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Tony Zarrindast

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Tony Zarrindast
محمد زرین‌دست
Born
Mohammad Zarrindast

1933 or 1934
Tabriz, Iran
Died (aged 82)
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director, and cinema actor

Tony Zarrindast (Persian: محمد زرین‌دست also known as Mohammad Zarrindast) was an Iranian American[1][2] film producer, film director and cinema actor. He was considered by some[who?] as the "Persian Ed Wood". His 1996 film Werewolf was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Zarrindast graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in the field of cinema. His brother was Alireza Zarrindast.[3] On November 29, 2016 he died from cancer.[3]

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  1. ^ "احسان حدادی در کنار محمد زرین‌دست + عکس". namehnews. 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Iranians in Los Angeles". Irangeles. January 1993. ISBN 9780520080089. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "محمد زرین‌دست از فیلمسازان قدیمی سینمای ایران درگذشت" [Mohammad Zarindast, one of the old filmmakers of Iranian cinema, has died]. Radio Farda (in Persian). 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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