Rasim Balayev
Acting · Born Aug 8, 1948 · Died Mar 29, 2026 (77) · Agsu District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
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.
Films
Goodbye Schmidt!
2019
Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
2018
Nazli
20177.0
Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
2015
Baku, I Love You
20159.0
Black & White Nights
20134.7
Ambassador of the Dawn
2012
The Turned World
20115.0
Additional Effect
20107.0
Даймохк
2010
Fortress
20082.3
Biz qayıdacağıq
2007
Cavid ömrü
2007
Broken Bridges
20046.5
There, Where the Rivers Merge
2004
Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
2003
Bəyaz həyat
2003
Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
2001
Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan
2000
This Wonderful, Wonderful World
1999
The Bat
19956.3
Both a Visit and a Business
19957.0
Black Volga
1994
Demons Prison
1992
Etiraf
1992
Don't Step in-He'll Kill You
1991
The Basement
1990
The Witness
19901.0
Trap
19907.0
Little Man in a Big War
19908.0
The Joke
19905.8
The Native Shores
1989
The Diversion
1989
The Scoundrel
19895.9
The Special Visit to German Clinic
19887.0
The Devil under the Windshield
19888.2
You Are Always With Me
1987
The Jinn in Microdistrict
19868.0
An Old Ferry
19857.0
Saddle these Horses
19854.0
Garden Season
19858.0
The Lonely Businessman's Big Score
19847.5
The Tale of the Old Oak Tree
1984
Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree
1984
An Ice in a Warm Sea
19838.0
Steepness
1983
Awakening
198310.0
Old Men, Old Men...
19827.0
Wäre die Erde nicht rund...
198110.0
The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
19818.0
Additional Trace
19818.3
Wait for Me
19807.0
Babek
19794.8
Mountain Novella
1979
Interrogation
19797.3
The Stab in the Back
19795.6
The Bay of Happiness
19788.0
A Country House for One Family
19787.5
The Price of Happiness
19777.0
Straight to the Volcano
1977
Sound of the Pipe
19755.5
Firangiz
1975
Dada Gorgud
19753.4
The Rider with Lightning in His Hand
1975
The First Hour of Life
1974
Nasimi
19747.4
The Avenger of Ganjabasar
19749.8
Unusual Hunt
19744.7
The Stars Don't Fade
19719.0
