Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was
Brick and Mirror (1965,
Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in
The Cow (1969,
Darius Mehrjui) and
Qeysar (1969,
Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appeared as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for
The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the
First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in
North Korea. ==Selected filmography==