Cihangir Ghaffari (Persian: جهانگیر غفاری; born 9 September 1940), also credited as John Ghaffari or John Foster, is an Azerbaijani-born Iranian actor and film producer with an international career.
Cihangir Ghaffari | |
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جهانگیر غفاری | |
| Born | 9 September 1940 |
| Other names | John Ghaffari John Foster |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1965–1990s |
Life and career
editOriginally 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,[1] Les démons (1973) by Jesús Franco, The Witches Mountain (1974) by Raúl Artigot, Dick Turpin (1974) by Fernando Merino, and Hundra (1983) by Matt Cimber.[2][3]
He also served as a producer on titles such as Hundra (1983), Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984)[2] 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.
Filmography
edit| 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 |
Television
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ↑ Aldous 2015, pp. 162.
- 1 2 Budnik 2017, pp. 79.
- ↑ Davies 2015, pp. 609.
- Sources
- Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. ISBN 9780786497416.
- Aldous, Steve (2015). The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series. McFarland. ISBN 9781476622231.
- Davies, Clive (2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. SCB Distributors. ISBN 9781909394063.
