
Rasim Balayev
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1948
- Died
- March 29, 2026 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Agsu District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
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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Filmography
Ana və poçtalyon
Movie

Magomaev
TV · as Jamaladdin Magomaev · 8 eps

Goodbye Schmidt!
Movie · as Polis mayoru

Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
Movie · as Grandfather
Keçmişin izində
TV · as Rasul · 7 eps

Nazli
Movie · as Şamil

Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
Movie

Baku, I Love You
Movie · as Professor (segment "Bəhram Gur")
Qanun naminə
TV · as Mirzəağa · 3 eps

Black & White Nights
Movie

Ambassador of the Dawn
Movie · as Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə

The Turned World
Movie · as Mammad Aliyev

Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi
TV · as Bəhruz · 11 eps

Additional Effect
Movie · as Həbib (voice)

Даймохк
Movie

Fortress
Movie · as Soltan

Cavid ömrü
Movie · as Hüseyn Cavid, Cavidin gəncliyi (səs)

Biz qayıdacağıq
Movie · as müəllim (voice)

There, Where the Rivers Merge
Movie · as Bahman

Broken Bridges
Movie · as Taxi Driver

Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
Movie · as Dada Gorgud (voice)

Bəyaz həyat
Movie · as Vaqif

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
Movie · as Dədə Qorqud

Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan
Movie · as Dədə Qorqud

This Wonderful, Wonderful World
Movie · as Mirzayev
Hotel Room
Movie · as Sadiyar

The Bat
Movie · as Aghabey

Both a Visit and a Business
Movie · as Davud

Black Volga
Movie · as polkovnik Cavanşirov

Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish
TV · as Agaev - polkovnik OUVD · 5 eps

Etiraf
Movie · as Qabil

Demons Prison
Movie

Don't Step in-He'll Kill You
Movie · as Rasim

The Joke
Movie · as Rahimov

The Basement
Movie · as Ayaz

The Witness
Movie

Little Man in a Big War
Movie

Trap
Movie · as Ziya Qasımoviç

The Diversion
Movie · as Hasanov

The Native Shores
Movie · as Habibi

The Scoundrel
Movie · as assistant to the minister

The Devil under the Windshield
Movie · as Nazarov

The Special Visit to German Clinic
Movie · as Mammad Rustamov

You Are Always With Me
Movie · as Hasanzade

The Jinn in Microdistrict
Movie · as Ali

Saddle these Horses
Movie · as Salim bey

An Old Ferry
Movie · as Salman

Garden Season
Movie · as Kalantar (voice)

The Lonely Businessman's Big Score
Movie

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree
Movie · as Idrisov

Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree
Movie · as Yagub

Steepness
Movie

An Ice in a Warm Sea
Movie · as Mammad
Awakening
Movie · as Абдуразам-бай

Old Men, Old Men...
Movie

Additional Trace
Movie · as Nazim

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
Movie · as Israfil Bey

Wäre die Erde nicht rund...
Movie · as Hatem

Wait for Me
Movie · as Nijat

Mountain Novella
Movie

Interrogation
Movie · as Elmar

Babek
Movie · as Babak Al-Xurrami

The Stab in the Back
Movie · as Cəbi

Roads of Fire
TV · 2 eps

The Bay of Happiness
Movie · as Izabek

A Country House for One Family
Movie · as Ali

The Price of Happiness
Movie · as Sanan

Straight to the Volcano
Movie · as Tahir

Straight to the Volcano
TV · as Tahir · 3 eps

The Rider with Lightning in His Hand
Movie

Dada Gorgud
Movie · as Beyrak

Firangiz
Movie · as Murad

Sound of the Pipe
Movie · as Nuru (voice)

Nasimi
Movie · as Imadaddin Nasimi

The Avenger of Ganjabasar
Movie · as Aziz

The First Hour of Life
Movie · as Azer

Unusual Hunt
Movie · as Teacher

The Stars Don't Fade
Movie · as Sultanov

