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Reza Badiyi (1930–2011)

Miscellaneous Crew | Director | Producer

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Was the cinematographer who shot the classic "wave curl" on the opening credits of Hawaii Five-O. See more trivia »

Born:

Reza Sayed Badiyi
in Arak, Iran

Died:

(age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideMiscellaneous Crew (15 titles)
2008 Lady of the Roses (documentary) (technical advisor)
 
Hawaii Five-O (TV series) (title visualization - 281 episodes, 1968-1980) (story consultant - 1 episode, 1979)
– Woe to Wo Fat (1980) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Moroville Covenant (1980) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– A Bird in Hand... (1980) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Clash of Shadows (1980) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Flight of the Jewels (1980) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
See all 281 episodes »
 
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series) (title visualization - 1 episode, 1973) (titles - 1 episode, 1974)
– The Pregnancy (1974) (titles)
– Dick in Deutsch (1973) (title visualization)
 
1973 Steambath (TV movie) (title visualization)
 
1972 Awake and Sing (TV movie) (title visualization)
 
1972 The Scarecrow (TV movie) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
Mary Tyler Moore (TV series) (title visualization - 22 episodes, 1970-1971) (title designer - 2 episodes, 1970)
– The 45-Year-Old Man (1971) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Smokey the Bear Wants You (1971) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– A Friend in Deed (1971) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner (1971) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Hi! (1971) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series) (title visualization - 1 episode)
– Run Ballerina, Run (1970) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series) (title visualization)
 
1970 The Andersonville Trial (TV movie) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1969-1970 Get Smart (TV series) (title visualization - 26 episodes)
– I Am Curiously Yellow (1970) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– What's It All About, Algie? (1970) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Smartacus (1970) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1968-1969 The Good Guys (TV series) (title visualization - 4 episodes)
– A Chimp Named Sam (1969) (title visualization)
– Is This Trip Necessary (1969) (title visualization)
– Big Tom Gets Married (1969) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Let 'Em Eat Rolls (1968) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1967-1968 He & She (TV series) (title visualization - 3 episodes)
– What's in the Kitty? (1968) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Don't Call Us (1967) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Old Man & the She (1967) (title visualization - as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) (assistant to producer - 1 episode)
– Once Upon a Savage Night (1964) (assistant to producer)
 
1964 Nightmare in Chicago (TV movie) (assistant to producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (85 titles)
2006 The Way Back Home
 
2003 She Spies (TV series)
– Message from Kassar (2003)
– Cover Me (2003)
– Last Man Standing (2003)
 
1999 Early Edition (TV series)
– Camera Shy (1999)
– Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1999)
 
1998-1999 Sliders (TV series)
– The Great Work (1999)
– My Brother's Keeper (1999)
– World Killer (1998)
– Common Ground (1998)
– Genesis (1998)
 
1998-1999 Mortal Kombat: Conquest (TV series)
– Vengeance (1999)
– Stolen Lies (1999)
– In Kold Blood (1999)
– Thicker Than Blood (1998)
 
1997 La Femme Nikita (TV series)
– Missing (1997)
– Recruit (1997)
 
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
– Out of Mind, Out of Sight (1997)
 
1990-1997 Baywatch (TV series)
– Bachelor of the Month (1997)
– Liquid Assets (1996)
– The Contest (1996)
– Last Wave (1996)
– Lost and Found (1996)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1995-1996 Baywatch Nights (TV series)
– Night Whispers (1996)
– The Cabin (1996)
– Epilogue (1996)
– Payback (1996)
– Blues Boy (1995)
 
1996 Viper (TV series)
 
1996 Nowhere Man (TV series)
– Calaway (1996)
– Contact (1996)
 
1994-1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
– Paradise Lost (1996)
– Visionary (1995)
– Life Support (1995)
– Past Tense: Part 1 (1995)
– Civil Defense (1994)
 
1995 Eye of the Stalker (TV movie)
 
1995 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (TV movie)
 
1994 Models Inc. (TV series)
– Blind by Love (1994)
– Good Girls Finish Last (1994)
 
1992-1994 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
– A Matter of Justice (1994)
– Poor Relations (1994)
– The Last Round (1994)
– A Dish Best Served Cold (1993)
– Falsely Accused (1993)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1994 In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (TV movie)
 
1993 Trade Winds (TV mini-series) (hours 3 & 4)
 
1993 Dark Justice (TV series)
– Incorrect Dosage (1993) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Pygmalion (1993)
 
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series)
– Heroes (1993) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1992-1993 Knots Landing (TV series)
– Day of the Assassin (1993)
– Bye Bye Love (1992)
 
1989-1992 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
– Pennies from Heaven (1992)
– Street of Dreams (1991)
– You Don't Know Me (1991)
– My Boy Bill (1990)
– Chinatown, My Chinatown (1990)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1991 Dinosaurs (TV series)
– Employee of the Month (1991)
– The Mating Dance (1991)
 
1990-1991 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV series)
– Environmental Robin Hood (1991)
– The Man from ELF (1990)
– Mr. Right (1990)
– Shalom (1990)
– Late Night Callers (1990)
 
1984-1990 Falcon Crest (TV series)
– Home Again (1990)
– God of the Grape (1989)
– Payback (1989)
– Charley (1989)
– Grand Delusions (1989)
See all 35 episodes »
 
1988-1989 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
– Birdwoman of the Swamps (1989)
– Troubled Waters (1988)
– The Russian Exchange Student (1988)
– A Kind of Princess (1988)
– The Jewel of Techacal (1988)
 
1989 A Fine Romance (TV series)
– It's Just the Gypsy in My Soul (1989)
– Below Suspicion (1989)
 
1989 Heartbeat (TV series)
– Critical Overload (1989)
 
1982-1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
– A Fair Shake: Part 1 (1988) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– A Fair Shake: Part 2 (1988) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Friendly Fire (1988) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Old Flames (1988)
– Secrets (1987)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1987 Sledge Hammer! (TV series)
– Vertical (1987)
– A Clockwork Hammer (1987)
– Jagged Sledge (1987)
 
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
– The Duke Is Dead (1986)
 
1986 Fame (TV series)
– The Comedian (1986)
 
1985-1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
– Nightmare (1986)
– Taps for Officer Remy (1986)
– Trackdown (1985)
 
1985 Blade in Hong Kong (TV movie)
 
1983 Policewoman Centerfold (TV movie)
 
1983 Boone (TV series)
– The Monument (1983)
 
1983 Murder One, Dancer 0 (TV movie)
 
1983 Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)
– Dead Run (1983)
 
1983 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– Chamber of Lost Harts (1983)
 
1983 White Water Rebels (TV movie)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
– Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1982 The Phoenix (TV series)
– A Presence of Evil (1982)
– One of Them (1982)
 
1981 Of Mice and Men (TV movie)
 
1981 240-Robert (TV series)
– A Cool Welcome (1981)
 
1981 The Big Black Pill (TV movie)
 
1981 Joe Dancer: The Big Trade (TV movie)
 
1978-1980 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
– Deep Shock (1980) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Free Fall (1980) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– My Favorite Magician (1979) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Brain Child (1979) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Quiet Room (1979) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series)
– Savage Says, 'The Most Dangerous Bird Is the Jailbird' (1980)
– Savage Says: What Are Friends For? (1980)
 
1969-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– A Lion in the Streets (1979)
– The Spirit Is Willie (1979)
– Small Potatoes (1978)
– Deadly Courier (1978)
– Frozen Assets (1978)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1977-1979 The Rockford Files (TV series)
– A Different Drummer (1979) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– A Fast Count (1978) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Dwarf in a Helium Hat (1978)
– The Dog and Pony Show (1977)
– Second Chance (1977)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1979 Stop Susan Williams (TV series)
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
 
1979 The Girl Who Saved the World (TV movie)
 
1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
– Strange Justice (1978)
– Moonshine (1978)
 
1976-1978 Baretta (TV series)
– The Snake Chaser (1978)
– The Dream (1978)
– Just for Laughs (1978)
– It Goes with the Job (1977)
– Por Nada (1977)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
– Net Loss (1977) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1976-1977 Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series)
– The Cat Burglar (1977)
– Yoyo Takes a Bride (1976)
 
1977 Man from Atlantis (TV series)
– The Killer Spores (1977)
 
1977 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
– Pieces of Eight (1977)
 
1977 Hunter (TV series)
– The Backup (1977)
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
– The Serbian Connection (1976)
– Country Boy (1976)
 
1976 The Spy Who Never Was
 
1976 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
– Deadly Weapons (1976)
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
 
1975-1976 Bronk (TV series)
– Long Time Dying (1976)
– Echo of Danger (1975)
 
1975 Joe Forrester (TV series)
 
1970-1975 Mannix (TV series)
– Quartet for a Blunt Instrument (1975)
– Lost Sunday (1972)
– Cry Pigeon (1972)
– Nightshade (1971)
– A Button for General D. (1971)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1975 Police Woman (TV series)
– Sidewinder (1975)
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
– The Coward (1974)
– The Last of the Fourth of Julys (1974)
– Little Orphan Airplane (1974)
– Operation Firefly (1974)
 
1973 The Magician (TV series)
– Nightmare in Steel (1973)
– Man on Fire (1973) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Lightning on a Dry Day (1973)
 
1973 Faraday and Company (TV series)
 
1973 Trader Horn
 
1973 Mod Squad (TV series)
– Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death (1973)
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
– The Murder Game (1972)
 
1969-1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
– Hit (1972) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Cocaine (1972) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Casino (1972) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Committed (1972) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Visitors (1971) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1972 The Eyes of Charles Sand (TV movie)
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
– Safe Deposit (1971)
 
1971 Inside O.U.T. (TV short) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1970-1971 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
– Young Love (1971)
– The Father-Son Weekend (1971)
– Skiing Anyone? (1971)
– Doris Goes to Hollywood (1971)
– Billy's First Date (1971)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1968-1969 Get Smart (TV series)
– Ice Station Siegfried (1969) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– The Day They Raided the Knights (1969) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
– Snoopy Smart vs. the Red Baron (1968) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1969 The Good Guys (TV series)
– Big Tom Gets Married (1969) (as Reza S. Badiyi)
 
1968 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
– Cry Brute (1968)
 
1966 Crossword (TV movie)
 
1966 A Time for Decision
 
1963 Censorship: A Question of Judgement? (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1999 The First of May (executive producer)
 
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series) (associate producer - 12 episodes)
– Buddy Overstreet, Please Come Home (1966) (associate producer)
– The Sky Is Falling (1966) (associate producer)
– Goodbye, Wendell (1966) (associate producer)
– Mr. D's Revenge (1966) (associate producer)
– Buddy Overstreet, Forgive Me (1966) (associate producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1966 A Time for Decision (producer)
 
1963 Censorship: A Question of Judgement? (short) (producer)
 
1962 Terror at Black Falls (associate producer)
 
1962 Carnival of Souls (assistant director - as Raza Badiyi)
 
1957 The Delinquents (assistant director)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1963 Censorship: A Question of Judgement? (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1962 Carnival of Souls
Bus Ticket Customer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1956 The Magic Bond (short) (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)

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Was the cinematographer who shot the classic "wave curl" on the opening credits of Hawaii Five-O. See more »

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