Akbar Abdi (, 26 August 1960 – 24 July 2026) was an Iranian actor. He received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorghs, a Hafez Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.
Life and career Abdi began his career in 1981 with the children's television series The Traffic Neighborhood, directed by Dariush Moadebian. His main credits include The Actor, Delshodegan, and The Snowman. He also acted in the film Ejareh-Nesheenha (The Tenants).
He underwent a kidney transplant in June 2016. Abdi died from a heart attack on 24 July 2026, at the age of 65.اکبر عبدی، بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون، درگذشت
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1984The Great ControversySiavash Shakeri1985The Man Who Became a MouseAhmad Bakhshi1986The MissionHossein Zandbaf1987The StrangerParvizRahman RezaeeThe TenantsMr. GhandiDariush Mehrjui1989Grand CinemaHossein Hedayat1990MotherGholam RezaAli Hatami1991The Old Men's SchoolAli Sajadi Hosseini1992Love-strickenFaraj BoulsikAli HatamiOnce Upon a Time, CinemaMohsen Makhmalbaf1993ActorAkbar AbdiMohsen Makhmalbaf1996Mr. Sunshine Homayoun As'adian1999AllFereydoun Hassanpour2000Once Upon a TimeIraj Tahmasb2007The OutcastBayram LoderMasoud Dehnamaki2008LoverGodratollah Solh Mirzaee2009The Outcast 2Bayram LoderMasoud DehnamakiHeartbrokenAli RouintanCheckmateJamshid Heidari2010Pay BackTahmineh Milani2011The Outcast 3Bayram LoderMasoud DehnamakiThe President's Cell PhoneGhorban Ali's brother-in-lawAli Atshani2012DisplaceAliAli TavakolniaI Feel SleepyReza's MotherReza Attaran2013NotorietyYousefMasoud Dehnamaki2014The Sleepy OnesMotherFereydoun JeyraniMiʿrajisAkbarMasoud Dehnamaki2015In Due CourseVahid Amirkhani2016Notoriety 2YousefMasoud DehnamakiFour Isfahanians in BaghdadMohammad Reza Momtaz2018LoveulanceKeramatMohsen MahiniMisunderstandingAhmad Reza MotamediBitter SmileMohammad Reza Motamedi2019Happy BirthdaySomayyeh ZareinezhadX-LargeMohsen TavakoliTornado 2Professor AndishJavad Hashemi2021AutomobileAli Miri Ramesheh2022Hot SilverMohsen Aghakhan
Web Year Title Role Director Platform 2013–2014King of EarRahman Shoja'atDavood MirbagheriVideo CD
Awards and nominations Received the Crystal Simorgh for the second role of a man from the 8th Fajr Film Festival for his role in Ali Hatami's film Mother (1989) Received Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor from the 30th Fajr International Film Festival for his role in the film I Dream I Made by Reza Attaran Nominated for the 20th Fajr Film Festival Award for the film Bread, Love and Motor 1000
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