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- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Rasim Ojagov was born on 22 November 1933 in Shaki, Azerbaijan SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Ölsäm... bagisla (1989), Tähminä (1993) and Tütak säsi (1975). He died on 11 July 2006 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Yusif Veliyev was born on 22 March 1917 in Derbent, Dagestan, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Tütak säsi (1975), The Last Night of Childhood (1968) and Möcüzälär adasi (1964). He died on 18 March 1980 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
- Kurban Mazanov was born on 21 June 1925 in ZSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Diamond Arm (1969) and Lev ushel iz doma (1977). He died in 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku (then part of the Russian Empire, present-day capital of Azerbaijan), the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. The family fled to Iran just before the Azeri massacre of March 1918 committed by Bolshevik military units in Baku. Her father died during their trip back home in September 1918, via the Caspian Sea.
While in secondary school she attended dance courses. In 1932 she joined Rza Tahmasib's drama club. In 1937 she joined a vagrant theatre troupe and toured several Azerbaijani towns. In 1938 she started working at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy. She earned a degree at the Baku School of Theatre.
In the following years Nasiba Zeynalova acted in 22 films and around 70 plays, as well as in numerous television sketches. She is most remembered for the roles of Fatmanisa in Ogey Ana (Stepmother, 1958), Sughra in Bizim Jabish muallim (Our Teacher Jabish, 1969), Jannat in Gaynana (Mother-in-law, 1978) and Auntie Asli in Bayin oghurlanmasi (The Kidnapping of the Groom, 1985). In 1967, she was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Tofig Taghizade was born on 7 February 1919 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was a director and actor, known for Arshin mal alan (1965), O dünyadan salam (1991) and Köpäk (1994). He died on 27 August 1998 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Häsän Mämmädov was born on 22 November 1938 in Salyani, Azerbaijan, USSR. He was an actor, known for Arshin mal alan (1965), Möcüzälär adasi (1964) and Ginger and Cinnamon (2003). He died on 26 August 2003 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Composer
- Music Department
Arif Melikov was born on 13 September 1933 in Baku, USSR. He was a composer, known for Gecä qatarinda qätl (1990), Rustam and Suhrab (1972) and Legend of Siavush (1977). He died on 9 May 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Heiri Emirzade was born in 1893 in village Derenkoy, Yalta uyezd, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Tsement (1927), Twenty-Six Commissars (1932) and Plotina prorvana (1929). He died on 17 February 1958 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Aliabbas Kadyrov was born on 15 February 1946 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Sohni Mahiwal (1984), Babäk (1979) and Qizil uçurum (1980). He died on 8 March 2006 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actor
- Director
Hasanagha Turabov was born on 24 April 1938 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Atlari yaharlayin (1984), Yubiley dante (1978) and Qäm Päncäräsi (1988). He died on 23 February 2003 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Actor
- Director
Adil Isgändärov was born on 10 March 1912 in Yelisavetpol, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ganja, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Ähmäd Haradadir? (1964), Romeo, moy sosed (1964) and Axrinci Ashirim (1971). He died on 18 September 1978 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Hamlet Xanizadeh was born on 5 June 1941 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Babäk (1979), Qatl günü (1990) and Ekzamen (1987). He died on 23 February 1990 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Ramiz Mirishli was born on 16 April 1934 in Nakhichevan, USSR. He was a composer, known for Sahilsiz gece (1989), Köhna bara (1984) and Muzhchina v dome (1978). He died on 17 March 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Huseyngulu Sarabski was born on 20 March 1879 in Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Arshin mal-alan (1917) and Sabuhi (1941). He died on 16 February 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Lütfäli Abdullayev was born on 22 March 1914 in Nukha, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Shaki, Shaki District, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956) and Ulduz (1964). He died on 9 December 1973 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Actor
- Director
Yashar Nuri was born on 3 September 1951 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Qatl günü (1990), Yoxlama (2007) and Yol Ähvalati (1981). He died on 22 November 2012 in Azerbaijan.- Mövsüm Sänäni was born on 19 June 1900 in Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956), Arshin mal alan (1965) and Daglarda döyüs (1968). He died on 11 February 1981 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Garaybeyli was born in the city of Shamakhi, but like many natives of that city at the time, he found himself in Baku after the devastating earthquake of 1902. Garaybeyli became an orphan at a young age and was brought up by a foster family. While still in school, he started attending drama clubs for actors-to-be established by Huseyn Arablinski. He made his first stage appearance in 1917.
Beginning in 1921, with the help of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, he started attending courses in professional acting. It was also when Garaybeyli got married. In the following years, he acted in over 200 different roles, including both stage and film appearances. Garaybeyli was also known as a voice actor in a number of movies. From 1933 until the end of his life, he worked in the Azerbaijan State Drama Theatre. In 1940 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
He died in Baku, four months before his 92nd birthday. - Actor
- Director
- Producer
Letif Safarov was born on 30 September 1920 in Shusha, Azerbaijan, USSR. He was an actor and director, known for Leyli va Macnun (1961), In the Heat of the Sun (1957) and Bäxtiyar (1955). He died on 12 December 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR.- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Milan was born in 1969 in India. Milan was an art director and production designer, known for Thunivu (2023), Anniyan (2005) and Vivegam (2017). Milan died on 15 October 2023 in Azerbaijan.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Shamil Makhmudbekov was born on 5 December 1924. He was a director and actor, known for Qaraca Qiz (1967), Dörd bazar günü (1974) and Romeo, moy sosed (1964). He died on 20 May 1997 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Gündüz Abbasov was born on 20 November 1930. He was an actor, known for Telefonçu qiz (1962), Bir Qalanin Sirri (1959) and Bizim küça (1961). He died in 1995 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Fikrat Amirov was born on 22 November 1922 in Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was a composer, known for Män ki, gözäl deyildim (1968), Sevil (1970) and Sahar (1960). He died on 20 February 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Yurij Omel'chenko was an actor, known for New Year Teetotalism (2022). He died on 20 April 2024 in Azerbaijan.
- Nodar Shashigoglu was born on 13 March 1927 in Batumi, Adjar ASSR, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Batumi, Adjara, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Tsigni pitsisa (1983), On Distant Shores (1958) and Asl dost (1959). He died on 12 April 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Aziza Mammadova was born in 1892 in Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. She was an actress, known for Görüs (1955), Foster-mother (1958) and Asl dost (1959). She died on 14 August 1961 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Rahib Aliyev was born on 12 July 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan, SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Färyad (1993), Köpäk (1994) and Ogey Ata (2013). He died on 28 March 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Composer
- Writer
- Music Department
Uzeyir Hajibayov was born on 17 September 1885 in Agjabedi, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]. He was a composer and writer, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), Arshin mal-alan (1937) and Arshin mal-alan (1917). He was married to Maleyka Khanum Teregulova. He died on 23 November 1948 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Movlud Suleimanly was born on 18 March 1943 in Dzyunashogh, Lori Region, Armenia. Movlud was a writer, known for Bäyin ogurlanmasi (1985), Baylik darsi (2007) and Dad (1984). Movlud died on 21 February 2024 in Azerbaijan.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Tofiq Quliyev was born on 7 November 1917 in Baku, Russia [now Azerbaijan]. He was a composer, known for Görüs (1955), Foster-mother (1958) and In the Heat of the Sun (1957). He died on 4 October 2000 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Ramiz Novruzov was born on 25 May 1955 in Azerbaijanskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Sizi dünyalar qadar sevirdim (1985), Alman klinikasina saxsi safar (1988) and Sher Qarishanda (2016). He died on 20 February 2023 in Azerbaijan.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Writer
Niyazi was born on 20 August 1912 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a composer and writer, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), Vostochnaya plutovka (1989) and Rustam and Suhrab (1972). He died on 2 August 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Munavar Kalantarli was born in 1912 in Lenkoran, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lankaran, Azerbaijan]. She was an actress, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), Görüs (1955) and In the Heat of the Sun (1957). She died on 5 February 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Hajibaba Baghirov was born on 12 June 1932 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, TSFSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for Ulduz (1964), Istintaq davam edir (1966) and Qanun naminä (1968). He died on 4 October 2006 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Mustafa Märdanov was born on 27 February 1894 in Merende, Iran. He was an actor, known for Görüs (1955), Bismillah (1925) and O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956). He died on 28 December 1968 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
- Actor
- Director
Adil Ismayilov was born on 25 June 1939 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. He was an actor and director, known for 1001-ci qastrol (1974), Diplom isi (1979) and Gadfly (1971). He died on 24 December 2011 in Azerbaijan.- Süsan Macidova was born in 1916 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was an actress, known for Görüs (1955), O qizi tapin (1970) and Prostite nas (1979). She died on 24 June 1985 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mammad Alili was born on 7 November 1898 in Baku, Baku Governorate, Caucasus Victoyalty, Russian Empire. He was an actor and assistant director, known for By the Bluest of Seas (1936), Foster-mother (1958) and Arshin mal alan (1965). He died on 13 June 1993 in Azerbaijan.- Arif Kuliyev was born on 16 May 1950 in Azerbaijan, USSR. He was an actor, known for O dünyadan salam (1991), Baki ogrusu (1997) and Bäxt Üzüyü (1991). He died on 7 May 2021 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Ismayil Osmanli was born on 24 April 1902 in Nukha, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Shaki, Shaki District, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor, known for O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956), Asl dost (1959) and Däli Kür (1969). He died on 23 June 1978 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Actor
- Director
Ismail Efendiyev was born on 10 August 1910 in Shemakha, Shemakha uyezd, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Shamakhi, Shamakhi Rayon, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Kölgalar sürünür (1958), O Olmasin, Bu Olsun (1956) and Arshin Takes a Wife (1945). He died on 30 May 1967 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].- Mobil Babayev was born on 23 December 1945. Mobil was a composer, known for Babamizin babasinin babasi (1982), Rytsari chyornogo ostrova (1983) and Mezozoy Ahvalati (1976). Mobil died on 9 November 2023 in Azerbaijan.
- Arif Gaziyev was a director, known for Khari Bulbullar (2006). He died on 24 February 2022 in Azerbaijan.
- Mikayil Rafili was born on 25 April 1905 in village Borsunlu, Yelisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Goranboy District, Azerbaijan]. Mikayil was a writer, known for Sabuhi (1941) and Syn Tadzhikistana (1943). Mikayil died on 26 April 1958 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Shahmar Alakbarov was born on 23 August 1943 in Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Ganja, Azerbaijan]. He was an actor and director, known for Sahilsiz gece (1989), Ekzamen (1987) and Qäzälxan (1991). He died on 12 August 1992 in Baku, Azerbaijan.- Aleksei Saprykin was born in 1955 in Baku, USSR. He was an actor, known for Kavkaz (2007), Biz qayidacagiq (2007) and Graf Krestovskiy (2004). He died on 7 October 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Agakhan Abdullayev was an actor, known for Küçälärä su säpmisäm (2004), Biz qayidacagiq (2007) and Mugham (2007). He died on 25 December 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Firangiz Rahimbayli was an actress, known for Bäxt Üzüyü (1991) and Bäxt üzüyü 2 (2018). She died on 16 August 2022 in Azerbaijan.- Cövdat Haciyev was born on 5 June 1917 in Sheki, Azerbaijan. He was married to Amina Dilbazi. He died on 18 January 2002 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Aga-Rza Kuliyev was born on 26 December 1898 in Lenkoran, Lenkoran uyezd, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lankaran, Azerbaijan]. He was a director and actor, known for Ulduz (1964), Almaz (1936) and Män ki, gözäl deyildim (1968). He died on 15 September 1976 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan].