Saeed Rad
Acting
Born March 1, 1944 · Tehran, Iran
Biography
Saeed Rad is an Iranian stage and screen actor and playwright. He started his career in 1967. Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his career. After a minor role in Conquerors of the Desert (1969, M. Zarrindast) he was invited by Amir Naderi for the leading role of his debut, Adieu Friend (1971). Because of his solemn, stern gaze and to some extent a rough complexion, Rad has played the role of rebel individuals in the margin of society. He is one of the main figures in New Wave of Iranian cinema which rose in the early 1970s and faded in the middle of the…
Known For · 40 titles
Heart
Hamrefigh
The Red Line
Dadshah
Dar Chashm-e Baad (In the Eye of the Wind)
The Imperilled
Journey of the Stone
The Target
The Great Silence
Slaughterhouse
End of Service
Crossing the Minefield
The Controversy
The Morning of the Fourth Day
Dandelion
Wasteland
The Man of Night
An Aristocrat Beggar
Alcoholic
The Eagles
Goodbye, Friend
Che
Treasure of the Lost Desert
Filmfarsi
Strait
Sadegh the Kurd
Kaniz
Kaafar
Salome
Duel
Grey
The Third Thief
The sun in the swamp
The Strengthening Sun
Made in Iran
Ambush
Sharaf
Agha-ye Lor be shahr miravad
Parvanegi
Rooster