{{short description|Iranian actor (1953–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Amin Tarokh | image = Amin Tarokh 1.jpg | caption = Tarokh at the 35th [[Fajr Film Festival]] (2017) | native_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1953|8|11}} | birth_place = [[Shiraz]], Iran | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|09|24|1953|08|11}} | death_place = [[Tehran]], Iran | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1973–2022 | spouse = Mansoureh Shadmanesh | children = 3 | website = }}
'''Amin Tarokh''' ({{langx|fa|امین تارخ}}; 11 August 1953 – 24 September 2022) was an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a [[Crystal Simorgh]], a [[Hafez Awards|Hafez Award]]. He also used to teach acting and was the teacher of famous actors like [[Taraneh Alidoosti]], Gelareh Abbasi, [[Shabnam Moghaddami]], [[Navid Pourfaraj]], Pouria Rahimisam, [[Majid Vasheghani]], Hedieh Bazvand and more.
==Early life== Tarokh was born in Shiraz. After finishing high school in Shiraz, he started his education at Tehran University. He graduated from [[University of Tehran]] with a degree in cultural management. Tarokh had three sons named Nima, Mani and Nami. He also had a casting production company in [[Tehran]].<ref name="soureh">[http://www.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138112040061/ Amin Tarokh in Iranian Movie Database (Soureh)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713163131/http://www.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138112040061%2F |date=July 13, 2015 }}</ref>
==Career== Tarokh started acting in 1973. He opened the first acting school in 1994,<ref name="soureh" /> "The Open Workshop of Acting". His graduates have won many awards. In 2000, he connected his school to other international acting schools, and he was invited to Australia to teach in the Flinders Drama centre. There he taught for two years. He was a member of the judging council in numerous festivals, and also a member of the House of Cinema. He was invited to many festivals in other countries, such as Germany. As of 1995, he was considered one of the influential figures in reviving Theatrical art in Iran.
==Death== Tarokh died from a heart attack in Tehran, on 24 September 2022, at the age of 69.
== 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|1982 |''[[Death of Yazdgerd (film)|Death of Yazdgerd]]'' |General Espahbod |[[Bahram Beyzai]] | |- ! scope=row|1984 |''Sarbadars'' |Hassan Jouri |Mohammad Ali Najafi | |- ! scope=row|1986 |''The Baggage'' | |Jalal Moghaddam | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1988 |''[[Little Bird of Happiness (1988 film)|Little Bird of Happiness]]'' |Khalil Sohrabi |[[Pouran Derakhshandeh]] | |- |''Payizan'' |Masoud |[[Rasul Sadr Ameli|Rasoul Sadrameli]] | |- ! scope=row|1989 |''The Lead'' |Danial |[[Masoud Kimiai]] | |- ! scope=row|1990 |''[[Mother (1991 film)|Mother]]'' |Jala Aldin |[[Ali Hatami]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1992 |''[[Love-stricken]]'' |Taher |[[Ali Hatami]] | |- |''The Status'' | |Ebrahim Vahidzadeh | |- ! scope=row|1993 |''[[Sara (1992 film)|Sara]]'' |Hesam |[[Dariush Mehrjui]] | |- ! scope=row|1995 |''Shaykh Mufid'' | |Sirous Moghaddam, Fariborz Saleh | |- ! scope=row|1996 |''The Conspiracy'' | |Ali Ghavitan | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1997 |''Moon and Sun'' | |Mohammad Hossein Haghighi | |- |''Saghar'' | |[[Sirus Alvand|Sirous Alvand]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |1998 |''Love + 2'' |Mahmoud |Reza Karimi | |- |''Seven Stones'' | |Abdolreza Navab Safavi | |- ! scope=row|2004 |''Secrets'' | |Mohammad Reza A'alami | |- ! scope=row rowspan="3" |2006 |''Havana File'' |Dr. Mohsen Pezhman |Alireza Raeesian | |- |''The Boss'' |Colonel Reza Javid |[[Masoud Kimiai]] | |- |''25 O' Clock'' | |Masoud Abparvar | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |2007 |''The Rule of the Game'' | |Ahmad Reza Motamedi | |- |''Barefoot in Heaven'' | |[[Bahram Tavakoli (film director)|Bahram Tavakoli]] | |- ! scope=row rowspan="2" |2009 |''Zamharir'' | |Ali Rouintan | |- |''Red Garden'' | |Amir Samavati | |- ! scope=row|2016 |''Dead End of Trust'' |Reza Vosough |Hamid Kaviani | |- ! scope=row|2018 |''Behind the Wall of Silence'' |Setareh's father |[[Masoud Jafari Jozani]] | |}
=== Web === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Platform |- ! scope=row|2020–2021 |''[[Aghazadeh (TV series)|Blue Bood]]'' |Mehrdad |Behrang Tofighi |[[Filimo]], Namava |- ! scope="row" |2021 |''[[Mutual Friendship]]'' |Himself |[[Shahab Hosseini]] |Namava |- ! scope="row" |2021–2022 |''Lunar Eclipse'' |Mehrad |[[Maziar Miri]] |Namava |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%" ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Director ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Network ! scope="col" |Notes |- ! scope="row" |1975–1976 |''My City, Shiraz'' | |Shahrokh Zolriastin |[[National Iranian Radio and Television|NIT]] | rowspan="6" |TV series |- ! scope="row" |1977 |''Iranian Heritage'' | |Mahmoud Mohammad Yousef |[[National Iranian Radio and Television|NIT]] |- ! scope="row" |1983 |''Sarbadars'' |Hassan Jouri |Mohammad Ali Najafi |[[IRIB TV1]] |- ! scope="row" |2015 |''Sometimes Look Behind You'' |Jalal Tabesh |[[Maziar Miri]] |[[IRIB TV2]] |- ! scope="row" |2017–2018 |''Awning'' |Mehran |[[Jamshid Mahmoudi]] |[[IRIB TV2]] |- ! scope="row" |2018 |''Don't Leave Me'' |Rasoul Tavalaee |Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour |[[IRIB TV3]] |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" | Year | Movie | Award | Category | Result |- | 1995 | Moon and Sun | [[Fajr Film Festival]] | Best Supporting Actor | {{won}}<ref>[http://www.sourehcinema.com/Festival/AwardsOfFestival.aspx?FestId=138112210014 1995 Fajr Film Festival Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624160753/http://www.sourehcinema.com/Festival/AwardsOfFestival.aspx?FestId=138112210014 |date=June 24, 2015 }}</ref> |- | 2004 | Havana Files | [[Fajr Film Festival]] | Best Actor | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0850567}} *[https://irmdb.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138112040061 Amin Tarokh] On [[:fa:سورهسینما|SourehCinema]] (in Persian) {{authority control}} {{Crystal Simorgh Best Supporting Actor}}
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