15 Facts About Reza Badiyi

Reza Sayed Badiyi was an Iranian-born American film and television director.

Reza Badiyi's credits include developing the opening montages for Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Get Smart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Reza Badiyi graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran.

Reza Badiyi moved to the United States in 1955, in order to continue his film studies at Syracuse University.

Reza Badiyi was invited by the United States Department of State to continue his studies in America after winning an international film award for Flood in Khuzestan.

Reza Badiyi graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in filmmaking.

Reza Badiyi was assistant director on the low-budget 1957 film The Delinquents, which marked Altman's feature film debut as a director and the cult classic horror film Carnival of Souls, made in 1962.

Reza Badiyi directed the definitive "fashion show" sequence of the third season of the popular Doris Day Show.

Reza Badiyi set a Directors Guild of America record for directing the most hours of episodic series television ever.

Reza Badiyi later won various awards, including the Humanitas Prize for an episode of Cagney and Lacey.

Reza Badiyi was honored by the Directors Guild of America for directing over 400 hours of television.

In May 2010, Reza Badiyi was honored at UCLA for his 80th birthday and his 60th year in the entertainment industry.

Reza Badiyi was the father of three children which included Mina, Alexis and Natasha.

Reza Badiyi died in Los Angeles, California on August 20,2011, at the age of 81, having struggled with various health issues.

Reza Badiyi directed more than 430 television episodes from 1963 onward.