Parviz Sayyad
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Early life
Parviz Sayyad was born on March 22, 1939, in Lahijan, Pahlavi Iran.[1]
Throughout the 1960s Sayyad starred in many plays that were adapted for television; and he was in the first Iranian television program titled Amir Arsalan alongside Mary Apick.[1]
Career in Iran
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He is best known for his role as Samad on the television series Template:Interlanguage link.[1] The character Samad was a naive, street smart country boy (somewhat reminiscent of the American "Ernest" series). After this, Sayyad went on to star in the famous "Samad" film and television series. His character, Samad (or Samad Agha, as he demanded others call him), was a prominent comedic icon of Iran during the 1970s. The Iranian Revolution took place shortly after his 7th feature-length "Samad" film was released. Sayyad would spend the money he made on commercially successful films (such as Samad) to fund the creation of independent and intellectual films.[3]
His 1977 dramatic film Dead End entered the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] Other noteworthy roles include "Asdollah Mirza" on the television series, My Uncle Napoleon (Template:Langx).[5][6]
Career in the United States
Sayyad migrated to the United States shortly after the Iranian Revolution, where he continued to act, write, direct and produce. He received a PhD from the City University of New York (CUNY).[1]
In 1983, he directed and starred in the film The Mission (Ferestadeh), which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival; and won the Jury Grand Prize award (1983) at the Locarno Film Festival.[7][1]
Sayyad is married to Parvin Sayyad and has two daughters.
Filmography
Television
(As an actor)
- 1967 to 1970 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx), this was the precursor to the show Samad
- 1974 – Kaaf Show (television series)[8]
- 1974 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)
- 1975 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)
- 1975 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)
- 2012 – Homeland, season 3 (television series)
Film
(As an actor)
- 1970 – Hasan Kachal (Hasan the Bald)
- 1971 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)
- 1971 – Khastegar
- 1972 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[3]
- 1972 – Sattar Khan
- 1972 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[9]
- 1973 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[9]
- 1974 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[9]
- 1974 – Mozaffar
- 1974 – Maslakh
- 1974 – Asrare Ganje Darreye Jenni
- 1975 – Zanburak
- 1975 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[9]
- 1975 – Dar Ghorbat
- 1976 – My Uncle Napoleon (Template:Langx)[5][6]
- 1976 – Bon Bast (Dead End) directed by Parviz Sayyad; art direction and production design by Amir Farrokh Tehrani.
- 1977 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[9]
- 1978 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)[9]
- 1979 – Template:Interlanguage link (Template:Langx)
- 1983 – The Mission (Template:Langx)[1]
- 1986 – Samad Goes to War (Template:Langx)
- 1986 – On Wings of Eagle
- 1987 – Checkpoint
- 1988 – Samad Returns from the War (Template:Langx)
- 2005 – Babak and Friends - A First Norooz
- 2008 – The Stoning of Soraya M.
- 2016 – The Persian Connection
(As a director)
- 1978 – Dar Emtedade Shab
See also
References
External links
- Parviz Sayyad's Official Website
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- Parviz Sayyad On SourehCinema (in Persian)
- at Persian Mirror
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- Living people
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- Iranian television directors
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