Amin Tarokh (Persian: امین تارخ; 11 August 1953 – 24 September 2022) was an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a 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.

Amin Tarokh
Tarokh at the 35th Fajr Film Festival (2017)
Born(1953-08-11)11 August 1953
Shiraz, Iran
Died24 September 2022(2022-09-24) (aged 69)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2022
SpouseMansoureh Shadmanesh
Children3

Early life

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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.[1]

Career

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Tarokh started acting in 1973. He opened the first acting school in 1994,[1] "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

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Tarokh died from a heart attack in Tehran, on 24 September 2022, at the age of 69.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1982 Death of Yazdgerd General Espahbod Bahram Beyzai
1984 Sarbadars Hassan Jouri Mohammad Ali Najafi
1986 The Baggage Jalal Moghaddam
1988 Little Bird of Happiness Khalil Sohrabi Pouran Derakhshandeh
Payizan Masoud Rasoul Sadrameli
1989 The Lead Danial Masoud Kimiai
1990 Mother Jala Aldin Ali Hatami
1992 Love-stricken Taher Ali Hatami
The Status Ebrahim Vahidzadeh
1993 Sara Hesam Dariush Mehrjui
1995 Shaykh Mufid Sirous Moghaddam, Fariborz Saleh
1996 The Conspiracy Ali Ghavitan
1997 Moon and Sun Mohammad Hossein Haghighi
Saghar Sirous Alvand
1998 Love + 2 Mahmoud Reza Karimi
Seven Stones Abdolreza Navab Safavi
2004 Secrets Mohammad Reza A'alami
2006 Havana File Dr. Mohsen Pezhman Alireza Raeesian
The Boss Colonel Reza Javid Masoud Kimiai
25 O' Clock Masoud Abparvar
2007 The Rule of the Game Ahmad Reza Motamedi
Barefoot in Heaven Bahram Tavakoli
2009 Zamharir Ali Rouintan
Red Garden Amir Samavati
2016 Dead End of Trust Reza Vosough Hamid Kaviani
2018 Behind the Wall of Silence Setareh's father Masoud Jafari Jozani
Year Title Role Director Platform
2020–2021 Blue Bood Mehrdad Behrang Tofighi Namava, Filimo
2021 Mutual Friendship Himself Shahab Hosseini Namava
2021–2022 Lunar Eclipse Mehrad Maziar Miri Namava

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes Network
1975–1976 My City, Shiraz Shahrokh Zolriastin TV series NIT
1977 Iranian Heritage Mahmoud Mohammad Yousef NIT
1983 Sarbadars Hassan Jouri Mohammad Ali Najafi IRIB TV1
2015 Sometimes Look Behind You Jalal Tabesh Maziar Miri IRIB TV2
2017–2018 Awning Mehran Jamshid Mahmoudi IRIB TV2
2018 Don't Leave Me Rasoul Tavalaee Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour IRIB TV3

Awards and nominations

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Year Movie Award Category Result
1995 Moon and Sun Fajr Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Won[2]
2004 Havana Files Fajr Film Festival Best Actor Nominated

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