Rasim Balayev
Acting
Born: August 8, 1948 · Agsu District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Died: March 29, 2026 (aged 77)
Highest Rated
Biography
Rasim Akhmed oglu Balayev is an Azerbaijani cinema and theatrical actor. He starred in the leading roles in more than 60 Azerbaijani films. Rasim Balayev was born on 8 August 1948 in Aghsu region of Azerbaijan. At the age of 15-16, he got involved in theater performances. Being from rural area, Rasim's family attempted to push him to choose a different career, though he never did and got enrolled in Azerbaijani Institute of Arts, from which he graduated in 1969. The actor's first film experience on big screen came with a short role in the film "Stars don't die away". Rasim Balayev's fame came after his part in 3 movies and participation in two film festivals: the 7th Soviet festival in Baku and 3rd International festival in Tashkent where he received an award for Best Actor and several proposals for main roles in future movies. Among his best performances are films Nasimi, Babek, The Scoundrel, Anecdote, and The Bat.
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Movies (70)
The Joke
Rahimov
Interrogation
Elmar
Fortress
Soltan
Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
Grandfather
The Devil under the Windshield
Nazarov
Wait for Me
Nijat
Cavid ömrü
Hüseyn Cavid
Cavid ömrü
Cavidin gəncliyi (səs)
The Stars Don't Fade
Sultanov
The Basement
Ayaz
Nasimi
Imadaddin Nasimi
Additional Trace
Nazim
The Bat
Aghabey
Nazli
Şamil
Don't Step in-He'll Kill You
Rasim
Etiraf
Qabil
Old Men, Old Men...
1982
Trap
Ziya Qasımoviç
Firangiz
Murad
The Witness
1990
Straight to the Volcano
Tahir
The Scoundrel
assistant to the minister
Baku, I Love You
Professor (segment "Bəhram Gur")
Даймохк
2010
You Are Always With Me
Hasanzade
The Lonely Businessman's Big Score
1984
Black & White Nights
2013
An Ice in a Warm Sea
Mammad
The Diversion
Hasanov
Awakening
Абдуразам-бай
Additional Effect
Həbib (voice)
Goodbye Schmidt!
Polis mayoru
Both a Visit and a Business
Davud
Black Volga
polkovnik Cavanşirov
Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
Dədə Qorqud
The Rider with Lightning in His Hand
1975
Mountain Novella
1979
The Turned World
Mammad Aliyev
An Old Ferry
Salman
Broken Bridges
Taxi Driver
Sound of the Pipe
Nuru (voice)
Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
2015
The Native Shores
Habibi
The Price of Happiness
Sanan
The First Hour of Life
Azer
Saddle these Horses
Salim bey
Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
Dada Gorgud (voice)
Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree
Yagub
The Tale of the Old Oak Tree
Idrisov
Babek
Babak Al-Xurrami
The Bay of Happiness
Izabek
Dada Gorgud
Beyrak
The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
Israfil Bey
The Jinn in Microdistrict
Ali
Wäre die Erde nicht rund...
Hatem
A Country House for One Family
Ali
Ambassador of the Dawn
Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə
The Avenger of Ganjabasar
Aziz
Steepness
1983
Unusual Hunt
Teacher
There, Where the Rivers Merge
Bahman
Bəyaz həyat
Vaqif
Little Man in a Big War
1990
The Stab in the Back
Cəbi
Demons Prison
1992
Garden Season
Kalantar (voice)
Biz qayıdacağıq
müəllim (voice)
Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan
Dədə Qorqud
This Wonderful, Wonderful World
Mirzayev
The Special Visit to German Clinic
Mammad Rustamov
