Mohammad Ali Keshavarz will be buried
on Tuesday

Iran Theater- Mohammad Tabatabai, the director of the Veteran Artists Institute, announced that the funeral of the late of cinema, theater and television  actor,Mohammad Ali keshavarz will be held at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, June 16, at the Behesht Zahra.

Tabatabai added: "Considering the situation of the society to hold a mass ceremony, according to the decision of the farmer's family to prevent the spread of the corona virus, no other ceremony will be held except the burial."

Born in 1930 in Isfahan, Keshavarz began his stage acting career in 1948 and entered the world of cinema with “Night of the Hunchback” by Farrokh Ghaffari in 1964.

He acted in many famous hits including “Mother”, “Hezardastan”, “Kamalolmolk” and “Delshodegan” by Ali Hatami, as well as “Through the Olive Trees” by Abbas Kiarostami.

The actor also played the role of Shakkur in “Caravans”, a 1978 Iranian-American film directed by James Fargo based on the novel by James Michener. The movie was shot in Iran and the Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn acted in the movie, playing the role of Zulfiqar.

Keshavarz donated memorabilia to the Film Museum of Iran on his 90th birthday anniversary in mid-April.