Rasim Balayev

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2020
Ana və poçtalyon

Ana və poçtalyon

Movie

2020
Magomaev poster

Magomaev

TV · as Jamaladdin Magomaev · 8 eps

2019
Goodbye Schmidt! poster

Goodbye Schmidt!

Movie · as Polis mayoru

2018
Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli poster

Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli

Movie · as Grandfather

2018
Keçmişin izində

Keçmişin izində

TV · as Rasul · 7 eps

2017
Nazli poster

Nazli

Movie · as Şamil

2015
Sorry, I Couldn’t Come poster

Sorry, I Couldn’t Come

Movie

2015
Baku, I Love You poster

Baku, I Love You

Movie · as Professor (segment "Bəhram Gur")

2014
Qanun naminə

Qanun naminə

TV · as Mirzəağa · 3 eps

2013
Black & White Nights poster

Black & White Nights

Movie

2012
Ambassador of the Dawn poster

Ambassador of the Dawn

Movie · as Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə

2011
The Turned World poster

The Turned World

Movie · as Mammad Aliyev

2011
Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi poster

Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi

TV · as Bəhruz · 11 eps

2010
Additional Effect poster

Additional Effect

Movie · as Həbib (voice)

2010
Даймохк poster

Даймохк

Movie

2008
Fortress poster

Fortress

Movie · as Soltan

2007
Cavid ömrü poster

Cavid ömrü

Movie · as Hüseyn Cavid, Cavidin gəncliyi (səs)

2007
Biz qayıdacağıq poster

Biz qayıdacağıq

Movie · as müəllim (voice)

2004
There, Where the Rivers Merge poster

There, Where the Rivers Merge

Movie · as Bahman

2004
Broken Bridges poster

Broken Bridges

Movie · as Taxi Driver

2003
Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz poster

Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz

Movie · as Dada Gorgud (voice)

2003
Bəyaz həyat poster

Bəyaz həyat

Movie · as Vaqif

2001
Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy poster

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy

Movie · as Dədə Qorqud

2000
Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan poster

Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan

Movie · as Dədə Qorqud

1999
This Wonderful, Wonderful World poster

This Wonderful, Wonderful World

Movie · as Mirzayev

1998
Hotel Room

Hotel Room

Movie · as Sadiyar

1995
The Bat poster

The Bat

Movie · as Aghabey

1995
Both a Visit and a Business poster

Both a Visit and a Business

Movie · as Davud

1994
Black Volga poster

Black Volga

Movie · as polkovnik Cavanşirov

1994
Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish poster

Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish

TV · as Agaev - polkovnik OUVD · 5 eps

1992
Etiraf poster

Etiraf

Movie · as Qabil

1992
Demons Prison poster

Demons Prison

Movie

1991
Don't Step in-He'll Kill You poster

Don't Step in-He'll Kill You

Movie · as Rasim

1990
The Joke poster

The Joke

Movie · as Rahimov

1990
The Basement poster

The Basement

Movie · as Ayaz

1990
The Witness poster

The Witness

Movie

1990
Little Man in a Big War poster

Little Man in a Big War

Movie

1990
Trap poster

Trap

Movie · as Ziya Qasımoviç

1989
The Diversion poster

The Diversion

Movie · as Hasanov

1989
The Native Shores poster

The Native Shores

Movie · as Habibi

1989
The Scoundrel poster

The Scoundrel

Movie · as assistant to the minister

1988
The Devil under the Windshield poster

The Devil under the Windshield

Movie · as Nazarov

1988
The Special Visit to German Clinic poster

The Special Visit to German Clinic

Movie · as Mammad Rustamov

1987
You Are Always With Me poster

You Are Always With Me

Movie · as Hasanzade

1986
The Jinn in Microdistrict poster

The Jinn in Microdistrict

Movie · as Ali

1985
Saddle these Horses poster

Saddle these Horses

Movie · as Salim bey

1985
An Old Ferry poster

An Old Ferry

Movie · as Salman

1985
Garden Season poster

Garden Season

Movie · as Kalantar (voice)

1984
The Lonely Businessman's Big Score poster

The Lonely Businessman's Big Score

Movie

1984
The Tale of the Old Oak Tree poster

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

Movie · as Idrisov

1984
Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree poster

Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree

Movie · as Yagub

1983
Steepness poster

Steepness

Movie

1983
An Ice in a Warm Sea poster

An Ice in a Warm Sea

Movie · as Mammad

1983
Awakening

Awakening

Movie · as Абдуразам-бай

1982
Old Men, Old Men... poster

Old Men, Old Men...

Movie

1981
Additional Trace poster

Additional Trace

Movie · as Nazim

1981
The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight poster

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight

Movie · as Israfil Bey

1981
Wäre die Erde nicht rund... poster

Wäre die Erde nicht rund...

Movie · as Hatem

1980
Wait for Me poster

Wait for Me

Movie · as Nijat

1979
Mountain Novella poster

Mountain Novella

Movie

1979
Interrogation poster

Interrogation

Movie · as Elmar

1979
Babek poster

Babek

Movie · as Babak Al-Xurrami

1979
The Stab in the Back poster

The Stab in the Back

Movie · as Cəbi

1979
Roads of Fire poster

Roads of Fire

TV · 2 eps

1978
The Bay of Happiness poster

The Bay of Happiness

Movie · as Izabek

1978
A Country House for One Family poster

A Country House for One Family

Movie · as Ali

1977
The Price of Happiness poster

The Price of Happiness

Movie · as Sanan

1977
Straight to the Volcano poster

Straight to the Volcano

Movie · as Tahir

1977
Straight to the Volcano poster

Straight to the Volcano

TV · as Tahir · 3 eps

1975
The Rider with Lightning in His Hand poster

The Rider with Lightning in His Hand

Movie

1975
Dada Gorgud poster

Dada Gorgud

Movie · as Beyrak

1975
Firangiz poster

Firangiz

Movie · as Murad

1975
Sound of the Pipe poster

Sound of the Pipe

Movie · as Nuru (voice)

1974
Nasimi poster

Nasimi

Movie · as Imadaddin Nasimi

1974
The Avenger of Ganjabasar poster

The Avenger of Ganjabasar

Movie · as Aziz

1974
The First Hour of Life poster

The First Hour of Life

Movie · as Azer

1974
Unusual Hunt poster

Unusual Hunt

Movie · as Teacher

1971
The Stars Don't Fade poster

The Stars Don't Fade

Movie · as Sultanov