Saeed Rad Explained

Saeed Rad
Native Name Lang:	fa
Native Name:	سعید راد
Birth Name:	Ahmad Saeed Haghparast Rad^[1]
Birth Date:	26 October 1944
Birth Place:	Tehran, Iran
Death Place:	Tehran, Iran
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1968–1984 2003–2021
Children:	2
Relatives:	Adam Hemati (grandson)^[2] ^[3]

Saeed Raad (Persian: سعید راد, also romanized as Said Rād and Sa'id Rād; 26 October 1944 – 22 July 2024) was an Iranian actor and playwright who started his career in 1968. Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his career.

After a minor role in M. Zarrindast's Conquerors of the Desert in 1969, he was invited by Amir Naderi to play the leading role of his debut film, Adieu Friend (1971).

Raad died following complications from a fall on 22 July 2024, at the age of 79.^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

• Deadlock, 1973
• Made in Iran, 1979
• Journey of the Stone, 1977
• The Border, 1981
• The Red Line, 1982
• The Imperilled, 1982
• Farmaan, 1982
• Daadshah, 1983
• Crossing the Mine Field, 1983
• Eagles, 1984
• Duel, 2002
• Che, 2014
• End of Service, 2015
• Love and Frenzy, 2015

He has also acted in notable Iranian TV series including In the Eye of the Wind in the role of Reza Shah.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ماجرای عاشق شدن سعید راد . Fararu . 3 September 2022.
2. Web site: زندگینامه.
3. Web site: زندگینامه. 26 October 2021 .
4. Web site: 22 July 2024 . Iranian actor Saeed Rad passes away at 79 . 22 July 2024 . Mehr News Agency . en.
5. Web site: Fourth and Eternal Sequence of Saeed's Life .