Cihangir Ghaffari

Cihangir Ghaffari
جهانگیر غفاری
Born (1940-09-09) 9 September 1940
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Other namesJohn Ghaffari
John Foster
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1965–1990s

Cihangir Ghaffari (Persian: جهانگیر غفاری; born 9 September 1940), also credited as John Ghaffari or John Foster, is an Azerbaijani-born Iranian actor and film producer with an international career.

Life and career

Originally from Baku, Ghaffari began his screen acting career in Imperial Iran in the 1960s. Beginning in the 1970s, he became a star of Turkish cinema. His popularity there led him to integrate the cast of international productions, such as Shaft vuelve a Harlem (1972) by Gordon Parks,[1] Les démons (1973) by Jesús Franco, The Witches Mountain (1974) by Raúl Artigot, Dick Turpin (1974) by Fernando Merino, and Hundra (1983) by Matt Cimber.[2][3]

He also served as a producer on titles such as Hundra (1983), Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984)[2] and La cruz de Iberia (1990). In 1975, he had a small appearance on the American television series Medical Center. In the early 1990s, Ghaffari retired from the film scene.

Filmography

Year Film Role(s) Language Notes
1965 Mootalaie shahre ma Persian
Qahremane qahremanan
1966 Emrooz va farda
1967 Dalahoo
1968 Se javanmard
Dozde-siyahpoush
Ghoroube botparastan
Janjal-e pool
Majeraye shabe janveye
Mard-e-hanjare-talael
Farjam Unfinished film;
Tahran Macerası Cafer Turkish, Persian Bilingual film
1969 Back Long Ago Spanish Argentinian film; Unreleased
Ghatelin ham migeryand Persian
Mojeze-ye ghalbha
Shar-ashoob
Tatilat-e Dash Esmal
Melikşah Turkish, Persian Bilingual film
Alemya Arabic, Persian
1970 Dokhtar-e zalem-bala Persian
Shahr-e hert Parviz
Yahgoot-e se cheshm
Javani ham alamai darad
Fadime Faruk Turkish, Persian Bilingual film
İşportacı Kız Cafer
Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan Cem Sultan
Selahattin Eyyubi Şövalye Leopold
Ölüm Fermanı / Se delavar Logan
Mive-ye gonah / Hak Yolu Cihangir
Kan ve Tabanca Fakir Ahmet Turkish
Şimşek Hafiye
Hedefte İki Kişi
Bir Çuval Para
1971 Shayyadan Persian
Hedefte İmzam Var Tophaneli Murat Turkish
Gurur ve Kin Abbas
Batıdan Gelen Adam
Suçsuz Fırarı
Caniler Uyumaz
Asker Ahmet Ahmet
Tehlikeyi Severim
Zagor Zagor
Zapata
İpini Boynunda Bil
Sevimli Haydut Jack
Adını Anmayacağım Cemil Arkan
Kanunsuz Sokak Ali Deniz
Kızgın Güneş Ali
Afacan Küçük Serseri Himself
Dört Ateşli Yosma
1972 Ölüme Yaklaşma
Kırbaçlı Yosma
Safakta Vuruşanlar
Şeytan Kan Kusturacak Kerem / the stranger Dual role
Shaft's Big Score Jerry English Credited as John Foster
The Witches Mountain Mario Spanish Spanish film; Credited as John Caffari
1973 Sakhreye Siah Persian Filmed in 1970, but released in 1973
The Demons Lord Jeffreys French French-Spanish-Portuguese film; Credited as John Foster
They Call Me Shmil Danny Hebrew Israeli film; Credited as John Ghaffari
Ha-Meshahnei'a Ba'am Tony
1974 Dick Turpin Dick Turpin Spanish Spanish film; Credited as John Ghaffari
1981 Matad al buitre John Martinelly Spanish, English Credited as John Ghaffari
1983 Hundra Napatkin As producer also
1984 Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold Shayowteewah
1988 Gui ma bao biao zei mei ren Cantonese Hong Kong film
1990 Rescue Force Jafar English
1990 La cruz de Iberia Spanish As producer

Television

Year Film Role(s) Language Notes
1975 Medical Center Emissary English 1 episode
1977 Hunter Arab at Party 2 episodes
1978 Keefer Resistance Member English TV film

References

  1. ↑ Aldous 2015, pp. 162.
  2. 1 2 Budnik 2017, pp. 79.
  3. ↑ Davies 2015, pp. 609.
Sources
  • Budnik, Daniel R. (2017). '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures. McFarland. ISBN 9780786497416.
  • Aldous, Steve (2015). The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series. McFarland. ISBN 9781476622231.
  • Davies, Clive (2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. SCB Distributors. ISBN 9781909394063.
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