Esmail Davarfar
Acting
Biography
Esmail Davarfar (Persian: اسماعیل داورفر), was an Iranian actor, born in March 1933 in Tehran, Iran and died on 4 May 2008. He graduated from the faculty of Dramatic Arts at Tehran University. Later he traveled to the United States to pursue his professional career. Esmail Davarfar remained one of Iran's premier actors throughout his lengthy career. His list of credits includes Doost Ali Khan in Dayee Jan Napoleon.
Born: March 1, 1933
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Known For
My Uncle Napoleon
An uproarious adoption of a popular novel by Iraj Pezeshkzad set in and around the family compound in early 1940s Tehran, marvelously rich in personality and incident. The title character, so-called because of his constant invocation of the general, rules over a wonderfully complex extended family. A hilarious series which makes fun of just about everything.
Day of the Angel
Nyatollah is a rich stingy guy who loves money. One day when he goes to the court to do a job for a friend he is thrown from the roof. This is the beginning of his acquaintance with Djin and the beginning of his adventure.
Sadegh the Kurd
Sadegh and his wife manage a tea house in the way between Ahvaz and Andimeshk south of Iran. One night in his absence a friend of him who is a truck driver comes to his place and the wife is getting killed. The police are after the murderer but Sadegh who seeks revenge begins to kill the truck drivers on the way. This put him in fronting the law.
Mr. Gullible
The story of a simple fellow from a small town who travels to Tehran to find a suitable girl for marriage.
The Custodian
Davoud Najafi lives with his father Rahman who is the custodian of a small company and his disabled brother Ne'mat. His sister Aghdas is pregnant and her husband is away in Kuwait, so they have to bear her expenses too. Davoud loves film making and is in love with Nahid. He brings a camera and tries to steal the company while filming himself. They fired his father Rahman and he too throws Davoud out of the house.
Therefore Hangs a Tale
The film's story is about a school that is expecting the arrival of an inspector, and everyone is anxious about the inspector’s visit. This film is a loose adaptation of The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol.
Tatooreh
Gorgo saves a drunk American from the sea and takes him back to his home where he lives with his wife. The drunk American, Rep, tries to rape Gorgo's wife after he gets sober and thus is thrown out of the house and beat up. Gorgo is bankrupt now and has to work in a Road Construction company, where Rep also works as one of the main engineers. The story goes on with a series of unfortunate events consisting of death and rebellion and false accusations...
The Harbour
Two teens escape from their house and go to Bandar-Abbas because of the problems they have with their father. The father searches for them and finally manages to find their trace. So he goes to Bandar-Abbas. After a series of events, the family members become friends again and start to appreciate each other.
The Antidote
Jalal who has left his wife, is planning to rob a residential complex. There, he finds out about a bombing conspiracy. The next day he informs the police and he is arrested as the only suspect. Major Hashemi, who is in charge of the case finds some clues finds out that Jalal is innocent after some interrogations. When the conspirators realize that the police are after them, they change their plans. Now, the police has to follow two cases at the same time; that is, helping Jalal and finding the bombing conspiracy at The Tehran International Exhibition Center. ...
Family man
Persian remake of Home Alone