Ceyhun Mirzäyev
Born: 1946-04-09 in Gyulably, Agdamskiy rayon, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Died: 1993-03-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev (Azerbaijani: Ceyhun Mirzəyev) was an Azerbaijani actor and film director. Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to Jamil Mirzayev and his second wife Margarita. He had a half-sister from his mother's previous marriage to Yusif Mammadaliyev's brother Ibrahim. Mirzayev's father died when he was three years old. Noted for his good performance skills, he became a child actor in 1955 when he acted in the film The Meeting. Three years later, at age 12, Mirzayev played the leading role of young Ismayil in the film Stepmother. He later graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts majoring in film directing. He was most notable for starring and directing an Azerbaijani war film The Squall in 1993. Mirzayev was expected to be on movie's opening but he died from sudden heart attack.
Filmography
1993
- The Scream as Ismayil
1990
- The Joke as Mammadov
1989
1986
- Wait for the Signal from the Sea ... (Director)
1985
- The Kidnapping of Groom ... (Director)
- Saddle these Horses as Merchant
1981
- The Road Story as Ibadulla
1974
- The Winds Blow in Baku as soviet soldier
1971
- The Most Important Interview ... (Assistant Director)
1969
- The Tempestuous Kura as Osman
1968
- In the Name of the Law as Absalam
1965
- The Invincible Battalion as Teymur
1964
- Who Do We Love More? as Samandar (segment “Cazibə qüvvəsi“)
1962
- Black Gull as Manolo
1960
- Koroghlu as Jeyhun
- Matteo Falcone as Fortunato
1959
- Real Friend as Farman (Childhood)
1958
- Stepmother as Ismail
1955
- The Meeting as Shikhali's Son