Reza Badiyi, Honored Director, Dies

Reza Badiyi, a prolific television and movie director whose credits include "Mission Impossible," "Hawaii Five-O," "Baretta," and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" among other classics, has died. He was 81.

Badiyi died peacefully Saturday August 20th at UCLA Medical Center due to medical complications, according to publicist Bita Milanian.

He was surrounded by his immediate family and loved ones, she said.

Badiyi was born on April 17, 1930 in Arak, Iran. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in his homeland and received the prestigious golden medal of art from the Shah of Iran.

May he rest in peace, he will be missed.

Source: dailynews.com