Rasim Balayev
Born: 1948-08-08 in Aghsu, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2020
- Magomaev as Jamaladdin Magomaev
- Ana və poçtalyon
2019
- Goodbye Schmidt! as Polis mayoru
2017
- Nazlı as Şamil
2015
- Baku, I Love You as Professor (segment "Bəhram Gur")
- Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
2013
2012
- Ambassador of the Dawn as Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə
2011
- The Turned World as Mammad Aliyev
2010
- Additional Effect as Həbib (voice)
- Даймохк
2008
- Fortress as Soltan
2007
- Cavid ömrü as Hüseyn Cavid
- Biz qayıdacağıq as müəllim (voice)
2004
- Broken Bridges as Taxi Driver
- There, Where the Rivers Merge as Bahman
2003
- Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz as Dada Gorgud (voice)
- Bəyaz həyat as Vaqif
2001
- Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy as Dədə Qorqud
2000
- Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan as Dədə Qorqud
1999
- This Wonderful, Wonderful World as Mirzayev
1998
- Hotel Room as Sadiyar
1995
- The Bat as Aghabey
- Both a Visit and a Business as Davud
1994
- Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish as Agaev - polkovnik OUVD
- Black Volga as polkovnik Cavanşirov
1992
- Demons Prison
- Etiraf as Qabil
1991
- Don't Step in-He'll Kill You as Rasim
1990
- Little Man in a Big War
- Trap as Ziya Qasımoviç
- The Joke as Rahimov
- The Basement as Ayaz
- The Witness
1989
- The Diversion as Hasanov
- The Scoundrel as assistant to the minister
- The Native Shores as Habibi
1988
- The Devil under the Windshield as Nazarov
- The Special Visit to German Clinic as Mammad Rustamov
1987
- You Are Always With Me as Hasanzade
1986
- The Jinn in Microdistrict as Ali
1985
- Garden Season as Kalantar (voice)
- An Old Ferry as Salman
- Saddle these Horses as Salim bey
1984
1983
- Awakening as Абдуразам-бай
- An Ice in a Warm Sea as Mammad
- Steepness
1982
1981
- The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight as Israfil Bey
- Wäre die Erde nicht rund... as Hatem
- Additional Trace as Nazim
1980
- Wait for Me as Nijat
1979
- Roads of Fire
- Interrogation as Elmar
- Babek as Babak Al-Xurrami
- The Stab in the Back as Cəbi
- Mountain Novella
1978
- A Country House for One Family as Ali
- The Bay of Happiness as Izabek
1977
- Straight to the Volcano as Tahir
- The Price of Happiness as Sanan
- Straight to the Volcano as Tahir
1975
- The Rider with Lightning in His Hand
- Sound of the Pipe as Nuru (voice)
- Dada Gorgud as Beyrak
- Firangiz as Murad
1974
- The Avenger of Ganjabasar as Aziz
- Nasimi as Imadaddin Nasimi
- The First Hour of Life as Azer
- Unusual Hunt as Teacher
1971
- The Stars Don't Fade as Sultanov