[custom_adv] He started acting in films with Samuel Khachikian in Toofan dar Shahre Ma and Abbas Shabaviz's Gole gomshodeh (1962), and became a major star as the brooding hero of the revenge drama Qeysar (1969), directed by Masoud Kimiai. Vossoughi received the Best Actor Award at the Sepas Film Festival for this role. [custom_adv] He went on to collaborate with Kimiai on five more films including Dash Akol (1971). His next collaboration with Kimiai was The Deers (1974) in which he played the role of Seyed Rasoul. [custom_adv] Vossoughi's most acclaimed performance was as Zar Mohamad, a peasant seeking justice in Tangsir (1975) directed by Amir Naderi. In the same year Vossoughi appeared in The Beehive in the role of Ebi. [custom_adv] In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. [custom_adv] In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. [custom_adv] In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. [custom_adv] In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. [custom_adv] In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. [custom_adv] In addition to his acting career, in 2012 Vossoughi was an official festival judge for the Noor Film Festival. He is currently a judge on Persian Talent Show. [custom_adv] He also appeared in The Invincible Six (1970) with Curd Jürgens, and Sphinx (1981) with Frank Langella and Lesley-Anne Down. [custom_adv] In 1978, Vossoughi partnered with Ali Hatami in another film, Sooteh-Delan.