| Cihangir Ghaffari | |
|---|---|
| جهانگیر غفاری | |
| Born | (1940-09-09) 9 September 1940 (age 84) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1965–1990s |
Cihangir Ghaffari (born 9 September 1940), sometimes credited as John Ghaffari or John Foster, is an Iranian actor and film producer known for Les démons (1973), Dick Turpin (1974) and Bloodsport (1988).
Career
Ghaffari starred in a large number of Turkish film productions mainly in the 1970s. His popularity in the cinema of that country led him to integrate the cast of international productions, such as Shaft vuelve a Harlem (1972) by Gordon Parks, Los demonios (1973) Jesús Franco, El monte de las brujas (1974) by Raúl Artigot, Dick Turpin (1974) by Fernando Merino, Hundra (1983) by Matt Cimber, Ciudad del crimen (1984) by Abel Ferrara and Bloodsport (1988) by Newt Arnold.
He also served as a producer on titles such as Hundra (1983), Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984) 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
| 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 | ||||
| Zagor | Zagor | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Zapata | ||||
| İpini Boynunda Bil | ||||
| Sevimli Haydut | Jack | |||
| Adını Anmayacağım | Cemil Arkan | |||
| Kanunsuz Sokak | Ali | |||
| Kızgın Güneş | ||||
| Afacan Küçük Serseri | Himself | Guest Appearance | ||
| Dört Ateşli Yosma | ||||
| 1972 | Ölüme Yaklaşma | |||
| Kırbaçlı Yosma | Special appearance | |||
| 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 Jeffries | Spanish | Spanish-French-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 |
| 1975 | Medical Center | English | TV series; 1 episode; Credited as John Ghaffari | |
| 1977 | Hunter | |||
| 1978 | Keefer | English | TV film | |
| 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 | Bloodsport | Gustafson | English | Credited as John Foster |
| 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 |
References
- Aldous 2015, pp. 162.
- ^ 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.
