
Rasim Balayev
Acting
- Born:
- 1948-08-08
- Died:
- 2026-03-29
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Ana və poçtalyon

Magomaev

Goodbye Schmidt!

Cümhuriyyətin 9 şəkli
Keçmişin izində

Nazli

Sorry, I Couldn’t Come

Baku, I Love You
Qanun naminə

Black & White Nights

Ambassador of the Dawn

Qaranlıqlar çiçəyi

The Turned World

Additional Effect

Даймохк

Fortress

Biz qayıdacağıq

Cavid ömrü

Broken Bridges

There, Where the Rivers Merge

Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz

Bəyaz həyat

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy

Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan

This Wonderful, Wonderful World
Hotel Room

The Bat

Both a Visit and a Business

Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish

Black Volga

Demons Prison

Etiraf

Don't Step in-He'll Kill You

The Basement

The Witness

Trap

Little Man in a Big War

The Joke

The Native Shores

The Diversion

The Scoundrel

The Special Visit to German Clinic

The Devil under the Windshield

You Are Always With Me

The Jinn in Microdistrict

An Old Ferry

Saddle these Horses

Garden Season

The Lonely Businessman's Big Score

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree

An Ice in a Warm Sea

Steepness

Awakening

Old Men, Old Men...

Wäre die Erde nicht rund...

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight

Additional Trace

Wait for Me

Babek

Mountain Novella

Roads of Fire

Interrogation

The Stab in the Back

The Bay of Happiness

A Country House for One Family

The Price of Happiness

Straight to the Volcano

Straight to the Volcano

Sound of the Pipe

Firangiz

Dada Gorgud

The Rider with Lightning in His Hand

The First Hour of Life

Nasimi

The Avenger of Ganjabasar

Unusual Hunt

The Stars Don't Fade