θɹuːˈaʊt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z sˈeɪjæd stˈɑːɹd ɪn mˈɛni plˈeɪz ðæt wɜːɹ ɐdˈæptᵻd fɔːɹ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən; ænd hiː wʌz ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɪɹˈeɪniən tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm tˈaɪɾəld ˈæmɪɹ ˈɑːɹsɐlˌæn ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd mˈɛɹi ˈæpɪk.
Throughout the 1960s Sayyad starred in many plays that were adapted for television; and he was in the first Iranian television program titled Amir Arsalan alongside Mary Apick.