Reza Badiyi
Reza Sayed Badiyi  was an Iranian-born director who helmed five episodes of : four from the third season, and one from the fourth. His daughter, Mina Badie, appeared in the last episode, , as a Starfleet officer. 

Badiyi directed many episodes of such popular television programs as Mission: Impossible (including one featuring William Windom and Vince Howard), Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, The Incredible Hulk, Cagney & Lacey, Falcon Crest, Baywatch, Knots Landing, Jake and the Fatman, Superboy, and Sliders. He also helmed the second episode of Police Squad! and an episode of Models Inc. (with Denise Crosby). 

He also directed three feature films: Trader Horn (1976, featuring Erik Holland), The Spy Who Never Was (1976), and The Way Back Home (2006, featuring daughter Mina Badie).

In addition to his extensive directing career, Badiyi also designed the opening title sequences for several television series. Among his most notable title visualizations are those of Get Smart, Mary Tyler Moore, and the aforementioned Hawaii Five-O.

Badiyi died on 20 August 2011 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California. He was 81 years old.  Badiyi was remembered at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on 18 September 2011.

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