He gained more fame starring in one of the oldest Iranian television series Octopus [fa] (1975; Persian: اختاپوس, romanized: Okhtapus) playing the role of a well mannered, diplomatic sneaky and soft-spoken board member.

[1] The character Samad was a naive, street smart country boy (somewhat reminiscent of the American "Ernest" series).

The Iranian Revolution took place shortly after his 7th feature-length "Samad" film was released.

[4] Other noteworthy roles include "Asdollah Mirza" on the television series, My Uncle Napoleon (Persian: دایی جان ناپلئون, romanized: Da'i jan Napuli'un).

[5][6] Sayyad migrated to the United States shortly after the Iranian Revolution, where he continued to act, write, direct and produce.