Parviz Sayyad

Acting · b. 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.

Known for

7.6

Homeland

2011 · Series · Mr. Sherazi

7.7

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009 · Hashem

3.8

The Loner

2016 · Cirrus

7.8

My Uncle Napoleon

1976 · Series · Asdollah Mirza

7.0

Far from Home

1975 · Husseyin

6.4

The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries

1974 · Peasant

5.8

Hassan, the Bald

1970 · Hasan Kachal

6.0

Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre

1973 · Samad

6.3

The Suitor

1972 · Khavari

5.7

Samad and King Solomon's Carpet

1971 · Samad

7.3

The Mission

1983 · The Colonel

7.5

Sattar Khan

1972 · Ali Mosioo

Directed

Samad Returns from War

1988 · Director

9.0

Checkpoint

1987 · Director

7.3

The Mission

1983 · Director

5.0

Along the Night

1978 · Director

8.0

Dead End

1977 · Director

9.0

Samad in the Way of Dragon

1977 · Director

9.5

Samad Becomes Prosperous

1975 · Director

8.5

Samad be madreseh miravad

1973 · Director

8.5

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

1972 · Director

5.7

Samad and King Solomon's Carpet

1971 · Director

All acting credits28

Tehran, an Unfinished History

2025

2.5

Lie 12

2019

3.8

The Loner

2016 · Cirrus

7.6

Homeland

2011 · Series · Mr. Sherazi

7.7

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009 · Hashem

Liberation

2009 · Reza Shah (voice)

Samad Returns from War

1988

9.0

Checkpoint

1987 · Mr. Younesi

6.0

On Wings of Eagles

1986 · Series · Dadgar

7.3

The Mission

1983 · The Colonel

10.0

Samad Becomes Homeless

1978 · Samad

9.0

Samad in the Way of Dragon

1977 · Samad

7.8

My Uncle Napoleon

1976 · Series · Asdollah Mirza

The Lantern of Imagination‏

1976

7.0

Slaughterhouse

1975 · Mohammad Ghiasi

9.0

The Falconet

1975 · Zanburakchi

7.0

Far from Home

1975 · Husseyin

7.0

Mozaffar

1975 · Mozaffar