as Akbaras Hoseyn Pashnetala1978Stories of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp1985Jafar Khan Is Back from the Westas Dr. Khoshdel1991Legend of the Azure City1992as Ketabidocumentary about the city of Isfahan and war
Television +Arham Sadr television rolesDateTitleRoleNotes197313 episodes1974as Aladdin10 episodes1976Vadang
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