Parviz PoorHosseini

Parviz Poorhosseini (‎; 11 September 1941 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian film, theater and television actor.

Biography He was best known for his roles in Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989), The Fifth Season (1997) and Saint Mary (1997). Other well-known films he had performed in include The Man Who Became a Mouse (1985), The Night it Happened (1988), Angel Day (1993), and Leila's Sleep (2007). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in performance arts from Tehran University's Faculty of Fine Arts. In 1961, with director Hamid Samandarian, he and other artists formed an acting troupe named Pasargad. Since then, Poorhosseini had appeared in more than 35 movies, over 70 TV shows and 60 theater performances.

He died of COVID-19 at Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran, aged 79.

Filmography Year Title Notes 2018 Bache Mohandes (TV Series) 2017 Asphyxia 2017 Ghātel-e ahli 2016 Alijenāb (TV series) 2014 Hussein, Who Said No 2014 Dowran-e Āsheghi 2014 Haft Sang (TV Series) 2011 The Recall (TV Series) 2010 Leila's Dream (as Parviz Poor-Hoseini) 2008 Disconnection (Short) 2007 Yek mosht par-e oghāb (TV series) 2006 Avvalin shab-e ārāmesh (TV series) 2005 Mokhtārnāmeh (TV series) 2004 Nazr (TV movie)2002 Tenth Night (TV series) 1999 Once Upon a Time in Tehran 1998 Dialogue with the Wind (Short) 1997 Komite-ye mojāzāt 1997 The Fifth Season 1997 Saint Mary (TV movie) 1993 Bolandi-hā-ye sefr 1993 Rouz-e fereshte 1991 Avinār 1991 Rāh-o birāh 1991 Valley of the Butterflies 1990 Renault Tehran 29 1990 The Herald 1989 Kashti-ye Angelica 1989 Shab-e hādese 1989 Bashu, the Little Stranger 1988 Bahār dar pāyiz 1988 Telesm 1987 Hezār Dastān (TV mini-series) 1987 The Station 1987 Treasure 1986 Mehmāni-ye khosousi 1986 Mute Contact 1986 The Finish Line 1986 Sarāb 1985 Mardi ke moush shod 1984 Kamālolmolk 1980 Salandar (Short) 1972 The Spring (TV movie)