Parviz Sayyad ( پرویز صیاد ) born 1939, Lahijan, is a highly famed actor of Iranian cinema. His first film, the comedic Hasan Kachal (1970), or "Hasan the Bald", is well remembered. He gained more fame starring in one of the oldest Iranian TV series "OKTAPUS" playing the role of a well mannered, diplomatic sneaky and soft spoken board member. His real break came with one of the most famous Iranian TV series "Sarkar Ostovar" when he created and played the role of a naive but street smart country boy "Samad". After this, Parviz Sayyad went on to star in the famous "Samad" film series (somewhat reminicient of the American "Ernest" series). His character, Samad (or Samad Agha, as he demanded others to call him), was a prominent comedic icon of Iran during the 1970s. His 1977 film Dead End was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Other noteworthy roles include "Asdollah Mirza" in Daii jan Napelon. The Iranian Revolution occurred shortly after his 7th feature length "Samad" film was released. Parviz Sayyad migrated to Los Angeles shortly after the revolution, where he continued to act, write, direct and produce. In 1983, he directed and starred in the film Ferestadeh, which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Parviz Sayyad is married to Parvin Sayyad and has two daughters, Maryam and Banafsheh. Parviz Sayyad has been a Actor in some movies:
The Falconet ...is about that During an attack in a caravansary in which all the soldiers die, three people manage to flee. After that they accidentally encounter in different places and help each other out. In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Jahangir Forouhar, Nozar Azadi, Enayat Bakhshi, Bagher Sahraroodi, Pouri Banayi‌, Fereydoun Naseri, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Houshang Baharloo, Mahmoud Bahrami, Bahman Zarrinpour, Ali Zahedi, Bizhan Mohtasham, Shahnaz Tehrani, Sadegh Bahrami, Mohammad Goodarzi, Hossein Amirfazli, Hadi Saber, Alireza Ghavami, Mohammad Eskandari, Javad Mirmiran, Leili Matin Daftari, Farrokh Ghaffari, Esmaeel Shirazi, Mohammad Ebadi, Khosro Sahami, Karim Maraee, Abbas Noroozi
Parviz Sayyad has been a Producer in some movies:
Still Life is about that In this artful and heartfelt drama, an elderly railway signalman and his wife lead a solitary existence living by a railway line that passes through a village in Iran. Every day the signalman works the track while his wife weaves carpets at home. They live a picturesque existence, with hopes for a peaceful retirement on the horizon. But when the signalman passes his job onto a younger man, the couple realises their still and tranquil life came at a price, one they can now no longer afford to pay. In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Sohrab Shahid Saless, Eshagh Khanzadi, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Houshang Baharloo, Rouhollah Emami, Zadour Bonyadi, Mohammad Ali Kani, Hibibollah Safarian, Zahra Yazdani, M. Farshian -, Mohammad Sadeq Alami -, Hedayatollah Navid
Bob Makes a Film is about that At 40, the road less traveled is narrowing for Bob who struggles to write a screenplay and live out his dream. When his father falls ill, Bob decides to change and embrace the legacy of his family, his culture and community. But can he really change? In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Vida Ghahremani, Alireza Alavian, Reza Sixo Safai, Fardad Motarjemi, Kursat Sekmen, Babak Shokrian, Kami Asgar, Bryce Bonn, Pierre Cottrell, Bert Kish, Willard Morgan, Mojgan Panah, Scott Sampler, Steven Farr, Mantha Balourdou, Venna Bidasha-Kaur, DeeDee Bigelow, Peter Choi, Julian Curtis, Alan Desatti, Elena Frickman, David Golshan, Kamyar Jafari, Carlos Mendez, Sun Nea, Solmaz Niki Kermani, Michelle Pierce, Zohreh Ramsey, Sabella Shake, Banafsheh Zarei, Robert Murphy, Val de la Cruz, Nima Fakhrara
Sattarkhan is about that Sattar Khan is a national hero and one of the leaders of the Constitutionalists. The movie tells his story from before the start of the Constitutionalism movement in Iran up to his death in the Atabak Garden. In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Ali Nasirian, Ezzatolah Entezami, Jahangir Forouhar, Sirus Ebrahimzadeh, Enayat Bakhshi, Bagher Sahraroodi, Ali Hatami, Fereydoun Naseri, Houshang Baharloo, Mehdi Rajaian, Hossein Safarian, Jalal Pishvaeeyan, Bahman Zarrinpour, Rafi Madadkar, Abbas Mokhtari, Mohammad Ali Sepanlou, Ali Zahedi, Morteza Momayez, Bizhan Mohtasham, Sadegh Bahrami, Mohammad Goodarzi, Hadi Saber, Ghodratollah Entezami -, Abdolali Homayoon, Hassan Torabi, Ali Dehghan, Fereydoon Nariman, Bijan Mofid, Safar Yekta, Jafar Akbari, Yadi Ghassemi, Jalal Musavi, Abbas Noroozi
Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili is about that Kadkhoda and Mash Bagher decide to marry Leila to Einollah but Samad intervenes. He takes Leila and together they escape to the city. There they meet a couple Sami and Leili who look just like them and switch places. Now Samad and Leila are in the city dressed like them and the other couple return to their village to lice there. This cause some more funny adventures for both couples. In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Jahangir Forouhar, Sirus Ebrahimzadeh, Farrokh Lagha Hooshmand, Enayat Bakhshi, Bagher Sahraroodi, Reza Banki, Mojtaba Mirzadeh, Reza Hushmand, Mozaffar Soltani, Mahmoud Bahrami, Esfandiar Mavandadi, Bahman Zarrinpour, Ali Zahedi, Shahnaz Tehrani, Mohammad Goodarzi, Mohammad Taghi Shokrayi, Najaf Ali Hadi, Roohollah Mofidi, Hossein Amirfazli, Parvin Dowlatshahi, Hassan Raziani, Reza Shafi, Esmaeel Nooriala, Abdolali Homayoon, Jamal Vafaei
Samad and King Solomon's Carpet is about that An archaeologist who is after an antique carpet comes to the village. The carpet belongs to Samad but he has sent it to Leila's house. The archaeologist tries to steal it from them but is unsuccessful and the police intervene which leads to the rest of the story. In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Nozar Azadi, Sirus Ebrahimzadeh, Farrokh Lagha Hooshmand, Enayat Bakhshi, Mojtaba Mirzadeh, Mozaffar Soltani, Nosratollah Kani, Shahnaz Tehrani, Manouchehr Farid, Ali Abassi, Hossein Amirfazli, Hassan Raziani, Hossein Hosseini, Reza Shafi, Minoo Shafi, Abdolali Homayoon, Abbas Maghfurian, Abdollah Abdol Vahabi, Nouri Kasrai, Nematollah Aghasi
Samad Savari Nemidahad. In this film Parviz Sayyad collaborates with Mohammad Jafari, Harir Berahmand, Mahmoud Masoom Panah, Mohammad Maghrazi
Other films are:
Samad Becomes Fortunate, Samad in the Way of Dragon, Samad Becomes Homeless, Our Agent Samad in Mission Impossible, Samad Goes to the School, Samad Returns from the War, Samad Becomes an Actor, The Compulsory Driver, Reed Bed, Mozafar, I'm Dying for Money, Slaughterhouse, Suitor, Kaaf Show, Hassan, the Bald, Ghazal, Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre, Samad Goes to the City, The Cycle, Far From Home, Along the Night, Dead End, Secrets of the Treasure of the Jinn Valley