Reza Badiyi

Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. His credits also include developing the title sequence montages for Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Get Smart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Early life and education Badiyi was born April 17, 1930, in Arak in the Imperial State of Persia. His parents were from Isfahan. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran. He worked with the Audio Visual Department in Tehran, (Honarhayeh Zeeba), and completed 24 documentary films prior to leaving the country.

Badiyi moved to the United States in 1955 in order to continue his film studies at Syracuse University. Badiyi often worked with Robert Altman. Badiyi was assistant director on the low-budget 1957 film The Delinquents, which marked Altman's feature film directorial debut, and on the cult classic 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls.

Awards In the mid-1970s he received the Golden Ribbon of Art award from the reigning Shah of Iran.

Filmography Director This list shows a selection of entertainment directed by Reza Badiyi. He directed more than 430 television episodes from 1963 onward.

1969 – The Good Guys 1969–1972 – Mission: Impossible 1969–1979 – Hawaii Five-O 1970–1971 – The Doris Day Show 1974 – The Six Million Dollar Man 1976–1978 – Baretta 1977–1979 – The Rockford Files 1978–1980 – The Incredible Hulk 1982-1984 – Joe Dancer 1982–1988 – Cagney & Lacey 1985–1986 – T. J. Hooker 1992–1994 – In the Heat of the Night 1994–1996 – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1996 – Baywatch 1997 – The Cape 1997 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 – La Femme Nikita 1998–1999 – Mortal Kombat: Conquest 1998–1999 – Sliders 1999 – Early Edition 2003 – She Spies 2006 – The Way Back Home