
Acting
Born August 8, 1948 · Aghsu, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
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.
Ana və poçtalyon
2020

Goodbye Schmidt!
2019

Nazlı
2017

Sorry, I Couldn’t Come
2015

Baku, I Love You
2015

Black & White Nights
2013

Ambassador of the Dawn
2012

The Turned World
2011

Additional Effect
2010

Даймохк
2010

Fortress
2008

Biz qayıdacağıq
2007

Cavid ömrü
2007

Broken Bridges
2004

There, Where the Rivers Merge
2004

Kitabi Dada Gorgud. Basat and Tepagoz
2003

Bəyaz həyat
2003

Salur Qazanın evi talandığı boy
2001

Boghach Khan Son of Dirse Khan
2000

This Wonderful, Wonderful World
1999
Hotel Room
1998

The Bat
1995

Both a Visit and a Business
1995

Black Volga
1994

Demons Prison
1992

Etiraf
1992

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

The Basement
1990

The Witness
1990

Trap
1990

Little Man in a Big War
1990

The Joke
1990

The Native Shores
1989

The Diversion
1989

The Scoundrel
1989

The Special Visit to German Clinic
1988

The Devil under the Windshield
1988

You Are Always With Me
1987

The Jinn in Microdistrict
1986

An Old Ferry
1985

Saddle these Horses
1985

Garden Season
1985

The Lonely Businessman's Big Score
1984

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree
1984

Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree
1984

An Ice in a Warm Sea
1983

Steepness
1983

Awakening
1983

Old Men, Old Men...
1982

Wäre die Erde nicht rund...
1981

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight
1981

Additional Trace
1981

Wait for Me
1980

Babek
1979

Mountain Novella
1979

Interrogation
1979

The Stab in the Back
1979

The Bay of Happiness
1978

A Country House for One Family
1978

The Price of Happiness
1977

Straight to the Volcano
1977

Sound of the Pipe
1975

Firangiz
1975

Dada Gorgud
1975

The Rider with Lightning in His Hand
1975

The First Hour of Life
1974

Nasimi
1974

The Avenger of Ganjabasar
1974

Unusual Hunt
1974

The Stars Don't Fade
1971