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Alasgar Alakbarov

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
16

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 26, 1910 (116 years old)

Place of Birth
Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

Alasgar Alakbarov

Biography

Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Ələsgər Ələkbərov) PAU (People's Artist of the USSR), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor.

He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music while still a child by watching street performances and listening to dervishes' singing. In 1920 his father deceased and he along with his siblings was raised by his mother the tailor. Until age 15 he attended a drama club where he learned basics about acting and theatre. Alasgar Alakbarov received his postsecondary education at a performance arts college in Baku in 1930. During the next three years he worked with the troupes at various Azeri theatres in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Starting in 1933 until his death, he worked at the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He specialized mostly in tragical roles. His most famous roles were those of Vagif (Vagif by Samad Vurghun) and Othello (Othello by William Shakespeare). During his 30-year career he played Vagif around 700 times. Critics characterised his performance as extremely spirited and emotional. Along with theatre, Alakbarov also pursued career in film. Alakbarov's first movie appearance was made in Vulkan uzarinda ev in 1929. He also starred in renowned Azerbaijani films such as Latif, Almaz, Kandlilar, Stepmother, On Distant Shores, The Great Support, etc. In 1961 Alakbarov became People's Artist of the USSR after participating in a 1959 cultural event in Moscow dedicated to the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic.

Known For

Acting

1962The Great Supportas Rustam
1961Leyli and Majnunas Sheikh Amiri
1960Heirsas падре Агила
1960The Morningas Rahim bey
1958Stepmotheras Huseyn
1958The Shadows are Crawlingas Rashid Sardarli
1958On Distant Shoresas Ferrero
1956The Black Stonesas Gudrat Ismailzadeh
1947Fatali Khanas Fatali Khan
1942Sovgatas Ayaz
1941The New Skylineas Aslanov
1939The Peasantsas Aşıq Göydəmir
1936Almasas Fuad
1935The Sixth Senseas Heydar
1930Latifas
1929The House on the Volcanoas Hasan

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