Reza Arham Sadr
Reza Arham Sadr | |
|---|---|
رضا ارحام صدر | |
Reza Arham Sadr (left) with Irene Zazians (right) in 1974 | |
| Born | 3 May 1923 |
| Died | 14 December 2008 (aged 85) Isfahan, Iran |
| Burial place | Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery, Isfahan, Iran |
| Other names | Rezā Arhām Sadr, Reza Arham–Sadr |
| Education | University of Isfahan |
| Occupations | Actor of film, stage, and television, comedian, art director, set designer, graphic artist |
| Spouse | Mehrangiz Jahanshah |
Reza Arham Sadr (Persian: رضا ارحام صدر; 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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
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).[5] As of 2005, the Troop-e Sepahan was still operating.[5]
Arham Sadr formed the Arham Theatre Group in 1965 in Isfahan, a professional theatre company.[4] He was one of the founders of the Isfahan Theater School.[1][3]
He started his film acting career in the Iranian film A Party in Hell (1957), directed by Samuel Khachikian and Mushegh Sarvarian.[1][2] 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.[1] 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.[6] He is buried at Bagh-e Rezvan Cemetery in Isfahan.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | A Party in Hell | as Ahmad | [7][8] |
| 1961 | Ali Waxi | [1] | |
| 1963 | A Star Twinkled | [1] | |
| 1965 | Woman and Her Dolls | as Mehdi | [9] |
| 1966 | The Runaway Groom | as Mandi | |
| 1967 | Officer 0008 | [10] | |
| 1968 | Golden Road to Samarkand | as Hasan Ghannad | |
| 1971 | Furious Men (film) | as Nasir's uncle | |
| 1972 | An Isfahani in New York | as Hooshang | [11] |
| 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 | [1][12] |
| 1991 | Legend of the Azure City | [1][7] | |
| 1992 | Half the World (film) | as Ketabi | documentary about the city of Isfahan and war[1][13] |
Television
| 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 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "رضا ارحام صدر کمدین سرشناس ایرانی درگذشت" [Reza Arham Sadr, famous Iranian comedian passes away]. Deutsche Welle (DW Farsi) (in Persian). 25 September 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ a b Habibi, Omid (24 December 2008). "نگاهي به کارنامه رضا ارحام صدر" [A look at Reza Arham Sadr's career]. Rooz Online (in Persian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
- ^ a b "رضا ارحام صدر: نمايشنامههايمان را براساس سليقهي مردم مينوشتيم" [Reza Arham Sadr: We wrote our plays based on people's tastes]. Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) (in Persian). 5 January 2002. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b "In the wings". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 January 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Brisbane, Katherine; Chaturvedi, Ravi; Majumdar, Ramendu; Pong, Chua Soo; Tanokura, Minoru (16 August 2005). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 5: Asia/Pacific. Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-134-92978-8.
- ^ a b "یک پیشکسوت تئاتر درگذشت" [A theater veteran passed away]. Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) (in Persian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2013.
- ^ a b "رضا ارحام صدر Reza Arham Sadr". IranAct.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
- ^ "A Party in Hell (1957)". Film Affinity.
- ^ "ليست كامل عوامل فيلم زن و عروسك هايش (1344)" [Complete list of cast members for the film The Woman and Her Dolls (1965)]. Soureh Cinema (in Persian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
- ^ "ليست كامل عوامل فيلم مأمور 0008 (1346)" [The complete list of actors of the movie Agent 0008 (1967)]. Soureh Cinema (in Persian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2021.
- ^ "An Esfahani in New York | Yak isfahānī dar New York | یک اصفهانی در نیویورک". Cinema Iranica. ISSN 3064-9617. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "ليست كامل عوامل فيلم جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته (1366)" [Complete list of actors in the film Jafar Khan Returns from Farang (1985)]. Soureh Cinema. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "نصف جهان ( ۱۳۷۱ )" [Half the World (1992)]. Soureh Cinema (in Persian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.