Actor
Parviz Sayyad
March 22, 1939 · Lahijan, Iran
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Jahangir Forouhar
5 titles together
My Uncle Napoleon, Along the Night, The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
Farrokhlagha Houshmand
5 titles together
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre, Samad and King Solomon's Carpet, Samad in the Way of Dragon
Mary Apick
4 titles together
On Wings of Eagles, The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries, Dead End
Enayat Bakhshi
4 titles together
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries, The Suitor, Samad and King Solomon's Carpet
- B
Bahman Zarrinpour
4 titles together
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries, Dead End, Samad and King Solomon's Carpet
- A
Abdolali Homayoon
4 titles together
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre, Samad and King Solomon's Carpet, Samad in the Way of Dragon
Full filmography · 30
Tehran, an Unfinished History
cast
2025
Lie 12
cast
2019
The Loner
as Cirrus
20163.8
Liberation
as Reza Shah (voice)
2009
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Hashem
20097.7
Checkpoint
as Mr. Younesi and Writer and Director
1987
The Mission
as The Colonel and Writer and Director
1983
Samad Becomes Homeless
as Samad
1978
Along the Night
Director and Writer
1978
Samad in the Way of Dragon
as Samad and Writer and Director
1977
Dead End
Director and Writer
1977
The Lantern of Imagination
cast
1976