Esmaeil Shangeleh Information

Esmail Shangaleh (born on June 3, 1936) director and actor of theater, cinema, and television Childhood and Education He was born in Tehran, the capital city of Iran, when he was very young he lost his father. He attended Iqbal primary school and then followed his education in Naser Khosrow, Iqbal, Darolfonoon, and Roshdieh secondary schools. He started his theatrical activities in 1953 with membership in the theatrical institution of Jameeh Barbad. In 1956 he attended the art school of acting and along with experimental acting, he studied art academically too. After a while, he learned the German Language to follow his studies and after immigration, he received his diploma from the Academy of Theatrical Arts of Vienna. Professional Activities Esmail Shangoleh in 1956 was employed by the Melli Bank and worked there for a while, but he left his job and again started to study the principle of acting. After being graduated from the art school he was employed by the office of Dramatic Arts affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Art. In 1969 after completing his studies in Austria he returned to Iran and followed his job in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, but after a while, he left the faculty to join the organization of Iran Melli Radio and Television. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he kept on his activities in theater, cinema, and television. Private Life Esmail Shangoleh in 1978 a few days before the victory of the Revolution married Laleh Poorghadiri. The fruit of this marriage is two daughters who are called Leyla and Rãna and a son named Ramin. Works Acting in Cinema • The film of Blue Circle (1974); director: Dariush Mehrjooie; producers: Parviz Sayyad, Bahman Farman Ara, Malek Sassan Veyci • Saam and Narges (2000); Director: Iraj Qaderi; producer: Morteza Shayesteh • Killing Cruelly (2000); producer and director: Bahram Beyzaie • Party (2000); director: Saman Moghaddam, Producer: Morteza Shayesteh • Blue (2000); director: Hamid Labkhandeh, producer: Morteza Shayesteh • The Petit Lady (2001); director: Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh, producer: Dariush Babaian • Sometimes Look at the Sky (2002); Kamal Tabrizi, Producer: Mohammad Reza Takhtkeshiyan • Westerner Doll (2005); director: Farhad Saba, producer: Rasool Sadr Ameli Acting in Theater and Tele-Theaters • Three School Friends (1953) [the first Ismaiel Shangoleh performance in Jameeh Barbad as the childhood of Khayyam] • Father (1959); director: Mehdi Forough, actors: Jamileh Sheikhi, Esmail Shangoleh, Ali Nasiriyan, Rokneddin Khosravi • Babbling (1959); director: Rokneddin Khosravi; actors: Esmail Shangoleh, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Kardan • The Neighbor (1960); actors: Esmail Shangeleh, Fakhri Khorvash • Prophet the Small Ghost; director: Hamid Samandariyan • The End of a Melody; director: Abbas Maghfooriyan; actors: Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Ali Nasiriyan, Parviz Kardan, Esmaeil Shangoleh • Covering the Naked Ones. Director: Shahin Serkisiyan (performed in Farabi Hall); actors: Khojasteh Kiya, Qasem Haji Tarkhani, Ali Nasiriyan, Esmaeil Shangoleh, Khamoosh, Mrs. Nasririyan • After Thirty Years (1960); director: Ali Nasiriyan, actors: Esmaeil Shangoleh, Jamileh Sheikhi, Jamshid Layeq, Ali Nasiriyan, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Kardan • The Physician of Kookoonian Village (1960); director: Ali Nasiriyan, playwright: Max Rocket, actors: Esmaiel Shangeleh, Jamileh Sheikhi, Ezzatolla Entezami, Ali Nasiriyan, Nosrat Partovi • The Pride of Life (1960); director: Ali Nasiriyan, Playwright: Paul Géraldi, actors: Ali Nasiriyan, Esmaiel Shangoleh • The Angel of Snow (1969); producer and director: Esmaiel Shangoleh (performed in Museum Hall), actors: Fakhri Khorvash, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz • Klolumb (1971); performed in the Museum Hall; producer and director: Esmaeil Shangoleh, actors: Esmat Safavi, Fakhri Khorvash, Jamileh Sheikhi, Esmaiel Davarfar, Ezatolla Entezami, Ali Nasiriyan, Esmaiel Shangoleh, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz • The Strindberg Play (1972); director: Hamid Samanderiyan, actors: Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Esmaeil Shangoleh, Homa Roosta • Romeo and Juliet (1973); director: Esmaiel Shangoleh, Playwright: Jean Anouilh, actors: Mahin Shahabi, Esmaeil Shangoleh, • Adieu (1973); director: Esmaiel Shangoleh, actors: Esmaeil Shangoleh, Marziyeh Broom and, Reza Babak, Mohammad Yousef, Behzad Sanjari • The Marsh (1979); director: Mohammad Ali Keshavarz; actors: Mahin Shahabi, Esmaeil Shangoleh, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz