Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Parviz Sayyad
Acting
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 17
TMDB ID: 110611
IMDb ID: nm0768558
Known for: Acting
Born: March 22, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Lahijan, Iran
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 7.35
Wikidata: Q3367084
Also known as
پرويز صياد
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Producer (4)Writer (4)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Parviz Sayyad.
Samad Returns from War
Director
1988 Movie
Checkpoint
Director
1987 Movie
4.0
Along the Night
Director
1978 Movie
9.0
Samad in the Way of Dragon
Director
1977 Movie
7.3
Dead End
Director
1977 Movie
9.0
Samad Becomes Prosperous
Director
1975 Movie
10.0
Samad be madreseh miravad
Director
1973 Movie
9.0
Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili
Director
1972 Movie
5.0
Samad and King Solomon's Carpet
Director
1971 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Parviz Sayyad.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Parviz Sayyad.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Parviz Sayyad.
7.6
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Hashem
2009 Movie
The Lantern of Imagination
1976 Movie
The Falconet
Writer
1975 Movie
6.0
The Mission
Writer
1983 Movie
6.0
Sattar Khan
as Ali Mosioo
1972 Movie
6.0
The Suitor
as Khavari
1972 Movie
2.5
Lie 12
2019 Movie
4.0
Along the Night
Director
1978 Movie
Checkpoint
Director
1987 Movie
3.9
The Loner
as Cirrus
2016 Movie
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
as Self
2021 Movie
7.3
Dead End
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Parviz Sayyad.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Parviz Sayyad.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Parviz Sayyad.
Tehran, an Unfinished History
2025 Movie
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
as Self
2021 Movie
2.5
Lie 12
2019 Movie
3.9
The Loner
as Cirrus
2016 Movie
Liberation
as Reza Shah (voice)
2009 Movie
7.6
The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Hashem
2009 Movie
Samad Returns from War
1988 Movie
Checkpoint
as Mr. Younesi
1987 Movie
6.0
The Mission
as The Colonel
1983 Movie
10.0
Samad Becomes Homeless
as Samad
1978 Movie
9.0
Samad in the Way of Dragon
as Samad
1977 Movie
The Lantern of Imagination
1976 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Parviz Sayyad.