Iran Focus: London, Nov. 21 Prominent Iranian comic actor Abdol-Ali Homayoun has died at the age of 86. Iran Focus
London, Nov. 21 Prominent Iranian comic actor Abdol-Ali Homayoun has died at the age of 86.
Homayoun became famous for his role in the comedy soap opera Samad Agha which was a hit in Iran prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Homayoun played the role of Sarkar Ostovar, a clumsy village police chief always trying to arrest wacky Samad who could not help but get into trouble.
He died from a heart attack on Saturday in Tehran.