Tehran, June 30, IRNA -- Veteran Iranian theater, cinema and TV actor Baqer Sahraroudi died on Sunday. He was 72.
�The actor was suffering from an illness for two years following a stroke in 2012.
Born in 1942, Sahraroudi was a graduate of Tehran Fine Arts Faculty. He began his artistic activities in 1955 as an actor, screenwriter and producer.

The actor played roles in TV series, including ?Life?s Days?, ?Acacia Alley? and ?Sour and Sweet?.

His most remembered films are: ?Pickpockets Never Enter Paradise?, ?Marriage, Iranian Style?, ?Solomon?s Land? and ?Dog Killing?.

Acclaimed theater director Berhrouz Gharibpour expressed condolences over Sahraroudi?s death.

The director, who collaborated with Sahraroudi in the theatrical play ?The Miserable?, said, ?He has a great talent in playing comic roles.?

?He would make every effort to portray characters properly.?

A funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at Cinema House.

By IRNA

 

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