Rasim Balayev
Known for: Acting
Born: August 8, 1948
Died: March 29, 2026
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
71 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
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Ana və poçtalyon
2020
3.0
Magomaev
2020
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Goodbye Schmidt!
2019
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Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
2018NR
Keçmişin izində
2018
7.0
Nazli
2017
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Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
2015
9.0
Baku, I Love You
2015NR
Qanun naminə
2014
4.7
Black & White Nights
2013
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Ambassador of the Dawn
2012
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Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi
2011
5.0
The Turned World
2011
7.0
Additional Effect
2010
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Даймохк
2010
2.3
Fortress
2008
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Biz qayıdacağıq
2007
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Cavid ömrü
2007
6.5
Broken Bridges
2004
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There, Where the Rivers Merge
2004
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Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
2003
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Bəyaz həyat
2003
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Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
2001
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Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan
2000
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This Wonderful, Wonderful World
1999NR
Hotel Room
1998
6.3
The Bat
1995
7.0
Both a Visit and a Business
1995
7.0
Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish
1994
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Black Volga
1994
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Demons Prison
1992
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Etiraf
1992
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Don't Step in-He'll Kill You
1991
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The Basement
1990
1.0
The Witness
1990
7.0
Trap
1990
8.0
Little Man in a Big War
1990
5.8
The Joke
1990
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The Native Shores
1989
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The Diversion
1989
5.9
The Scoundrel
1989
7.0
The Special Visit to German Clinic
1988
8.3
The Devil under the Windshield
1988
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You Are Always With Me
1987
8.0
The Jinn in Microdistrict
1986
7.0
An Old Ferry
1985
4.0
Saddle these Horses
1985
8.0
Garden Season
1985
7.5
The Lonely Businessman's Big Score
1984
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The Tale of the Old Oak Tree
1984
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Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree
1984
8.0
An Ice in a Warm Sea
1983
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Steepness
1983
10.0
Awakening
1983
7.0
Old Men, Old Men...
1982
10.0
Wäre die Erde nicht rund...
1981
8.0
The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
1981
8.3
Additional Trace
1981
7.0
Wait for Me
1980
5.6
Babek
1979
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Mountain Novella
1979
6.7
Roads of Fire
1979
7.3
Interrogation
1979
5.6
The Stab in the Back
1979
8.0
The Bay of Happiness
1978
7.5
A Country House for One Family
1978
7.0
The Price of Happiness
1977
NR
Straight to the Volcano
1977
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Straight to the Volcano
1977
5.5
Sound of the Pipe
1975
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Firangiz
1975
3.4
Dada Gorgud
1975
NR
The Rider with Lightning in His Hand
1975
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The First Hour of Life
1974
7.4
Nasimi
1974
9.8
The Avenger of Ganjabasar
1974
4.7
Unusual Hunt
1974
9.0
The Stars Don't Fade
1971