Parviz Sayyad

ActorDirectorEditorProducerWriter Mar 22 (age 87) Lahijan, Iran 1959–2025 (66 year career)

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Biography

Parviz Sayyad (Persian: پرویز صیاد, romanized: Parviz Sayyād; born 22 March 1939) is an Iranian-born American celebrated actor, director, translator, and screenwriter of Iranian cinema. He was one of the earliest television stars in Iran.

Known For

Film

The Stoning of Soraya M.

Hashem

Film

Still Life

Producer

Film

Homeland

Mr. Sherazi

Film

My Uncle Napoleon

Asdollah Mirza

Film

Far from Home

Husseyin

Film

Dead End

Director

Film

The Loner

Cirrus

Film

On Wings of Eagles

Dadgar

Filmography

Acting (29)

Movies (26)

Tehran, an Unfinished History

2025

Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless

2021

as Self

Lie 12

The Loner

as Cirrus

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009

as Hashem

7.7

Liberation

2009

as Reza Shah (voice)

Samad Returns from War

1988

Checkpoint

1987

as Mr. Younesi

The Mission

1983

as The Colonel

7.5

Samad Becomes Homeless

1978

as Samad

10.0

Samad in the Way of Dragon

1977

as Samad

9.0

The Lantern of Imagination‏

1976

Samad Becomes Prosperous

1975

as Samad

9.0

The Falconet

1975

as Zanburakchi

Far from Home

1975

as Husseyin

7.0

Slaughterhouse

1975

as Mohammad Ghiasi

Mozaffar

1975

as Mozaffar

Samad Becomes an Artist

1974

8.0

The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries

1974

as Peasant

5.7

Samad be madreseh miravad

1973

as Samad

10.0

Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre

1973

as Samad

5.0

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

as Samad / Sami

Sattar Khan

as Ali Mosioo

The Suitor

as Khavari

Samad and King Solomon's Carpet

as Samad

Hassan, the Bald

as Hasan Kachal

Television (3)

Homeland

as Mr. Sherazi

On Wings of Eagles

as Dadgar

My Uncle Napoleon

as Asdollah Mirza

Crew (26)

Movies (26)

Samad Returns from War

1988

Director

Checkpoint

1987

Director

The Mission

Director

The Mission

Editor

The Mission

Producer

The Mission

Writer

Along the Night

Director

Still Life

Producer

Samad in the Way of Dragon

Director

Dead End

Director

Dead End

Producer

Dead End

Writer

Ghazal

Producer

Samad Becomes Prosperous

1975

Director

9.0

The Falconet

1975

Writer

Slaughterhouse

1975

Producer

Mozaffar

1975

Writer

Samad be madreseh miravad

1973

Director

10.0

Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre

1973

Writer

5.0

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

1972

Director

8.5

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

1972

Original Music Composer

8.5

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

1972

Poem

8.5

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

1972

Writer

8.5

Samad and King Solomon's Carpet

1971

Director

5.0

Samad and King Solomon's Carpet

1971

Writer

5.0

I Can Die for Money

1959

Writer