Jamshid Mashayekhi (Persian: جمشید مشایخی, November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019) was an Iranian actor. Mashayekhi, Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cinema" because of their influence.
Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror (1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Qeysar (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appeared as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea.
Hezar Dastan, (1978-1987, TV series)
Khane'i Rooy-e Āb (A House Built on Water), directed by Bahman Farmān'ārā, 2001
Rising (Tolooa, 2001) directed by Hossein Shahabi
Pol-e Sizdahom (The Thirteenth Bridge), directed by Farhad Gharib, 2005
Yek Bus-e Kuchulu (A Teensy Kiss), directed by Bahman Farmān'ārā, 2005
In Search of Peace directed by saeed soltani 2016-2017
"Jamshid Mashayekhi turned 74 today" (in Persian). ISNA. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
(in Persian) Celebrating 50-year acting career of Jamshid Mashayekhi, BBC