Hamid Samandarian
Hamid Samandarian حمید سمندریان | |
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| Born | May 6, 1931 |
| Died | July 12, 2012 (aged 81) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | 88 Segment, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, translator |
| Spouse | Homa Rousta (m. 1972–2012, his death) |
| Children | Kaveh (born 1975) |
Hamid Samandarian (Persian: حمید سمندریان; May 6, 1931 – July 12, 2012) was an Iranian film and theater director and translator. He staged numerous dramas including No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and Marriage of Mr. Mississippi by Friedrich Durrenmatt.
Having established many acting and directing classes and workshops, Samandarian trained many Iranian actors and directors including; Ezzatolah Entezami, Reza Kianian, Golab Adineh, Mehdi Hashemi, Shahab Hosseini, Hojjat Baqaee, Parviz Poorhosseini, Ahmad Aghalou, etc. He married Homa Rousta, an Iranian film and theater actress.