NASER TAHMASEB VETERAN VOICE ACTOR PASSED AWAY AT 84

NASER TAHMASEB VETERAN VOICE ACTOR PASSED AWAY AT 84

According to the announcement of the Voice Actors Association, Master Tahmaseb passed away yesterday, Friday, December 22nd, due to a stroke, and his funeral was held today, Saturday, December 23rd, with the presence of family members in Behesht-e Zahra’s plot 250

Naser Tahmaseb, born in 1939 in Tehran, was a voice actor and narrator. He started his career as a voice actor before the Islamic Revolution and later became a voice director and dubbing manager

Tahmaseb grew up in a large family with 8 siblings on Abbasi Street. He is the older brother of Iraj Tahmaseb, the host and creator of the Kolah Ghermezi program

His voice in the Hezar Dastan series between 1979 and 1987, in the role of Ali Nasirian, was very well received, but his greater fame came in 1992 with the Secret Army series. His voice in the role of Commander Kessler in Secret Army and the Yogi cartoon was very popular

Also, the late Tahmaseb voiced Bilal Habashi in the brilliant film “Mohammad, Messenger of God” directed by the late Syrian filmmaker Mostafa Akkad, the memorable scene of the Islamic army’s entry into Mecca and Bilal’s dialogues with Tahmaseb’s velvety voice still remain in memories

The late Naser Tahmaseb’s voice was also reminiscent of great actors from world cinema, and time and again, his voice gave a new dimension to the images of actors such as Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Richard Harris, William Holden, Steve McQueen, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino, Daniel Day-Lewis, and especially Jack Nicholson for Iranian audiences

The late Tahmaseb first experienced acting in the film “The Second Way” in 1984. He then acted in the TV series “The Gradual Death of a Dream” in 2006. His performances in the series “Kalantar 3” in 2009 and the film “I Am a Mother” in 2010 directed by Fereydoun Jeyrani are among his acting activities

“Marigold Flowers” (1984), “The Journey” (1992), “The Long Autumn” (1993), “The Turtle” (1996), “Passenger of Rey” (2000), “Hiyam” (2003), “Empty Frames” (2007), and “Jalaluddin” (2014) are among the works that the late Tahmaseb managed the dubbing for

His voice in recent years was mostly heard in many controversial and influential political documentaries, including the narration of the 10-part documentary “Out of Sight” (Parts One and Two) about the 2009 sedition and the 9th Dey epic,” the documentary “FDD” (about the role of Zionists in the Iranophobia project), the documentary “Trick” (about the role of celebrities in the riots), “Memories of the Abandoned House,” “I Am a Technocrat,” “Meeting in a Closed Circuit,” “The Queen’s Secret,” “Tayeb,” and the documentary series  Against the Sandstorm

The voice of the late Tahmaseb was last heard in the teasers of the 17th Cinema Verite Festival, and the news of his death was announced during the closing ceremony of this festival on Saturday evening, December 23rd, at Vahdat Hall

The IIMDB website expresses its condolences for the sudden passing of this veteran and beloved voice actor, first to his respected family and then to the Cinema House of Iran