Hossein Gil

Hossein Gil — Biography

Hossein Gil, born Abdolhossein Gil, is a former film and television actor of Iran's pre-revolutionary popular cinema. A native of Tehran, he appeared from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, a period of heavy commercial film production, mostly in supporting and character roles.

His early films include Saalaar-e Mardan (1968) and Noah's Storm (1967). In the early 1970s he acted in productions such as Wood Pigeon, Heydar and Knucklebones, and his roles of the period include Mammad in The Dagger, Teymoor in The Man, Javad in Ghoul and Ghader in The Enemy. He played Zeynal in Bandari. High Noon, Abarmard and Bandeh Khoda are other films from those years.

In the last part of his career he was seen in films such as Pishkesvat (1976), Pride and Prejudice (1976), Parrot (1977) and Journey of the Stone (1977), in which he played Mohammad Hassan. Known for about twenty films, he has long been absent from the screen.