
Parviz Sayyad
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.
Acting (26 movies)

The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009

Checkpoint
1987

The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
1974

Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
2021

Samad Becomes an Artist
1974

Samad Becomes Prosperous
1975

Samad in the Way of Dragon
1977

Samad Becomes Homeless
1978

Samad and King Solomon's Carpet
1971

Samad be madreseh miravad
1973

Far from Home
1975

The Loner
2016

The Mission
1983

Sattar Khan
1972

The Falconet
1975

Liberation
2009

The Suitor
1972

Lie 12
2019

The Lantern of Imagination
1976

Mozaffar
1975

Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
1973

Hassan, the Bald
1970

Slaughterhouse
1975

Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025

Samad Returns from War
1988

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili
1972
Directing (10 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| I Can Die for Money | 1959 | Writer |
| Samad and King Solomon's Carpet | 1971 | Writer |
| Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili | 1972 | Writer |
| Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili | 1972 | Original Music Composer |
| Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre | 1973 | Producer |
| Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre | 1973 | Writer |
| Samad be madreseh miravad | 1973 | Writer |
| Samad be madreseh miravad | 1973 | Producer |
| Mozaffar | 1975 | Writer |
| Slaughterhouse | 1975 | Producer |
| Slaughterhouse | 1975 | Writer |
| The Falconet | 1975 | Writer |
| Ghazal | 1976 | Producer |
| Dead End | 1977 | Producer |
| Dead End | 1977 | Writer |
| Samad in the Way of Dragon | 1977 | Writer |
| Samad in the Way of Dragon | 1977 | Producer |
| Along the Night | 1978 | Writer |
| Along the Night | 1978 | Producer |
| Still Life | 1978 | Producer |
| The Mission | 1983 | Writer |
| The Mission | 1983 | Producer |
| Checkpoint | 1987 | Writer |

