Parviz Sayyad
{{Short description|Iranian actor and film director}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Bahram Beyzayi Wedding (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sayyad in 1965
| native_name = پرویز صیاد
| name = Parviz Sayyad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|3|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahijan, Gilan Province, Pahlavi Iran
| alma_mater = University of Tehran,
City University of New York
| death_date =
| death_place =
| native_name_lang = Fa
| other_names = Parviz Say'yad
| spouse = Parvin Sayyad
| known_for = Samad
My Uncle Napoleon
| children = 2
| occupation = Actor, director, translator, screenwriter
| years_active = 1970–present
}}
Parviz Sayyad ({{langx|fa|پرویز صیاد|Parviz Sayyād}}; born 22 March 1939){{Cite book |last=Lorentz |first=John H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o-rIhengOn0C |title=The A to Z of Iran |date=April 2010 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-7638-5 |pages=293 |language=en}} is an Iranian-born celebrated actor, director and screenwriter of Iranian cinema. He was one of the earliest television stars in Iran.
Early life
Parviz Sayyad was born on March 22, 1939, in Lahijan, Pahlavi Iran.
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.
Career in Iran
{{See also|Samad (fictional character)}}
His first film, a comedy, Hasan Kachal (1970), or "Hasan the Bald", is well remembered. He gained more fame starring in one of the oldest Iranian television series {{Interlanguage link|Octopus (TV series)|lt=Octopus|fa|اختاپوس (مجموعه تلویزیونی)}} (1975; {{Langx|fa|اختاپوس|translit=Okhtapus}}) playing the role of a well mannered, diplomatic sneaky and soft-spoken board member.{{Cite book |last=Sayyad |first=Parviz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AQFkAAAAMAAJ |title=Parviz Sayyad's Theater of Diaspora: Two Plays, The Ass, and The Rex Cinema Trial |last2=Dabashi |first2=Hamid |date=1993 |publisher=Mazda Publishers |isbn=978-0-939214-94-5 |pages=xvii |language=en}}
He is best known for his role as Samad on the television series {{Interlanguage link|Sarkar Ostvar|fa|سرکار استوار (مجموعه تلویزیونی)}}. 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.
His 1977 dramatic film Dead End entered the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1977 |title=10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977) |accessdate=2013-01-13 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194935/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1977 |archivedate=2013-01-16 }} Other noteworthy roles include "Asdollah Mirza" on the television series, My Uncle Napoleon ({{Langx|fa|دایی جان ناپلئون|translit=Da'i jan Napuli'un}}).{{Cite web |last=Nafisi |first=Azar |date=2006-05-12 |title=The secret garden |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/may/13/featuresreviews.guardianreview26 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-14 |title=Iran's Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote 'My Uncle Napoleon,' dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-religion-iran-arts-and-entertainment-california-fe44299ddc1fe1c7a48c952e87e4a596 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}
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).
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1983/02_programm_1983/02_Programm_1983.html |title=Berlinale: 1983 Programme |accessdate=2010-11-17 |work=berlinale.de}}
Sayyad is married to Parvin Sayyad and has two daughters.
Filmography
= Television =
(As an actor)
- 1967 to 1970 – {{Interlanguage link|Sarkar Ostvar|fa|سرکار استوار (مجموعه تلویزیونی)}} ({{Langx|fa|سرکار استوار}}), this was the precursor to the show Samad
- 1974 – Kaaf Show (television series){{Cite web |title=نمایش کاف شو |trans-title=Kaaf Show |url=http://www.bifasele.com/kaaf-show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513025029/http://www.bifasele.com/kaaf-show |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |website=bifasele.com |language=fa}}
- 1974 – {{Interlanguage link|The Adventures of Samad|fa|ماجراهای صمد}} ({{Langx|fa|ماجراهای صمد}})
- 1975 – {{Interlanguage link|Our Agent is in Danger|fa|مأمور ما صمد در بالاتر از خطر}} ({{Langx|fa|مأمور ما صمد در بالاتر از خطر}})
- 1975 – {{Interlanguage link|Octopus (TV series)|fa|اختاپوس (مجموعه تلویزیونی)}} ({{Langx|fa|اختاپوس}})
- 2012 – Homeland, season 3 (television series)
= Film =
(As an actor)
- 1970 – Hasan Kachal (Hasan the Bald)
- 1971 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad and the Rug of Hazrat Suleiman|fa|صمد و قالیچه حضرت سلیمان}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد و قالیچه حضرت سلیمان|translit=Samad va Ghalicheyeh Hazrat Soleyman}})
- 1971 – Khastegar
- 1972 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad and the Steel Armored Ogre|fa|صمد و فولادزره دیو}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد و فولادزره دیو|translit=Samad va Fulad Zereh Div}}){{Cite book |last=Jahed |first=Parviz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mNRuEAAAQBAJ |title=The New Wave Cinema in Iran: A Critical Study |date=2022-06-02 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-6911-7 |pages=39 |language=en}}
- 1972 – Sattar Khan
- 1972 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad and Sami, Leila, and Lily|fa|صمد و سامی، لیلا و لیلی}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد و سامی، لیلا و لیلی|translit=Samad va Sami, Leila va Leili}}){{Cite book |last=Naficy |first=Hamid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R6qITmzDBaEC |title=A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010 |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-4878-8 |pages=518 |language=en}}
- 1973 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Goes to School|fa|صمد به مدرسه می‌رود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد به مدرسه می‌رود|translit=Samad be Madreseh Miravad}})
- 1974 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Becomes an Actor|fa|صمد آرتیست می‌شود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد آرتیست می‌شود|translit=Samad Artist Mishavad}})
- 1974 – Mozaffar
- 1974 – Maslakh
- 1974 – Asrare Ganje Darreye Jenni
- 1975 – Zanburak
- 1975 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Becomes Lucky|fa|صمد خوشبخت می‌شود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد خوشبخت می‌شود|translit=Samad Khoshbakht Mishavad}})
- 1975 – Dar Ghorbat
- 1976 – My Uncle Napoleon ({{Langx|fa|دایی جان ناپلئون|translit=Da'i jan Napuli'un}})
- 1976 – Bon Bast (Dead End) directed by Parviz Sayyad; art direction and production design by Amir Farrokh Tehrani.
- 1977 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad in the Way of Dragon|fa|صمد در راه اژدها}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد در راه اژدها|translit=Samad dar rah ejdeha}})
- 1978 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Becomes Homeless|fa|صمد دربه‌در می‌شود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد دربه‌در می‌شود|translit=Samad Dar-be-dar Mishavad}})
- 1979 – {{Interlanguage link|Samad Goes to the City|fa|صمد به شهر می‌رود}} ({{Langx|fa|صمد به شهر می‌رود|translit=Samad be Shahr Miravad}})
- 1983 – The Mission ({{langx|fa|فرستاده|Ferestadeh}})
- 1986 – Samad Goes to War ({{Langx|fa|صمد به جنگ ميرود|translit=Samad Be Jang Miravad}})
- 1986 – On Wings of Eagle
- 1987 – Checkpoint
- 1988 – Samad Returns from the War ({{Langx|fa|صمد از جنگ برمیگردد|translit=Samad az jang barmigardad}})
- 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
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External links
- [http://www.parvizsayyad.com/ Parviz Sayyad's Official Website]
- {{IMDb name|0768558}}
- [https://irmdb.sourehcinema.com/People/People.aspx?Id=138203130022 Parviz Sayyad] On SourehCinema (in Persian)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060509222417/http://www.persianmirror.com/culture/famous/bios/ParvizSayyad.cfm at Persian Mirror]
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