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Behrouz Vossoughi
Vossoughi in 1971
Born	Khalil Vossoughi March 11, 1938 (age 86) Khoy, Imperial State of Iran
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	1958–present
Political party	Rastakhiz Party (1975–1978)
Spouses	Googoosh ​ ​(m. 1975; div. 1976)​ Katayoun Amjadi ​(m. 1980)​
Partner	Pouri Banayi (1971–1972)
Children	2
Website	Official Website

Khalil Vossoughi (Persian: خلیل وثوقی; born 11 March 1938) known professionally as Behrouz Vossoughi (بهروز وثوقی), is an Iranian actor. He has also worked in television, radio and theatre. His work has earned him recognition at several international film festivals, including for Best Actor at the International Film Festival of India in 1974 and San Francisco International Film Festival in 2006.

Personal life

Behrouz was born in Khoy, Imperial State of Iran. He moved to Tehran when he was in his teenage years. He has two brothers: Changiz Vossoughi and Shahrad Vossoughi.

Vossoughi was briefly married in the 1970s to the Iranian singer Googoosh. He currently lives in Marin County, California with his wife, Katayoun "Katty" Amjadi (also known as Catherine Vossoughi).

Career

He started acting in films with Samuel Khachikian in Toofan dar Shahre Ma and Abbas Shabaviz's Gole gomshodeh (1962), and became a major star as the brooding hero of the revenge drama Qeysar (1969), directed by Masoud Kimiai. Vossoughi received the Best Actor Award at the Sepas Film Festival for this role.

He went on to collaborate with Kimiai on five more films, including Dash Akol (1971). His next collaboration with Kimiai was The Deer (1974), in which he played the role of Seyed Rasoul. Vossoughi's most acclaimed performance was as Zar Mohamad, a peasant seeking justice in Tangsir (1973) directed by Amir Naderi. In 1975 Vossoughi appeared in The Beehive in the role of Ebi. In 1978, Vossoughi partnered with Ali Hatami in another film, Sooteh-Delan. He was one of the first Iranians to appear in American and European co-productions, such as Caravans (1978), co-starring with Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill and Michael Sarrazin. He also appeared in The Invincible Six (1970) with Curd Jürgens, and Sphinx (1981) with Frank Langella and Lesley-Anne Down.

In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. In addition to his acting career, in 2012, Vossoughi was an official festival judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival. He is currently a judge on Persian Talent Show.

Notable films

His most famous film works are Qeysar (1969), The Invincible Six (1970), Reza Motori (1970), Dash Akol (1971), Toughi (1971), Deshne (1972), Baluch (1972), Tangsir (1973), The Deer (1974), Zabih (1975), Mamal Amricayi (1975), Kandoo (1975), Hamsafar (1975), Sooteh-Delan (1978), Caravans (1978) and Sphinx (1981).

Filmography

Film

Television

• Falcon Crest (1981) – directed by Reza Badiyi
• Nightingales (1989) – directed by Reza Badiyi

Awards and nominations

• Winner Statue Sepas for Best Actor Sepas Film Festival – 1969
• Winner Statue Sepas for Best Actor Sepas Film Festival – 1970
• Nominated Statue Sepas for Best Actor Sepas Film Festival – 1971
• Honorary Diploma for Best Actor Tashkent International Film Forum – 1972
• Best Actor Award International Film Festival of India – 1974
• Winner Winged Goat Award for Best Actor Tehran International Film Festival – 1974
• Nominated Winged Goat Award for Best Actor Tehran International Film Festival – 1975
• Nominated Winged Goat Award for Best Actor Tehran International Film Festival – 1977
• Akira Kurosawa Award San Francisco International Film Festival – 2000
• Lifetime Achievement Award San Francisco International Film Festival – 2006
• Lifetime Achievement Award Thessaloniki International Film Festival – 2012
• Special Achievement Award Tokyo Filmex – 2012
• Winner of people's heart, presented by a heart, from a disabled Iranian-American U.S. Army ex-serviceman from Berkeley, California – January 14, 2017

References

1. Vossoughi joined Rastakhiz Party, newspapers
2. "Behrouz Vossoughi in Bahman Ghobadi's New Film". RadioJavan. March 31, 2011.
3. Entekhab News: Interviews with Entekhab
4. "Rhino film 'rebirth for exiled Iran director'". BBC News. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
5. His surname is also spelled as Behrooz Vosooghi, Behrooz Vossoughi, Behrooz Vosoughi and Behrouz Vossough
6. "Behrouz Vossoughi Biography - زندگینامه بهروز وثوقی". Honar Aks. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
7. "Business of the Week: Eden Day Spa". San Anselmo-Fairfax, CA Patch. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
8. ^ Stone, Judy (April 20, 2001). "Censored Iranian Actor Still in the Spotlight". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Examiner. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
9. Judy Stone. "Not Quite a Memoire". Firouzan Films. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
10. Jeff Lambert (2000). "43rd Annual San Francisco International Film Festival". Sense of Cinema. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25.

External links

• Official Website
• Behrouz Vossoughi at IMDb

• Iranian male stage actors
• Iranian male film actors
• Iranian male television actors
• People from Khoy
• 1938 births
• Living people
• Actors from San Rafael, California
• American people of Iranian-Azerbaijani descent
• Iranian emigrants to the United States
• Exiles of the Iranian revolution in the United States
• Iranian expatriates in the United States
• Iranian Azerbaijanis