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.

Known For

The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili
Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
Samad Becomes an Artist
Samad Becomes an Artist
Samad be madreseh miravad
Samad be madreseh miravad
Samad Becomes Homeless
Samad Becomes Homeless
Samad in the Way of Dragon
Samad in the Way of Dragon
Samad Becomes Prosperous
Samad Becomes Prosperous

Filmography

2025 Tehran, an Unfinished History
as
2021 Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless
as Self
2019 Lie 12
as
2016 The Loner
as Cirrus
2009 Liberation
as Reza Shah (voice)
2009 The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Hashem
1988 Samad Returns from War
as
1987 Checkpoint
as Mr. Younesi
1986 On Wings of Eagles
as Dadgar
1983 The Mission
as The Colonel
1978 Samad Becomes Homeless
as Samad
1977 Samad in the Way of Dragon
as Samad
1976 My Uncle Napoleon
as Asdollah Mirza
1976 The Lantern of Imagination‏
as
1975 The Falconet
as Zanburakchi
1975 Samad Becomes Prosperous
as Samad
1975 Slaughterhouse
as Mohammad Ghiasi
1975 Mozaffar
as Mozaffar
1975 Far from Home
as Husseyin
1974 The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
as Peasant