{{Short description|Iranian actor (born 1935)}} {{expand Persian|topic=bio|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Ali Nassirian | image = The Sun movie press conference 2020-02-10 14.jpg | alt = | caption = Nassirian at the [[38th Fajr Film Festival|2020 Fajr Film Festival]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|2|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Tehran, [[Pahlavi Iran|Iran]] | occupation = Actor, film director | years_active = 1947–present | awards = [[File:Order of Culture and Art.png|30px]] [[Order of Culture and Art]] ({{small|1st Class}})<ref name="Tasnim">{{cite news|url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/06/02/122731/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84|work=[[Tasnim News Agency]]|script-title=fa:نشانهای دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدینژاد به چهکسانی رسید؟ |language=fa|date=24 August 2013|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref> | spouse = {{marriage|Fatemeh Bayat|1969|2019|end=died}}<ref>[https://fararu.com/fa/news/389286/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%C2%A0%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%C2%A0 علی نصیریان عزادار شد+ ماجرای ازدواج علی نصیریان و فاطمه بیات]</ref> | alma_mater = | website = }} '''Ali Nassirian''' ({{langx|fa|علی نصیریان}}; born February 4, 1935) is an Iranian actor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arad|title=بیوگرافی علی نصیریان بازیگر عکس|url=https://www.newslaw.net/بیوگرافی-علی-نصیریان-بازیگر-عکس.a266149|access-date=18 November 2021|website=حقوق نیوز|language=fa-IR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=.: Iranian Movie DataBase علي نصيريان :.|url=http://www.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138112271027|access-date=18 November 2021|website=www.sourehcinema.com}}</ref> He has received various accolades, including two [[Crystal Simorgh]]s, a [[Hafez Awards|Hafez Award]], an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award and a Sepas Award. Nasirian, [[Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz|Mohammad Ali Keshavarz]], [[Ezzatolah Entezami|Ezatollah Entezami]], [[Jamshid Mashayekhi]] and [[Davoud Rashidi]] are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" because of their influence.
== Film career == He first appeared in a supporting role in [[Dariush Mehrjui]]'s ''[[Gaav|The Cow]]'' (1969) alongside [[Ezatollah Entezami]]. Nassirian then played the title role of ''[[Mr. Naive]]'' (1970), also by Mehrjui. His other films include: ''The Postman'' (1971), ''[[The Cycle (1975 film)|The Cycle]]'' (1974), ''The Mandrake'' (1975), ''[[Kamalolmolk]]'' (1983), ''Mirza Norouz's Shoes'' (1985), ''Stone Lion'' (1986), ''[[Captain Khorshid]]'' (1987), ''[[The Scent of Joseph's Shirt]]'' (1995), and ''[[Iron Island (film)|Iron Island]]'' (2005), ''Masxarebaz'' (2019) for which he received the [[Crystal Simorgh]] award for the best supporting actor. He played the lead role in ''The Saturday Hunter'' (2011), and ''[[Sun Children]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Namava|url=https://www.namava.ir/person-2848-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%86%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=18 November 2021|website=www.namava.ir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=درباره علی نصیریان - ایرنا|url=https://www.irna.ir/amp/83658168/|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2021|website=www.irna.ir/Irna news Agensy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204212420/https://www.irna.ir/amp/83658168/ |archive-date=4 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=15 October 2021|title=علی نصیریان مقابل دوربین "اقتباس در سینما" رفت|url=https://www.pana.ir:443/news.aspx?id=1222969|access-date=18 November 2021|website=PANA.IR|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2021|title=علی نصیریان رئیس گروه نمایش و ادبیات نمایشی فرهنگستان هنر شد|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5209571/علی-نصیریان-رئیس-گروه-نمایش-و-ادبیات-نمایشی-فرهنگستان-هنر-شد|access-date=18 November 2021|website=خبرگزاری مهر {{!}} اخبار ایران و جهان {{!}} Mehr News Agency|language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=جستجو|url=https://www.filimo.com/|access-date=18 November 2021|website=www.filimo.com|language=fa}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope=row|1969 |''[[The Cow (1969 film)|The Cow]]'' |Mash Eslam |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row|1970 |''[[Mr. Naive]]'' |Mr. Halou |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1972 |''[[Sattar Khan (film)|Sattar Khan]]'' |[[Sattar Khan]] |[[Ali Hatami]] | |- |The Postman |Taghi Postchi |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row|1975 |''The Mandrake'' |Ali EzatFakhar |[[Fereydun Gole|Fereydoun Gole]] | |- ! scope=row|1976 |''The Custodian'' |Rahman Najafi |[[Khosrow Haritash]] | |- ! scope=row|1977 |''[[The Cycle (1975 film)|The Cycle]]'' |Esmail |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row|1981 |''The School We Used to Go'' |Amir Pazouki |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1987 |''[[Captain Khorshid]]'' |Mr. Farhan |[[Nasser Taghvai]] | |- |''The Stone Lion'' |A'ali Yar |[[Masoud Jafari Jozani]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1989 |''The Years of Ash'' | |Mehdi Sabaghzadeh | |- |''The Grand Day'' | |[[Kianoush Ayari]] | |- ! scope=row|1990 |''Foreign Currency'' |Morteza Olfat |[[Rakhshān Banietemad|Rakhshan Banietemad]] | |- ! scope=row|1995 |''The Scent of Joseph's Shirt'' |Daei Ghafoor |[[Ebrahim Hatamikia]] | |- ! scope=row|1997 |''Minoo Watch Tower'' | |[[Ebrahim Hatamikia]] | |- ! scope=row|1999 |''Punishment Committe'' |Abolfath Mirza |[[Ali Hatami]] | |- ! scope=row|2001 |''Prisoner 707'' | |Habibollah Bahmani | |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |2003 |''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' |Ferasat |Ahmad Reza Motamedi | |- |''The Silent King'' | |Homayoun Shahnavaz | |- ! scope=row|2005 |''[[Iron Island (film)|Iron Island]]'' |Solatol Doleh |[[Mohammad Rasoulof]] | |- ! scope=row|2009 |''The Postman Doesn't Knock Three Times'' | |[[Hassan Fathi]] | |- ! scope=row|2010 |''The Saturday Hunter'' |Grandfather |Parviz Sheikh Tadi | |- ! scope=row|2015 |''[[Iran Burger]]'' |Amrollah Khan |[[Masoud Jafari Jozani]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |2018 |''Emperor of Hell'' | |Parviz Sheikh Tadi | |- |''Tale of the Sea'' |Houshang |[[Bahman Farmanara]] | |- ! scope=row|2019 |''A Hairy Tale'' |Kazem |[[Homayoun Ghanizadeh]] | |- ! scope=row|2020 |''[[Sun Children]]'' |Hashem |[[Majid Majidi]] | |- ! scope=row|2022 |''A Minor'' |Aghajoon |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row|2023 |''Seven Citrus Aurantium'' |Shams |Farshad Golsefidi | |- ! scope=row|2024 |''Nowruz'' | |Soheil Movaffagh | |- ! scope=row|2025 |''Oh, What Happy Days!'' | |[[Homayoun Ghanizadeh]] | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Platform ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope=row|2015–2016 |[[Shahrzad (TV series)|''Shahrzad'']] |Bozorg Agha |[[Hassan Fathi]] |Lotus Play |Main role; season 1 |- ! scope=row|2021 |''[[Mutual Friendship]]'' |Himself |[[Shahab Hosseini]] |Namava |Talk show; 1 episode; with Dariush Moadabian & Farhad A'ish |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" |1983–1984 |''Sarbadars'' |Judge Share' |Mohammad Ali Najafi |[[IRIB TV1]] |TV series; main role |- ! scope="row" |1988 |''[[Hezar Dastan|Nightingales]]'' |Abolfath Sabah |[[Ali Hatami]] |[[IRIB TV1]] |TV series; main role |- ! scope="row" |2007 |''[[The Forbidden Fruit]]'' |Younes Fotouhi |[[Hassan Fathi]] |[[IRIB TV2]] |TV series; main role |- ! scope="row" |2019 |''Dear Brother'' |Karim Boustan |Mohammad Reza Ahanj |[[IRIB TV3]] |TV series; main role |}
== Plays == * 2012: [[The Actor and His Wife]], Niavaran Cultural Center, writer and actor, direct by [[Mohsen Moeini]] [[Negin Mirhasani Vahed]] * 2012: [[Dozing-off]] Niavaran Cultural Center, writer and actor, direct by [[Mohsen Moeini]]
== References == {{Reflist}} *{{in lang|fa}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070705025312/http://www.iranactor.com/artists/actors/nasirian.htm Ali Nassirian's profile at IranActor.com]
== External links == {{Commons category|Ali Nassirian}} *{{IMDb name|0621987}}
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