Akbar Zanjanpour Information

Akbar Zanjanpour (born 22 January 1945) Iranian contemporary cinema actor and director Childhood and Education He was born in Shemiran in the north of Tehran. After secondary school, he studied theater in the faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University. In 1970 he was graduated from university and in 1988 he received the diploma of the first artistic grade from The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance which was equal to a doctorate diploma. Professional Activities Zanjanpoor appeared as an actor in 1966, when he was accepted into the university. Then after he appeared in various theaters as well as T.V. and Radio plays and along with acting he started to work as a theater director too. From 1986 he joined the various Faculties of Art as a lecturer and in the years of 1989 and 1990, he was one of the members of the Theater National Committee in the UNESCO Organization. As an actor, he has appeared in the cinema too. Works Acting in the following plays 1. The Pit Hole Stick; director: Bahman Forsi; the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1966 2. Elephant in the File; Director: Sadeq Hatefi; the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1968 3. Aria Dakapo; director: Parviz Khazraie; the place of performance: Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1968 4. The Sound of Breaking; director: Bahman Forsi; the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts 5. To Look from the Bridge. Director: Hamid Samandarian; the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts and National T.V.1969 6. Beginning but Not Like Before; director: Sadeq Hatefi. the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1969 7. In the Citadel of a Fable. Director: Keyhan Rahgozar; the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1969 8. Our Small Town; director: Dariush Farhang; the place of performance: Tehran University, Iran – American Society, 1970 9. Roofs and Under the Roofs; director: Ja`far Vali; the place of performance: Tehran, Sang-e-Laj Hall, 1970 10. The Dumb Waiter; director: Dariush Farhang; the place of performance: Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts, 1972 11. Meeting with the Aged Lady; director: Hamid Samandarian; Tehran Molavi Hall, 1972 12. Kitchen; directors: Mohammad Ali Jafari and Ja`far Vali; the place of performance: Tehran, Sang-e-Laj Hall, 1973 13. The Death of Neighbor; directors: Mohammad Ali Ja`fari and Ja`far Vali; the place of performance: Tehran, Sang-e-Laj Hall, 1973 14. Ibrahim the Cannon Shooter and Aqa Beig: director: Rokneddin Khosravi; the place of performance: Tehran, Sang-e-Laj Hall, 1975 15. The Season of Winds; director: Mohammad Ali Ja`fari; the place of performance: Tehran, Sang-e-Laj Hall, 1975 16. Cloak; director: Ja`far Vali; the place of performance: Tehran, Sang-e-Laj Hall and channel 2 of Iran T.V; 1976 and 1977 17. Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (1972); director: Rokneddin Khosravi; the place of performance: Tehran, The Department of Theater, 1978 18. Jones, the Emperor; director: Majid Ja`fari; the place of performance: Tehran, Vahdat Halls, 1979 19. The Physicians; director: Reza Karam Rezaie; the place of performance: Tehran, Vahdat Hall, 1980 20. Patrice Lumumba; director: Hooshang Tavakoli; the place of performance: The Main Hall, 1981 21. The Last Game; director: Mahmood Ostad Mohammad; the place of performance: Tehran, Niavaran House of Culture (Farhangsara), Shahr Theater, Sayeh Hall, 1999 22. Arthur and Ovi; director: Majid Ja`fari; the place of performance: Shahr Theater, the Main Hall, 1999 23. Shazdeh Ehtejab; director: Ali Rafiei; the place of performance: Tehran, Vahdat Hall, 2001 24. Praying Stone and Mirrors; director: Hami Amjad; the place of performance: Tehran Molavi Hall, 2001 25. The 1001st Night: director: Bahram Beyzaie; the place of performance: Shahr Theater and Charsoo Hall, 2003 Play Directed 1. Rail; a play by Mahmood Dolat Abadi, the place of performance: Tehran University Faculty of Fine Arts, 1970 2. Negar for T.V. broadcasting; a play by Ali Nasirian, 1922 3. All My Sons; a play by Arthur Miller; the place of performance: Sang-e-laj Hall, 1989 4. Pearl; a play by Ezattolla Mehravaran; the place of performance: Sang-e-Laj Hall, 1982 5. The Cherry Orchard; a play by Antoine Chekhov; the place of performance: Tehran, Vahdat Hall, 2006 Directed and Scene Designing 1. Death of Salesman; a play by Arthur Miller; the place of performance: Tehran, Shahr Theater, Main Hall, 1983 2. Cherry Orchard; a play by Antoine Chekhov; the place of performance: Tehran, Vahdat Hall, 1987 3. Three sisters; a play by Antoine Chekhov Tehran, Shahr Theater, Main Hall, 2004