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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] He married Homa Rousta, an Iranian film and theater actress.
- ^ "12.07.12 | IBNA". Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Veteran Iranian director Hamid Samandarian dies aged 81". vestnikkavkaza.net.
- ^ "Hamid Samandarian dies at 81". 12 July 2012. -(Persian)