Cihangir Ghaffari (; 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, (1973) by Jesús Franco, The Witches Mountain (1974) by Raúl Artigot, Dick Turpin (1974) by Fernando Merino, and Hundra (1983) by Matt Cimber.
He also served as a producer on titles such as Hundra (1983), Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984) 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 YearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes1965 Mootalaie shahre ma Persian Qahremane qahremanan 1966 Emrooz va farda 1967 Dalahoo1968 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 film1969 Back Long Ago Spanish Argentinian film; Unreleased Ghatelin ham migeryandPersian Mojeze-ye ghalbha Shar-ashoob Tatilat-e Dash Esmal Melikşah Turkish, Persian Bilingual film Alemya Arabic, Persian1970 Dokhtar-e zalem-balaPersian Shahr-e hert Parviz Yahgoot-e se cheshm Javani ham alamai darad Fadime FarukTurkish, PersianBilingual 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 Para1971 Shayyadan Persian Hedefte İmzam Var Tophaneli MuratTurkish 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 Caffari1973 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 MartinellySpanish, English Credited as John Ghaffari 1983 Hundra NapatkinAs 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 YearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes 1975 Medical CenterEmissary English 1 episode 1977 Hunter Arab at Party2 episodes 1978 KeeferResistance Member English TV film
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