Acting
Rasim Balayev
AZ, RU, EN, FA cinema · 71 credits
Born
8 August 1948
Died
29 March 2026 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Agsu District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Also known as Rasim Akhmed oglu Balayev · Rasim Əhməd oğlu Balayev
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
Filmography
Goodbye Schmidt!
as Polis mayoru
Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
as Grandfather
Nazli
as Şamil
Baku, I Love You
as Professor (segment "Bəhram Gur")
Ambassador of the Dawn
as Mirzə Fətəli Axundzadə
The Turned World
as Mammad Aliyev
Additional Effect
as Həbib (voice)
Fortress
as Soltan
Cavid ömrü
as Hüseyn Cavid, as Cavidin gəncliyi (səs)
Biz qayıdacağıq
as müəllim (voice)
Broken Bridges
as Taxi Driver
Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
as Dada Gorgud (voice)
Bəyaz həyat
as Vaqif
Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
as Dədə Qorqud
Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan
as Dədə Qorqud
The Bat
as Aghabey
Black Volga
as polkovnik Cavanşirov
Etiraf
as Qabil
The Joke
as Rahimov
Trap
as Ziya Qasımoviç
The Diversion
as Hasanov
The Native Shores
as Habibi
The Scoundrel
as assistant to the minister
The Special Visit to German Clinic
as Mammad Rustamov
You Are Always With Me
as Hasanzade
Saddle these Horses
as Salim bey
An Old Ferry
as Salman
Garden Season
as Kalantar (voice)
An Ice in a Warm Sea
as Mammad
Awakening
as Абдуразам-бай
Additional Trace
as Nazim
The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
as Israfil Bey
Wait for Me
as Nijat
Babek
as Babak Al-Xurrami
Interrogation
as Elmar
The Bay of Happiness
as Izabek
Dada Gorgud
as Beyrak
Firangiz
as Murad
Sound of the Pipe
as Nuru (voice)
Nasimi
as Imadaddin Nasimi
Unusual Hunt
as Teacher
The Stars Don't Fade
as Sultanov