# Iraj Safdari

Iraj Safdari (Persian: ایرج صفدری; 5 February 1939, Tehran, Iran – 23 June 2018, Tehran) was an Iranian Make-up Artist and Actor. He has three children.

## Career

He started his career from 1954, when he was teenager at some famous theater in Tehran such as Pars, Nasr, Dehghan theater and later on Tehran Mosavar magazine. During these years working in theater as a makeup artist and actor, he met and worked with some famous and effective producers and theater owners such as Dr. Fathollah Vala (theater organization director of Iran), Dr. Shervan, Dr. Kooshan, Sarang, Nasrollah Mohtasham, Mahdi Raees Firooz. Later he worked on Barbod Society. He is known as one of the pioneers of makeup art in Iran.
His first official job was on "Marg-e-Moosh" play, directed by Nosratollah Vahdat on 1954 at Nasr theater. On movie industry on 1955 his first job as makeup artist was on Asemoon-jol movie directed be Nasrollah Vahdat 1955.
In early years after 1979 revolution of Iran, his wife "Fatemeh Jaferi" and his son assisted him on movies. Recently his son Abdollah Safdari has entered the career independently.
Besides his main job, he has proficiency on movie title designing, sfx and some other items.

## Filmography
### Cinema

| Year | Film (In English) | Local Name (In English) | Film (In Persian) | Director | Position |
| 1955 | Stroller | Asemoon Jol | آسمون جل | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist |
| 1962 | Tulip On Fire | Laleh Atashin | لاله آتشین | Mahmood Nozari | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1963 | Mountain Girl | Dokhtar e Kohestan | دختر کوهستان | Mohammad Ali Jafari | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1963 | Passenger From Heaven | Mosaferi Az Behesht | مسافری از بهشت | Nosratollah Vahdat | Actor & Movie Title Designer |
| 1964 | Bright Horizon | Ofogh e Roshan | افق روشن | Mehdi AmirGhasem Khani | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1964 | Rural songs | Taranehay e Roostaei | ترانه های روستائی | Saber Rahbar | Makeup Artist |
| 1964 | River Direction | Masir e Roodkhaneh | مسیر رودخانه | Saber Rahbar | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1964 | European Doll | Aroos Farangi | عروس فرنگی | Nosratollah Vahdat | Movie Title Designer |
| 1965 | Dumb | Zaboon bashte | زبون بسته | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist |
| 1965 | A Man In The Cage | Mardi Dar Ghafas | مردی در قفس | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1965 | The Great Chance | Shans e Bozorg | شانس بزرگ | Shokrollah Rafiei | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1966 | Alderman's Daughter | Dokhtar e Kadkhoda | دختر کدخدا | Mehdi Raeis Firoz | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1966 | Vel Moa'tali | Vel Moa'tali | ول معطلی | Azizollah Rafiei | Makeup Artist |
| 1966 | One Step To Heaven | Yek Ghadam Ta Behesht | یک قدم تا بهشت | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1967 | Merry Go Round | Charkh o Falak | چرخ و فلک | Saber Rahbar | Makeup Artist |
| 1967 | Beauty And Champion | Khosgel o Ghahreman | خوشگل و قهرمان | Mehdi Zhourak | Makeup Artist & Movie Title Designer |
| 1967 | A Man With No Star | Mard e Bi Setareh | مرد بی ستاره | Azizollah Bahadori | Makeup Artist |
| 1967 | Miracle | Mo'jeze | معجزه | Mehdi Mirsamad Zadeh | Makeup Artist |
| 1967 | Little One | Nim Vajabi | نیم وجبی | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | A Bridge To Heaven | Poli be Soy Behesht | پلی بسوی بهشت | Mohammad Zarin Dast | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | A Present From India | Tohfeh Hend | تحفه هند | Mehdi Zhourak | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | The Golden Road Of Samarkhand | Jadeh Zarin e Samarghand | جاده زرین سمرقند | Naser Malek Motiee | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | Gipsy Anger | Khashm e Koli | خشم کولی | Esmael Riahi | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | Brave Of Era | Delavar e Doran | دلاور دوران | Ebrahim Bagheri | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | King Of Hearts | Soltane Ghalbha | سلطان قلبها | Mohammad Ali Fardin | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | Husband Hunt | Shekar e Shohar | شکار شوهر | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | 20th Century Perch | Looti Gharn e Bistom | لوطی قرن بیستم | Reza Safaei | Makeup Artist |
| 1968 | A Man With Two Face | Mard e 2 Chehre | مرد دو چهره | Reza Beyk Imanverdi | Makeup Artist |
| 1969 | Gharoon's Sons | Pesaran e Gharoon | پسران قارون | Reza Safaei | Makeup Artist |
| 1969 | A World Full Of Hope | Donyay e Por Omid | دنیای پر امید | Ahmad Shirazi | Makeup Artist |
| 1969 | Separation | Jodaei | جدایی | Reza Safaei | Makeup Artist |
| 1969 | Golden Palace | Ghasr e Zarin | قصر زرین | Mohammad Ali Fardin | Makeup Artist |
| 1969 | Blind Cat | Gorbeh e Koor | گربه کور | Sardar Sager | Makeup Artist |
| 1970 | Adam & Eve | Adam o Havva | آدم و حوا | Amir Shervan | Makeup Artist |
| 1970 | Bald Hassan | Hasan Kachal | حسن کچل | Ali Hatami | Makeup Artist |
| 1970 | Chance Coin | Sekke Shans | سکه شانس | Iraj Ghaderi | Makeup Artist |
| 1970 | A Man From South Of The City | Mardi Az Jonob e Shahr | مردی از جنوب شهر | Saber Rahbar | Makeup Artist |
| 1970 | Three Eye Ruby | Yaghoot e 3 Cheshm | یاقوت سه چشم | Aramaeis Aghamalian | Makeup Artist |
| 1970 | Window | Panjereh | پنجره | Jalal Moghadam | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Wild In The Forest | Vahshi e Jangal | وحشی جنگل | Robert Akhart | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | A Man And a City | Yek mard Yek Shahr | یک مرد یک شهر | Amir Shervan | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Samad & Solomon's Rug | Samad o Ghaliche Hazrat Soleyman | صمد و قالیچه حضرت سلیمان | Parviz Sayyad | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Heydar | Heydar | حیدر | Mehdi Zhourak | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Rashid | Rashid | رشید | Parviz Noori | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Upside Down Life | Zendegi Varooneh | زندگی وارونه | Nosratollah Vahdat | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Se Ghap | Se Ghap | سه قاپ | Zakaria Hashemi | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Gholam Gendarme | Gholam Zhandarm | غلام ژاندارم | Aman Manteghi | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Fleeing the Trap | Farar Az Tale | فرار از تله | Jalal Moghadam | Makeup Artist |
| 1971 | Perch | Looti | لوطی | Khosrow Parvizi | Makeup Artist |
| 1972 | Balooch | Balooch | بلوچ | Masoud Kimiai | Makeup Artist |
| 1972 | Man | Mard | مرد | Sirous Alvand | Makeup Artist |
| 1972 | Stranger | Gharibeh | غریبه | Shapoor Gharib | Makeup Artist |
| 1973 | Bandari | Bandari | بندری | Kamran Ghadakchian | Makeup Artist |
| 1973 | The Weary Wolf | Gorg e Bizar | گرگ بیزار | Maziar Parto | Makeup Artist |
| 1973 | Railroad | Papoosh | پاپوش | Esmaei Pour Saeid | Makeup Artist |
| 1973 | Tangsir | Tangsir | تنگسیر | Amir Naderi | Makeup Artist |
| 1973 | Rooster | Khoroos | خروس | Shapoor Gharib | Makeup Artist & Actor |
| 1974 | Bondwoman | Kaniz | کنیز | Kamran Ghadakchian | Makeup Artist |
| 1974 | Honor | Sharaf | شرف | Azizollah Bahadori | Makeup Artist |
| 1975 | Desert Voice | Seday Sahra | صدای صحرا | Nader Ebrahimi | Makeup Artist |
| 1975 | Swear | Ghasam | قسم | Amir Shervan | Makeup Artist |
| 1975 | The Fifth Horseman Of Destiny | Panjomin Savar e Sarnevesht | پنجمین سوار سرنوشت | Saeid Motalebi | Makeup Artist |
| 1976 | Mostafa's Mother | Valedeh Agha Mostafa | والده آقا مصطفی | Naser Mohammadi | Makeup Artist |
| 1976 | Three Person on a Line | 3 Nafar Roye Khat | سه نفر روی خط | Abdoolah Ghiabi | Makeup Artist |
| 1977 | Soteh Delan | Soteh Delan | سوته‌دلان | Ali Hatami | Makeup Artist |
| 1977 | Safe Place | Jaye Amn | جای امن | Morteza Aghili | Makeup Artist |
| 1977 | South Shark | Koose Jonoob | کوسه جنوب | Samouel Khachikian | Makeup Artist & Actor |
| 1977 | Middlemen | Vaseteha | واسطه ها | Hasan Mohammad Zadeh | Makeup Artist |
| 1977 | To Die For Thousand Time | hezar Bar Mordan | هزار بار مردن | Jalal Mehrian | Makeup Artist |
| 1978 | Above Sky s | Bar Faraz Asemanha | بر فراز آسمان ها | Mohammad Ali Fardin | Makeup Artist |
| 1978 | Migration | Hejrat | هجرت | Hosein Zadeh | Makeup Artist |
| 1979 | Explosion | Enfejar | انفجار | Samouel Khachikian | Makeup Artist |
| 1982 | Purgatorial | Barzakhiha | برزخی ها | Iraj Ghaderi | Makeup Artist |
| 1983 | Violetland | Banafshe Zar | بنفشه زار | Mohammad Bagher Khosravi | Makeup Artist |
| 1983 | The Commander Of Forests | Sardar e Jangal | سردار جنگل (میرزا کوچک خان) | Amir Ghavidel | Makeup Artist & Actor |
| 1984 | The Great Brawl | Janjal e Bozorg | جنجال بزرگ | Siavash Shakeri | Makeup Artist |
| 1984 | Convicted | Mahkoomin | محکومین | Naser Mohammadi | Makeup Artist |
| 1985 | Mirza Nowrooz Shoes | Kafshhay Mirza Norooz | کفش‌های میرزا نوروز | Mohammad Motevaselani | Makeup Artist & Actor |
| 1985 | A Man Who Changed To Mouse | Mardi Ke Moosh Shod | مردی که موش شد | Ahmad Bakhshi | Makeup Artist |
| 1986 | Suitcase | Chamedan | چمدان | Jalal Moghaddam | Makeup Artist |
| 1986 | The Kindness Territory | Harim Mehrvarzi | حریم مهرورزی | Naser Gholamrezaei | Makeup Artist |
| 1986 | Highschool | Dabirestan | دبیرستان | Akbar Sadeghi | Makeup Artist |
| 1986 | Stone Lion | Shir e Sangi | شیر سنگی | Masoud Jafari Jozani | Makeup Artist |
| 1987 | Jamil | Jamil | جمیل | Ahmad Bakhshi | Makeup Artist |
| 1987 | Involved | Gereftar | گرفتار | Mansour Tehrani | Makeup Artist |
| 1987 | Night Nurse | Parastar e Shab | پرستار شب | Mohammad Ali Najafi | Special Effect |
| 1988 | Accident Night | Shab e Hadese | شب حادثه | Sirous Alvand | Special Effect |
| 1988 | Bicycle Runner | Bicycle Ran | بایسیکل‌ران | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Decorator |
| 1988 | The Marriage Of Blessed Ones | Aroosi Khooban | عروسی خوبان | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Decorator |
| 1989 | Silent Hunt | Shekar Khamoosh | شکار خاموش | Kiumars Pourahmad | Decorator |
| 1989 | Explorer | Jostejoogar | جستجوگر | Mohammad Motevaselani | Makeup Artist & Special Effect |
| 1989 | Outcast | Randeh Shode | رانده شده | Jahangir Jahangiri | Makeup Artist |
| 1990 | Sea Sound | Avay e Darya | آوای دریا | Rahman Rezaei | Makeup Artist & Actor & Especial Effect |
| 1990 | Searching The Island | Jostejoo Dar Jazireh | جستجو در جزیره | Mehdi Sabbagh Zadeh | Makeup Artist & Actor |
| 1991 | Victim | Ghorbani | قربانی | Rasool Sadr Ameli | Decorator |
| 1992 | Hasanak | Hasanak | حسنک | Mahasti Badiei | Makeup Artist & Actor & Especial Effect |
| 1992 | Cease Bloodshed | Khoon Bas | خون بس | Naser Gholamrezaei | Makeup Artist & Special Effect |
| 1992 | Mr. Shadi's Mission | Mamoriat Aghay Shadi | ماموریت آقای شادی | Mohammad Reza Zehtabi | Makeup Artist & Actor |
| 1992 | Once Forever | Yek Bar Baray Hamishe | یک بار برای همیشه | Sirous Alvand | Special Effect |
| 1993 | Never Without You | Bi To Hargez | بی تو هرگز | Hooshang Darvish Pour | Makeup Artist & Decorator |
| 1993 | Wallflower Secret | Raz e Gol e Shab Boo | راز گل شب بو | Saeid Khorshidian | Special Effect |
| 1994 | Now What ? | Hala Che Shavad | حالا چه شود | Mohammad Jafari Harandi | Makeup Artist |
| 1994 | Partner Life | Sharik Zendegi | شریک زندگی | Ali Khosh Neshin | Makeup Artist |
| 1995 | Visit Day | Rooz Didar | روز دیدار | Ali Khosh Neshin | Makeup Artist |
| 1995 | Law | Ghanoon | قانون | Faramarz Gharibian | Makeup Artist |
| 1995 | Seven Pathway | Haft Gozargah | هفت گذرگاه | Jamshid Heydari | Decorator |
| 1997 | Saghar | Saghar | ساغر | Sirous Alvand | Special Effect |
| 1997 | Devil In The House | Sheytan Dar Khane | شیطان در خانه | Mohammad Reza Zehtabi | Makeup Artist |
| 1998 | A Long Day | Yek Rooz Toolani | یک روز طولانی | Ali Shoghian | Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | Locomotive Driver | Lokomotiv Ran | لوکوموتیوران | Asghar Nasiri | Makeup Artist |

### TV Series

| Year | Film (In English) | Local Name (In English) | Film (In Persian) | Director | Position |
| 1977 | Muggers | Gharatgaran | مجموعه تلویزیونی غارتگران | Mohammad Motevaselani | Makeup Artist |
| 1989 | The Light Of The House | Cheragh Khane | مجموعه تلویزیونی چراغ خانه | Manouchehr Pourahmad | Decorator |
| 1996 | Lost Paradise | Behesht Gomshodeh | مجموعه تلویزیونی بهشت گمشده | Kamran Ghadakchian | Makeup Artist |

### Theater

| Year | Film (In English) | Local Name (In English) | Film (In Persian) | Director | Position |
| 1958 | Ratsbane | Marg e Moosh | نمایش مرگ موش | Dr. Fatollah Vala | Makeup Artist |
| 1962 | The August cafe | Ghahve Khane Mah e Uot | نمایش قهوه خانه ماه اوت | Amir Shervan | Makeup Artist |

## Awards

* Nominated Crystalline Phoenix of Best Special Effect from 8th Fajr International Film Festival For Explorer (Jostejoogar in Local Language).
* Honorary Diploma & The Statue of Sardar e jangal Festival, For Mirza koochak Khan Movie 1983
* Special insignia of "Iranian Theater Forum on 5th ceremony of world theater day for lifetime art activities - 2008

## Ennobled

* Ennobled on the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds (Khaneh Cinema (in Persian) 2nd Ceremony of Pioneers of Makeup Art - March 2006
* Ennobled on Theater Makeup Society of Iran as a Pioneer Makeup Artist 2008

## Gallery
### Behind Scenes

* Soltan Ghalbha Behind Scenes
* Tangsir Behind Scenes
* Ghanoon Behind Scenes
* With Norman & Homayoon
* Cheragh Khane Behind Scenes
* Sardar Jangal Behind Scenes
* Rashid Behind Scenes
* Koose Jonoob Behind Scenes